| I was sick this year but still didn't want to miss it! It is such a beautiful course with such a great expo! |
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| Great views all around. Fun post race and beautiful day. |
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| This was my third time running this race, and because it was my first half back in the day, it has a warm and fuzzy place in my heart! Beautiful course, great crowd support, lots of amenities after the race, and a loud, orange technical shirt to boot. Can't wait until it becomes a full RNR race next year. I highly recommend this race. |
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| My first half! This race was very well-organized. I loved the scenic (and shaded) course, especially along the Schuykill River. You get both urban scenery downtown and nature scenery in the park. Great volunteers and perfect weather! |
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| Great course and excellant weather |
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| Great race, I ran a personal best. The course was flat and the race was very well organized, nice tech shirt and medal |
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| This is my second year in a row doing this race and it was just as great as the first. I love philly and I really enjoyed the course. I highly recommend this race to anyone who doesnt have PA yet. I hear that it was bought by RNR and will now be a rock and roll race. I love the fact we could see the elites coming back as we were going out. |
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| There was a little chaos in the first corral before the race started but one the first quarter mile was done it all spread out. The course is flat and fast and much of it is in the shade. |
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| I would definitely recommend this race organization and the race course itself is really fun. Philly course starts 3 miles downtown then goes up the Schuylkill river til about mile 8.7 then crosses the river for a nice slightly downhill finish. The route encompassed many of the monuments and historic sites of Philly. Beautiful weather, expo and tech tee. We also got to see the leaders as they came back from their 3 mile loop (we were going out)and American Olympian Ryan Hall beat out two Kenyans. |
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| Flat. Well organized for such a large race. Although a rock and roll event, less bands than others I've done. |
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| Terrific course. Scenic and lots of fans along the way! |
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| Ran with friends. Flat scenic course through historic district & out along the river. Pitch of road is a killer on ITB. |
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| Undertrained, so appreciated the flat, shady course! Course went through downtown areas, a park, and along the river..beautiful! Great crowd support along most of the course. |
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| Good course - but very crowded. |
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| Great course and crowd support! |
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| fun course and great support |
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| I enjoyed this race. Very well organized, nice course through a beautiful historic city. Post race was awesome. With great finish line and food. |
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| Nice flat course. I enjoyed seeing all the sights. Finish area was well organized. I took a dip in the fountain which helped my recovery. |
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| Really enjoyed this race. Flat course, great crowd support. Lots of fun |
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| Well organized race. Great volunteers, good race spectators. Nice flat, almost all shaded course. I had to walk most of this course due to IT band injury, but it was enjoyable. |
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| Nice weather,wonderful course, and a beautiful city. |
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| Nice, flat course. Loved seeing the historic buildings along the way. Not as much entertainment as I expected, but had a great time anyway. The medal is awesome |
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| great race except that I managed to come down with a cold the night before. flat, scenic, good support. |
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| Great course, not as well organized as other elite racing events. did it with my son, his first. couldnt ask for better first race for him. |
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| Wow! One of the best courses I've ever run. Part of run is through historic part of city, the rest is run along the river. Very flat, very fast! Of course, Philadelphia is also a great city to visit. |
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| I liked the flat course. I also liked having my picture taken on the steps of the Art Musuem (like Rocky) and in front of Rocky's bronze statue with the race medal. (I hear the theme song!!!) |
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| Definitely one of my favorite races! Beautiful flat course except for the first mile or two winding around downtown. Very lovely once out by the river! |
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| My first of 3 trips to Philly to run and I love running through the city. Great course and city! Do this one for sure! |
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| Beautiful course. Loved the finish. |
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| Loved the course. And about 6 months later I got the bag I left at baggage check mailed back to me from elite racing. wow!! |
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| Not as well organized as other larger 1/2 marathons. |
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| New PR, lots of fun and support on the course. |
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| The best course I have ever run. Flat and beautiful. |
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| prettiest run I've done |
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| Awesome race! Loved running through the historical district. Fast course! |
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| Great course! I loved running along the river with the trees lining the road. Disappointing that there were no post race refreshments when I finished though. |
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| Great loop race with lots of scenery and interesting sights! Flat! Run like Rocky! |
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| This had to be the best course I've run.
