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The roots of the Philadelphia Marathon (aka the Philadelphia Independence Marathon and today known as the AACR Philadelphia Marathon) can be traced back to 1954, the race's unofficial inaugural year. The marathon then largely was a suburban event and went by many different names; the Greater Philadelphia Independence Marathon (1981–82) and ...
The Philadelphia Distance Run (PDR) is an annual half marathon road running event which takes place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States on the third Sunday of September. The competition was established in 1978 as the Philadelphia Distance Run and was founded by Gene H. Martenson, and was held under this name until 2009.
The route runs southwest to northeast and serves as a major arterial road through the city of Philadelphia and for many of the suburbs in the Delaware Valley metropolitan area. South of Philadelphia, the road mostly follows the alignment of the Baltimore Pike. Within Philadelphia, it mostly follows Roosevelt Boulevard.
The road closures vary from as little as 15 minutes to as long as the entire day. More information about the road closures including a ward by ward list can be found at akronmarathon.org .
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The 37th L.A. Marathon will hit city streets on Sunday. Dozens of roads and freeway ramps will be closed.
Beginning at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, streets on the marathon route will be subject to rolling closures based on the expected arrival times of the first and last athletes.
This is a route-map template for a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, SEPTA Subway-Surface and Market–Frankford Lines route segment. For a key to symbols, see {{ railway line legend }} . For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap .