"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

Well organized fun race with an awesome post race party at Leggetts. Nice choice of a sweatshirt or tech running shirt. First 10 finishers won jackets. My only gripe is that results should be posted for all finishers.

This race was very easy to access and had amazing weather and a scenic route. I enjoyed running it since it was well-managed and the crowds were minimal. Packet pick-up was at Navy Pier, though, which was somewhat difficult to access.