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| Great race! Best route I've ran all year! Flat course, lots of scenery, great finish near "Rocky" steps and museum, would highly recommend this to others! |
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| It was a very well organized race. It was very fast. |
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| Great Race |
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| Scenic and well-organized. Large field. |
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| One of the best - a great, flat course, well organized, wonderful weather and a PR. Only shortcoming was single, long food line at postrace. |
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| Loved this race and Medal!!! Great flat course, taking us thru exciting downtown, no vehicular traffic, for about 4 miles, then out by the zoo and well-shaded run along the river, then back to face the downtown skyscrapers for last mile. Great amenities included 10 bands along the way, lots of water, etc., and a fun finish in front of the "Rocky" steps, Museum of Art. Of 15 races around the country, this one's my fav so far. |
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| Great weather! Lots of shade, very little to no hills, numerous water stops, and great support at the finish line! Elite racing does a wonderful job, and trys to improve every year!
AWESOME MEDAL!!!! |
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| Perfect running weather. Good water stops, easy access. |
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| Great race! Very well organized and well supported. Flat and fast course. |
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| In my opinion, this was one of the best courses I've run so far. |
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| Great race. Nice, flat course. |
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| *PR* I am a race-walker; 13 min faster! Cool 63-70; Flat and fast, only 30 ft elevation change; good organization for the race; no complaints. |
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| Nice cool weather and a nice flat course. Good crowd support at the finish. |
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| Great day. PR. Flat course. Good support. |
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| Flat and Fast |
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| PR!!! |
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| BEAUTIFUL RACE! Gorgeous weather, lots of shade. Post race food etc was a little confusing but the race itself was worth the drive. |
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| My 1st half marathon. Scenic course, pretty much flat, but pitched roads. |
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| Nice run through historic Philadelphia and along the river. Very Idyllic. |
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| My first year was 2006 and I've been back several times since. GREAT race! GREAT expo! |
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| Pretty course. When my schedule allows, I will come back for this race. |
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| My husband and I ran this race the day after we got married. We ran it together and it was a great day. The course was crowded but we did not care since we were just married and running together. Support on the course was good. |
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| My wife and I ran this race together the day after we got married. We had matching just married T shirts. We received alot of well wishes. |
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| As a NY Giant fan, I should dislike all things Philadelphia, but this is a great fun race. After a 4-mile loop through downtown, run along the river for the remainder which makes for a pretty and enjoyable run. |
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| Great race, used it during my training for a marathon. Course was the same, but feel was a little different when Elite took over. Less homey? I think that is it. |
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| This was my second year and I love this race. I felt miserable during the race, as I had just recovered from a week long cold the week before, but you still can't beat running Philly. |
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| The run itself was incredible! The sights we got to see along the way. I saw more of Philly then I thought possible. Disappointing though was the fact that this race wasnt particularly walk-runner friendly. They started tearing down water stations once the middle-of-the-packers went through; VERY discouraging! And I wont even go into the lack of post-race food and drinks OR getting people to/from the start/finish lines. The course was beautiful but everything else could use A LOT of work. |
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| Very good race. It was beautiful running and looking over the river to see boat house row on the other side. Great post race party. |
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| I liked this race; you can see different Philly areas, historic Liberty Hall, parks, river. Start and finish were near Art Museum. Some people complained on not enough water stops, but it was OK with me. |
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| I had a great time. The support was fantastic and the music great. Good weather too. |
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| I loved this race. Gorgeous course along the river. Lots of shade. |
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| Wonderful, easy, falt,well organized. |
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| Flat, beautiful course. Well organized and in a great city. |
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| I loved this race. The park was beautiful. It was hot in 2006, but not brutal. Too bad the pretzels at the end were soggy. Have already signed up for next year |
