I will be there. Better cold than hot.

Philly is a perfect 1st marathon course.

I'll be there, don't know if I'm going to run though. Let me know your estimated time and I'll come chear on the TRIfuel teammates!!!

2:58 is my goal. Bib number 513. Will be wearing black shorts, black singlet, black hat, and ugly lime green shoes.

2:58, ehh? Going for a BQ? Good luck! I'll be cheering!

not this time for me. good luck everyone!

Good luck. Philly is usually a chilly one. Good course, just a little hill around mile 10 or 11. The rest of the course is generally rolling easy inclines and declines.

Oh, just a thought - Anyone looking for some sugar while you are there, I have a Philly race tradition of going to Naked Chocolate on 14th and Walnut, best chocolate I've ever had. Cakes, bars, drinking chocolate, it's all wonderful!

See you guys on race day!

[quote=StephenPDennis]2:58, ehh? Going for a BQ? Good luck! I'll be cheering![/quote]

I need a 3:20 for Boston, I'm getting old. This is my last chance to break 3 hours. Tried and failed twice and I am starting to feel like I have started down the other side of my running peak. Hopefully I still have one PR left.

[quote=beads1985]Good luck. Philly is usually a chilly one. Good course, just a little hill around mile 10 or 11. The rest of the course is generally rolling easy inclines and declines. [/quote]

Nice course for keeping a steady pace and pretty good scenery. Getting out of Manayunk can be tough though. Not stopping for a beer in Manayunk also takes will power.

[quote=gfd][quote=beads1985]Good luck. Philly is usually a chilly one. Good course, just a little hill around mile 10 or 11. The rest of the course is generally rolling easy inclines and declines. [/quote]

Nice course for keeping a steady pace and pretty good scenery. Getting out of Manayunk can be tough though. Not stopping for a beer in Manayunk also takes will power.
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Beer, Sweet, Beer.....MMMMM ;-9

Doing the 1/2 marathon. That's far enough for this time of year. Good luck to everyone.

[quote=gfd][quote=StephenPDennis]2:58, ehh? Going for a BQ? Good luck! I'll be cheering![/quote]

I need a 3:20 for Boston, I'm getting old. This is my last chance to break 3 hours. Tried and failed twice and I am starting to feel like I have started down the other side of my running peak. Hopefully I still have one PR left.[/quote]

Best of luck. Sub 3 hours sounds tough. I'd be thrilled for a 3:10 and BQ.

I'm going to be there too in the 3:30 coral. My bib # is 2068.

Hey Garen I'll be staying overnight downtown Philly do you want to meet? I still have your age group award from Quakerman. Ping me via PM or my mail on Yahoo (musiljan).

Good luck everybody on Sunday. Looks like we may be lucky and have a little warmer day for a change. The temperature should go up a little and I like this better than 90 degrees and humid.

This is my first marathon as well.

Jan

Jan,
I will PM later this week. I usually park close to the Embassy Suites near 18th and the Ben Franklin Parkway. Easy walk up to the start. Weather could be ideal for good times.

If anybody is interested in meeting we could try for just to the left of the stairs to the Art Museum. I should get there by 6:00 or so. Great place across the street to skip those long potty lines. I know there are never enough but they don't even get close to having enough in Philly.

Is everyone doing the full or are there people doing the 1/2? Any suggestions on what time to get there to find decent parking?

I would get there at least an hour early. Head toward the Franklin Institute to find parking. Nothing within a 1/2 mile of the start.

I am doing the full and so is kxux.