Course
Flat, fast city half marathon starting at 22nd Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and finishing at Eakins Oval. Run entirely on sealed city roads through central Philadelphia and along the river drives. A companion 5K is run the following morning over the same start and finish.
Half Marathon21.1 km
5K5 km
Key dates
- ★Race daySeptember 2027 · date to be announced
Provisional date, projected from last year — the organiser has not announced this edition yet. We show the month only.
About
The Philadelphia Distance Run is one of the country's longest-running half marathons, following the Schuylkill River through Fairmount Park past Kelly Drive and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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