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| Very nice race course. Along the river and back was just fantastic. The weather was very hot and humit. |
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| An excellent race! Large...over 11k runners, but very well organized, based on many years of running this top quality 1/2 marathon. A flat course, starting in the city, then heading out along the river...lots of shade along the river on the way back to town. Good support with 16 bands and lots of pep squads and cheerleaders. AND...they have a great Liberty Bell medal for all finishers! Highly recommended race. |
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| One of my slowest half marathons of all time. Just did not deal with the 90% humidity, 70's temps and bright sun very well. After awhile just relaxed and enjoyed one of the better and easier courses you will ever run. Not quite up to R&R standards with the bands etc but cool medal of the Liberty Bell. |
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| I ran this race in 2006 and the organization, course, expo, city, and hotel were great. I want to do this one again and allow myself extra days to tour the city. |
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| Well organized, with LOTS of water stops! The volunteers, spectators, cheerleaders and bands (especially those guys playing the Blues down by mile 8) were great. |
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| This is a fun race. Run thru downtown, then double back and run both sides of the river. |
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| This was the first year I ran the race, and had a great time. The last few miles back along the river and boathouse row are great! The support staff and volunteers are amazing! So is running down the middle of the street in downtown Philly! |
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| Very fun... nice course |
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| Very pretty setting and run. Well organized. |
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| I ran this in both 2005 (better time so I am posting that) and 2006. it is now run by Elite Racing, who I adore, but who scaled back the amenities. Late runners in 2006 did not get Gatorade, and there was a Gu stop in 2005 that was missing in 2006. Medal is awesome, race is well organized, but it is feeling more corporate that Elite has taken over. Beautiful, amazing course though--was my "virginal" half-marathon experience, so it will always be special to me! |
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| I happened to be in town on business and decided to stay the weekend for the race. This was a notably beautiful course. I especially enjoyed running along the river and watching the rowing crews out at practice. The weather was perfect this year and running downtown was great for sightseeing. |
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I ran this race this year (05). It was my first 1/2 marathon. I had a great time and was able to run the whole way. The course was pretty, but they should use only paper cups next year...no plastic.
| Gaffney | Jennifer | F | 31 | William Penn Annex West | PA | 11347 | 7790 | 3417 | F_30-34 | 589 | Half Marathon | 11:37 | 2:40:12 | 2:32:13 |
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| (9/18/05)This is a great course, especially if you haven't traveled to Philly and haven't yet seen some of the historic sites. The loop around the river is scenic which is especially nice since there are few to no spectators along the way to cheer you on. The course is flat and the medal was real cool shaped like the Liberty Bell. |
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| Great race. The weather was a little warmer than I would have liked but the course was nice and easy access from hotel. |
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2003 - Walked with some friends from Philly's racewalking club.
Bersak, Craig ![]("../results/images/champ_icon.gif") ![]("../results/images/dollar.gif") | Sewell | NJ | 08080 | | Overall | Bib | Final Time | Chiptime | Class | Age | Gender | | 6794 | 8357 | 02:46:47 | 02:41:05 | MALES 45 TO 49 | 49 | M |
| | pace | half | gender_plc | div_plc | ag_pct | ag_place | | 12:17.2 | 1:27:23 | 4048 | 595 | 40.6% | 6823 |
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| Nice, cool weather at start, good course. I had a terrible day but finished with a PR. Perseverance pays off. |
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| loved it! great course, organization, hotel and city! would like to run each year. |
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| I did this race in 2003 (9/21/03) on a warm day in the mid 70s but it was a very scenic course as it looped around the Schuylkill River. You should check out the Constitution Center & a Phillies game when you do this race. |
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| I ran all 13. 1 miles of this race, not once, but twice!!! My best time was under 2 hours, my second time not so swift. |
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| Start at Art Center and along Schulkill, wet course |
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| I liked the race - very well run - nice course! |
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| nice run throught the city of Philadelphia, |
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| Great, scenic course! Very flat. A classic run. |
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| Great race and always enjoyed it when I live in PA. ran the race about 20 times |
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| Excellent weather and nice flat course. Beautiful to walk beside the River. |
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