"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

great cause and good company. main focus is the cause. there are medals in multiple cat for kids too

I've been running this race since 1999. It's a beautiful little neighborhood close to the Naval Academy. I love the race so much, I'm now the current race director.