Think you’ve got what it takes to run the big race? Register
now before November 14. Once you’re registered, you will need
to pick up your race packet at the Health & Fitness
Expo on Friday, November 16 (from noon until 7:00
p.m.) or Saturday, November 17 (from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.). Race
packets will not be mailed and no packets will be distributed on race day.
All runners should be at the starting point at 22nd and Ben Franklin Parkway by 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, November 18. Drinking water
and Porta-Johns will be available at the start line. Be sure to wear the number
given to you in your packet on the front of your shirt.
The course is sanctioned by USA Track & Field. No bicycles, skateboards, scooters, baby joggers, strollers, headphones, roller skates or blades are permitted on the race course during the marathon, 8K or half marathon. (Click here for more information about the course and for course maps.)
Digital splits are provided at each mile marker and at the finish line.
Fluid stations are set up throughout the length of the course. Water
will be supplied at Race Start and miles: 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10, 12.2, 14, 15.5, 18,
19.5, 20.5, 22, 24, and Race Finish. Replacement fluid (Gatorade Endurance lemon-lime
flavor) will be offered along with water, beginning at Mile 5. Additionally,
CLIF SHOT energy gels will be available at miles 18 and 22.
Race Day baggage check will be available at Eakins Oval beginning
at 5:30 a.m. and closing at 2 p.m. Lost and Found station will be located
at Eakins Oval. We are not responsible for any unclaimed, stolen, or lost items.
ChampionChip Timing
The Philadelphia Marathon/Half Marathon/Rothman Institute 8K feature
the ChampionChip timing
system.
The Philadelphia Marathon, Half Marathon and Rothman Institute 8K will utilize the ChampionChip scoring system - featuring "state-of-the-art" computer technology for race scoring and timing. Utilized at numerous high profile races around the world, each ChampionChip contains a runner's personalized identification code which will be read by sensors at the start and finish lines, and possibly other locations on the course. Worn on the laces of your shoe, the "chip" will transmit a unique signal which will enable the computer to record your official "gun time" as well as your "net time," taking into account the actual time that you cross the starting line.
Volunteers will be in the finish area to help you remove and collect your "chip." OFFICIAL FINISH TIMES WILL BE PROVIDED AFTER YOU TURN IN YOUR “CHIP.”
A fee of $30.00 will be charged for all unreturned ChampionChips. A pre-printed return envelope will be provided for anyone who does not participate on race day.
2007 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon Participant Discount
WHAT: Organizers of the Philadelphia Marathon, scheduled
for Sunday, November 18, 2007, are issuing a “Chicago Challenge!” Entry
fees will be discounted $15 for runners who were registered for the 2007 LaSalle
Bank Chicago Marathon.
HOW: Persons registered for the 2007 LaSalle Bank Chicago
Marathon can sign up online for the Philadelphia Marathon or Half Marathon
only. Please be sure to enter the online referral code PMFCM. Once
your registration is completed, please send either your Chicago confirmation
or your name to janis.pierce@phila.gov. All
names will be verified by Active.com for 2007 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon registration. Discount
expires November 1, 2007 or when the race cap is reached.
WHY: We want to give you another chance to race to a Rocky
finish!