"Having failed to secure a spot in the NYC Marathon (the only marathon I've run -- and only once), I looked for a race that would be close to home, and have good crowd support. I read up on Philly, saw that it was fairly flat, and that there was

I've raced Coogans several times. NYRR is a great organization and the logistics of their 5ks like Coogans is impressive. Washington Heights has a lot of culture to be enjoyed during the race. Ft Tyron Park and upper Manhattan is fairly hilly, so this is NOT like racing

"I ran this event with my fiance. Nothing strenuous, just a fun day out for a leisurely jog. We registered last minute on Sunday so were given shirts/bibs immediately. I was told the line to retrieve gear for those who pre-registered was an hour long unfortunately due