Preparations are underway in Philadelphia as tens of thousands of runners will lace up their sneakers and hit the pavement for the 45th annual Broad Street Run.
Street sweepers were out in North Philadelphia clearing an iconic street for the iconic Philly event.Packing into the Philadelphia Convention Center Friday were 40,000 runners picking up their bibs for Sunday’s race."I am taking one for the team by saving everyone from the craziness of the Expo and picking up everyone’s Broad Street bibs. We got 35 today!" runner Skyler Marcoux said.Frank Janice, from Hatboro, is running in his 33rd consecutive Broad Street run.
Hosted by the Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation, it starts north at Broad and Fisher and ends at the Navy Yard. The oldest runner is 92 years old, the youngest is 8. It showcases the city’s diversity by the neighborhoods it runs through."We get 40,000 people from all across the country to come here and run down Broad Street to see Temple, to see City Hall, to see FDR Park and our sports pavilions," Parks and Rec Commissioner Susan Slawson stated.
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