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Distances: Marathon (42.195 km) · Half marathon (21.1 km)
Opening: date unknown
Closing: date unknown
The TIAA Philadelphia Marathon is a fast, certified big-city marathon that doubles as a tour through Philadelphia's history. The start and finish are on Benjamin Franklin Parkway, at the steps of the Museum of Art, and the course winds through the historic district past Independence Hall, along the Schuylkill River through Fairmount Park, into University City and the famous out-and-back stretch through Manayunk, where crowds cheer from bar-front balconies. The cool, dry late-November weather and the mostly flat course make Philadelphia a popular choice for runners chasing a personal best or a Boston Marathon qualifying time.
Timing weights apply to climbs, not turns. Elevation totals use the smoothed profile used by Index.
C = min(100, (mean raw weather burden / 150) × distance exposure factor × 100). Weather is averaged by local race hour across three full years.
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Total elevation gain
≈ 125 m
Total elevation loss
≈ 125 m
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Nearest airport
Philadelphia International AirportPHL