Philadelphia Marathon

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The Philadelphia Marathon (aka the Philadelphia Independence Marathon), founded in 1954, is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the third Sunday of November each year. The course is a certified 26.2 miles, and is sanctioned by the USA Track & Field.

[edit] Course

The course begins and ends at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Throughout the race, runners will travel through the heart of the city, including around City Hall. The course also features a trip along the Schuykill River and a visit to Manayunk.

Digital splits are provided at each mile marker and the finish line. Water stations are supplied at the race start and miles: 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10, 12.2, 14, 15.5, 18, 19.5, 20.5, 22, 24, and the race finish. Replacement Fluid (Gatorade) will start at the Mile 5 water stop and continue to the Finish Line.

[edit] Runner information

Baggage can be checked at the Eakins Oval, beginning at 5:30 AM, and ending at 2:00 PM. Lost and found is also located there.

The event's November date can result in weather that is chillier than that which many runners from warmer climates are accustomed, and extra insulation is recommended.

Photos are taken of all participants by Island Photography and can be purchased simply by entering one's bib number on the Philadelphia marathon website.

The event also serves as a qualifying race for entry into the Boston Marathon for participants whose times meet age group bracketed standards. The race also features a state of the art timing system, using a small chip that attached to a shoe of each runner that provides a 'chip time' for when the person has crossed the start and finish lines, as well as giving a traditional 'gun time'.

[edit] Awards

Several cash prizes are awarded.

1st - $3500 one male & one female
2nd - $2000 one male & one female
3rd - $1000 one male & one female
4th - $750 one male & one female
5th - $500 one male & one female
1st - Masters - $1000 one male & one female
1st Philadelphian - $500 one male & one female (must be a resident of Philadelphia County, determined by ZIP code)

All runners receive

A Philadelphia Marathon T-shirt
A Finisher Medal
Post-race refreshments
A result postcard with individual information
A Finisher Certificate

[edit] 8K

The Rothman Institute sponsors an 8-km (about 5 miles) companion race to the Philadelphia Marathon. This race follows a shorter loop of the marathon and is a very enjoyable course. All runners receive a T-shirt, a goodie bag, refreshements, and a postcard with his/her results.

[edit] Winners

Year	Male			Female
22 Nov, 2009	2:17:15	John Crews	United States	2:46:44	Jutta Merilainen	Finland
23 Nov, 2008	2:19:57	Andrey Toptun	Ukraine	2:44:02	Vera Ovcharuk	Ukraine
18 Nov, 2007	2:25:01	Timothy Psitet	Kenya	2:42:05	Kristin Price (NC)	United States
19 Nov, 2006	2:17:09	Hosea Kimutai	Kenya	2:40:31	Maryina Bychkova	Russia
20 Nov, 2005	2:21:02	Joseph Ndiritu-2	Kenya	2:43:07	Emily Kroshus	Canada
21 Nov, 2004	2:19:43	Michael Korir-2	Kenya	2:41:57	Larisa Mikhailova	Russia
23 Nov, 2003	2:16:47	Joseph Ndiritu	Kenya	2:45:05	Seana Carmean (MA)	United States
24 Nov, 2002	2:18:43	Michael Korir	Kenya	2:39:47	Tatyana Maslova	Russia
18 Nov, 2001	2:21:07	Gennadiy Temnikov	Russia	2:41:05	Elena Plastinina	Ukraine
19 Nov, 2000	2:18:03	Brian Clas (NY)	United States	2:41:56	Elvira Kolpakova	Russia
21 Nov, 1999	2:25:46	Tesfaye Bekele	Ethiopia	2:37:59	Anne Marie Lauck (NJ)	United States
22 Nov, 1998	2:24:12	Ryan Grote (NJ)	United States	2:44:59	Jan Wanklyn-2	United States
23 Nov, 1997	2:19:03	Gavin Gaynor (PA)	United States	2:41:35	Sarah Hunter	Canada
24 Nov, 1996	2:19:55	Nikolic Srba	Yugoslavia	2:50:01	Bea Marie Altieri (MD)	United States
19 Nov, 1995	2:20:15	Mark Andrews (NC)	United States	2:39:54	Jeanne Peterson (NY)	United States
20 Nov, 1994	2:21:22	Charles Crabb (PA)	United States	2:52:08	Jan Wanklyn (PA)	United States
1990-93	not held
1989	2:22 Tim Wunch USA
1988	2:32:23 Fred Schneck Bethlehem,PA
29 Nov, 1987	2:24:08	n/a		2:54:12	Lori Lawson	United States
23 Nov, 1986	2:25:25	Ira Meyers	United States	2:47:15	Doreen Mastalli (NY)	United States
24 Nov, 1985	2:18:27a	Derrick Adamson-2	United States	2:38:30a	Sandra Mewett	Bermuda
25 Nov, 1984	2:16:39a	Derrick Adamson	Jamaica	2:42:30a	Barbara Filtuze (PA)	United States
27 Nov, 1983	2:15:26a	Sam Pelletier (ME)	United States	2:36:38a	Jane Welzel	United States
28 Nov, 1982	2:15:00a	William Scholl (NJ)	United States	2:34:28a	Jan Yerkes-2	United States
29 Nov, 1981	2:17:25a	Dave Patterson (PA)	United States	2:39:11a	Jan Yerkes (PA)	United States
30 Nov, 1980	2:26:18	William Devoe	United States	3:04:36	Pam Borowsky	United States
25 Nov, 1979	2:30:06	Richard Hayden	United States	3:05:21	Chris Schilling	United States
26 Nov, 1978	2:22:38	Richard diSebastian-2	United States	2:56:05	Carol Geig	United States
1977	2:25:59	Richard diSebastian	United States	none
1976	n/a
30 Nov, 1975	n/a
01 Dec, 1974	2:21:57	Bill Rodgers (MA)	United States	3:25:33	Mary Devlin	United States
25 Nov, 1973	n/a
26 Nov, 1972	n/a
28 Nov, 1971	2:26:44.8	Moses Mayfield-2	United States
29 Nov, 1970	2:24:29	Moses Mayfield	United States	none
30 Nov, 1969	2:32:52.4	Leo Duart	United States	none
1968	n/a
03 Dec, 1967	2:24:23	Bill Clark (CA)	United States	none
18 Dec, 1966	2:24:43.4	Amby Burfoot (CT)	United States	3:58:39	Sue Morse	United States
26 Dec, 1965	2:34:07.6	Tom Osler (NJ)	United States	none
24 Jan, 1965	2:37:23	John Kelly (NY)	United States	none
19 Jan, 1964	2:20:05	Adolf Gruber-2	Austria	none
27 Jan, 1963	2:39:49	Adolf Gruber	Austria	none
28 Jan, 1962	2:33:13.6	Ted Corbitt -4	United States	none
1960-1961	not held
25 Jan, 1959	2:29:43	Ted Corbitt-3	United States	none
05 Jan, 1958	2:26:44	Ted Corbitt-2	United States	none
27 Jan, 1957	2:31:19	Jack Barry-2	United States	none
29 Jan, 1956	2:36:09	Jack Barry (PA)	United States	none
30 Jan, 1955	2:25:23	Johnny J Kelley	United States	none
31 Jan, 1954	2:36:06	Ted Corbitt (NY)	United States	none