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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 ...
Medical students Alex Keith of Hartville, from left, Hunter Bonfiglio of Akron and Nicholas Sciarretti of New Philadelphia will be competing in ultramarathon on Saturday to raise money for ...
The Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta (also known as the HOSR or the HOS) is a rowing race held annually during the last weekend in October on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [3] The HOSR is the final race in the Fall Fury series, which includes the Head of the Ohio and the Head of the Connecticut. [4]
Schuylkill Navy Run The Schuylkill Navy Run, also known as the Turkey Trot, began in 1899. Held on Thanksgiving Day , the race has been a tradition for rowers in the Philadelphia region ever since, with the exception of two years during World War I and two years during World War II.
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The Pennsylvania Derby is a race for thoroughbred horses run at Parx Racing and Casino (formerly known as Keystone Race Track, then from 1986 through 2010 as Philadelphia Park) each year. The track's premiere event is open to horses, age three, and is run at a distance of 1.125 miles (1.811 km) (9 furlongs ) on the dirt and since 2007 normally ...
Philly's opening drive got off to a promising start, with the big play being an A.J. Brown 32-yard catch-and-run. The drive quickly stalled after a penalty, forcing the Eagles to settle for three.
Today this relay race is known as the 4 × 400 m relay. The sport of relay running was only two years old at the time of the first Penn Relays. During the 1893 spring handicapped track meet, the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University men ran a relay race against each other. The Princeton men won with a time of 3:34, beating the ...