- Congratulations Runners!
To provide a more pleasant and safe experience, the Philadelphia Marathon and Half Marathon used wave starts for this year's event. Our timer wants to be sure you have this important information regarding your finish time. Please note the following:
-Each runner's official clock does not start until their wave starts.
-Each runner's chip time is based on how long it takes you to cross the start AFTER your wave has started and NOT AFTER the first wave has started.
WHEEL START - 06:57:33
Wave 1 - 07:00:58
Wave 2 - 07:04:39
Wave 3 - 07:09:09
Wave 4 - 07:14:30
Wave 5 - 07:20:42
Wave 6 - 07:25:47
Wave 7 - 07:28:36
NO WAVE 8
8K START 07:44:08
We hope this information is helpful when analyzing your official finish time.
Want to check out the times to beat? Click here to view Philadelphia Marathon race results from 2009 and previous years.
Download your 2009 virtual certificate here
