"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 think Salem did a great job setting up this race. Parking and logistics around race were easy and well handled. Very fast course. Long walk to swim start but could deposit a morning bag right before swim start. Very fast down river swim, great bike course well

Love this race and of course...the mimosas!