Anybody have an opinion on the Philadelphia Marathon? Well-organized? Poorly organized? Good, interesting course? I'm thinking about jumping in, but if possible I'd like to get an opinion from someone who's done it before.
I know that it is at the end of November, but other than that, I don't know much about it (other than the info. the web site provides).
Thanks.
Its flat, usually won in ~2:20 and given the time of year the weather is usually good. Don't expect much crowd support except for the 3 miles running thru Manayunk. Course starts at the Art Museum, goes east to the Delaware River then comes back west near Drexel/Penn, then comes the only real hills of the course towards and just beyond the Phila zoo, then its onto West River Drive past the Art Museum again (about half way mark), then a big out and back on Kelly Drive into Manayunk and back finishing at the Art Museum.
A pretty good marathon. About 6000 people. A good size if you plan on running between 2:22 and 2:45. You can be competitive without being in a huge crowd at the start like you would in a marathon such as Chicago or New York. I may run it also, if I can get into shape by then.