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The Philadelphia Marathon, founded in 1994, is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Philadelphia on the third Sunday of November each year.
Race weekend activities include a Health + Fitness Expo, Rothman Institute 8K, and Arctic Ease Kids Fun Run—all leading up to the Marathon + Half Marathon races on Sunday.
Our beautiful and scenic course winds past historic landmarks like Independence Hall, Benjamin Franklin's Burial Place, the National Constitution Center and the Liberty Bell, through urban neighborhoods such as Old City, University City, South Philadelphia and Manayunk, and along the gorgeous waterfronts of the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers.
And you'd better get ready for the crowds. Each year, spectators line the course, eager to cheer on runners, because there's nothing we love more in this town than champions.
