2) Philly: Offers comp entry and bottle service to athletes whose applications are accepted. I applied and haven't heard back.
Bottle service? It's not a strip club lol. Srly just learn dixie cups. I ran my PR drinking from dixie cups. At your pace the volunteers will be thrilled to hand you a drink. Here's how to do it- Grab a cup from the volly, bend the brim into a little funnel, put some in your mouth and swish it around to warm up the fluid first, then swallow. It gives you something to do while you're out there.
Elite water bottle tables, srly. My favorite thing was beating runners from the "elite field" with low bib #s & their own stupid water bottle tables out on the course.
Or try a hydration vest. I BQ'd sporting one of those babies one time.