Broad Street Run Explained

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Date:First Sunday in May
(Canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic)
Location:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Type:Road
Distance:10miles
Sponsor:Independence Blue Cross
Est:1980
Record:Male: Raymond Magut Kenya, 45:13, 2023
Female: Cynthia Limo Kenya, 50:54, 2023

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]).

Course

The race starts at T.S. Park, in the Logan neighborhood, on the front lawn of historic Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia and at the athletic fields at Central High School. The course stretches south along Broad Street.[2] Runners pass Temple University, Roman Catholic High School for Boys, City Hall, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the Kimmel Center.[3] The race finishes at the Navy Yard in South Philadelphia. Due in part to its nearly flat (actually slightly downhill) route, it has become a favorite in the running community for those working to establish personal best times. All finishers receive a medal.

History

The race was first run in 1980 with 1454 men and 122 women finishing. In that year and in 1981, participants ran straight through the courtyard of City Hall; since then, runners are diverted around the building.

Until 1989, the race ended with a lap around the field at JFK Stadium in South Philadelphia. After the stadium was condemned and demolished, the finish moved to FDR Park (on the other side of Broad Street), and then to the Navy Yard, about a quarter mile beyond the front gates.

Participation rose steadily through the 1990s and exploded by the mid-2000s. Since 2013, registration of single runners (though not teams) has been handled by lottery, with about 40,000 entrants, and roughly 35,000 runners finishing the race, the majority of them women.[4]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 race did not occur on the first Sunday of May as planned. It was postponed until at least Sunday, October 4th, 2020.[5] This is the first time since the early 1980s that it didn't occur on the first Sunday of May.

Course records

Past winners

Key:

class=unsortableEditionYearclass=unsortableMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)class=unsortableWomen's winnerTime (h:m:s)
1st198052:451:03:45
2nd198150:341:03:25
3rd198249:0157:48
4th198349:461:00:33
5th198448:2359:58
6th198550:5359:02
7th198649:0557:27
8th198749:2257:51
9th198848:3154:11
10th198949:1057:56
11th199047:531:03:45
12th199147:5556:22
13th199247:4357:37
14th199347:1353:15
15th199449:2157:14
16th199547:2655:18
17th199647:27[8] 55:38
18th199747:4254:45
19th199848:4457:13
20th[9] 199947:4153:07
21st200049:5257:10
22nd200146:4855:14
23rd200245:1655:25
24th200345:1956:41
25th200448:0757:32
26th200547:5955:37
27th200648:1853:21
28th200745:1453:43
29th200846:2354:16
30th200947:1953:29
31st201048:1055:13
32nd201146:2955:40
33rd201247:0655:28
34th [10] 201347:0353:46
35th201447:0655:25
36th201547:5453:34
37th201648:4357:07
38th201747:3853:49
39th201845:4355:43
40th201947:2054:47
41st202146:1352:56
42nd202245:4252:03
43rd202345:1450:55
44th202447:3352:51

Winners by Country

-NumberCountryLast Time
39United States2024
33Kenya2023
9Ethiopia2017
3Morocco2014
2Russia2006
1Tanzania1992

Top Philadelphia Finisher (Richard Lagocki Memorial Award)

class=unsortableEditionYearclass=unsortableMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)class=unsortableWomen's winnerTime (h:m:s)
5th198459:58
7th198657:27
8th198757:51
21st2000
22nd2001
23rd2002
24th2003
25th2004
26th2005
27th2006
28th2007
29th2008
30th2009
31st2010
32nd2011
33rd20121:02:30
34th201351:11 59:23
35th201451:061:01:46
36th201550:2758:33
37th201650:0758:12
38th201749:4456:56
39th201849:3157:01
40th201949:2155:38
41st202149:391:00:38
42nd202248:4952:40
43rd202348:4852:16
44th202449:4252:39

Deaths

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2011/05/01/beautiful-weather-makes-for-a-perfect-day-for-the-annual-broad-street-run/ Beautiful Weather Makes For A Perfect Day For The Annual Broad Street Run
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2008-12-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708095122/http://www.broadstreetrun.com/Assets/BSR%2BCourse%2BMap%2B2.pdf . 2011-07-08 .
  3. Web site: Blue Cross Broad Street Run.
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140513123935/http://www.broadstreetrun.com/News/Documents/Race%20Information%20Guide%20Final%204-27-14.pdf . 2014-05-13 . dead .
  5. Web site: Broad Street Run postponed due to the coronavirus.
  6. Web site: Media . 2008-12-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081229183955/http://www.broadstreetrun.com/media.htm . 2008-12-29 .
  7. Web site: Results and Awards . 2021-11-08 .
  8. News: Pray . Rusty . Kenya's Onwoniga lonely at the top in Broad Street Run . Philadelphia Inquirer . May 6, 1996 . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . D3.
  9. Fleischman, Bill (1999-05-03). Kitur Outduels His Kenyan Teammate. Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved on 2011-10-13.
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20130731084149/http://articles.philly.com/2013-05-07/news/39067269_1_boston-marathon-broad-street-run-ayele-feisha This year, Broad Street Run was more than just a race
  11. https://archive.today/20130125061555/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-19713875.html Kenyan wins Broad Street Run

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