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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.
Philadelphia Distance Run: Philadelphia, United States M60: 1:11:31: Martin Rees United Kingdom: 28 Feb 1953: 60: 3 Mar 2013: Bath, United Kingdom M65: 1:16:25: Wil vanderLee Netherlands: 23 Oct 1929: 67: 6 Apr 1997: Rosmalen, Netherlands M70 1:21:24: Eddy Vierendeels Belgium: 7 Nov 1952: 70: 16 Jun 2023: Nacht van Vlaanderen: Torhout, Belgium ...
Curp's world record in the half marathon stood for five years, until September 16, 1990, when Dionicio Ceron broke Curp's time by nine seconds on the same Philadelphia course. [ 4 ] Curp's time of 1:00:55 stood as the American record until January 14, 2007, when Ryan Hall broke the record at the Aramco Houston Half-Marathon in Houston, Texas.
In 1995, a group of dedicated runners and Dr. Peter Sharkey of the Rothman Institute, a top Philadelphia orthopedic practice, sponsored a smaller running event as part of the Sunday Marathon event. Now, 23 years and 3,000 runners later, the Rothman 8K is an integral part of Marathon Weekend and an enjoyable event for beginners or those who just ...
He is a two-time winner of the Philadelphia Distance Run (1995, 1996) [25] and a three-time winner of the Long Beach Marathon (2001–3). [26] He debuted his full marathon running skills at the Frankfurt Marathon. He has continued to receive recognition for his fast race times over the years.
The Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run, which has taken place in Philadelphia on the first Sunday in May since the early 1980s, is the largest 10-mile road race in the United States (40,689 runners in 2012 [1]).
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Sharon Jemutai Cherop (born 16 March 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. She won a bronze medal at the age of sixteen in the 5000 metres at the World Junior Championships. She was the bronze medal winner in the marathon at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and won the Boston Marathon in 2012.