"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 love this race - I've done it 3 times. This area of NH is so beautiful. Lake is crystal clear - just amazing. Be sure you have smoked goggles if sunny because you turn and swim into the sun. Bike course has a couple tough climbs

great race, nice swag, pancakes and beer