费城马拉松周末11月20日开启：4万名跑者创历史纪录，三项赛事全部售罄
位于美国宾夕法尼亚州费城县的 Philadelphia 市将于11月20日至22日迎来第33年的费城马拉松周末（Philadelphia Marathon Weekend）。费城市政府与赛事主办方11月5日公布，今年参赛人数预计达40,000人，为赛事历史最高，比往年多出的增量来自全程马拉松新增的3,000个名额。
赛程分三天：11月20日周五与21日周六先行举行健康健身博览会，地点在 Pennsylvania Convention Center，周五8时至21时、周六8时至17时，免费开放；11月21日周六举行 Dietz & Watson 半程马拉松（15,000人）与 Rothman Orthopaedics 8K（5,000人）；11月22日周日举行 TIAA 费城马拉松（20,000人）与儿童跑（Philadelphia Kids Run）。
主办方称，全程马拉松、半程马拉松与8K三项赛事均以破纪录的速度售罄，各项挑战组合也已售罄；儿童跑报名仍在开放，但预计同样售罄。赛事执行总监 David G. Wilson 表示，今年恰逢美国建国250周年收官之年，组委会希望为跑者与观众留下一届难忘的赛事。
今年新增11月20日的 Coopah 热身跑（Shakeout Run），名额有限、须提前报名且仅限已报名周末赛事的跑者。终点区设两个观赛区，另有儿童区与慈善村；冠军将按去年延续的传统，加冕由希腊马拉松镇橄榄枝编成的金色花环。赛事自1994年首届1,500人起步，现已位列全美十大马拉松之列。
Philadelphia Marathon Weekend Begins November 20: A Record 40,000 Runners, All Three Main Races Sold Out
Philadelphia, in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, hosts the 33rd year of Philadelphia Marathon Weekend from November 20 to 22. The City of Philadelphia and race officials announced on November 5 that an anticipated 40,000 participants will toe the start line, the largest field in race history, after 3,000 additional bibs were added to the full marathon.
The weekend opens with a free two-day Health & Fitness Expo at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, running Friday, November 20 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, November 21 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, November 21 features the Dietz & Watson Philadelphia Half Marathon (15,000 runners) and the Rothman Orthopaedics 8K (5,000). Sunday, November 22 brings the TIAA Philadelphia Marathon (20,000) and the Philadelphia Kids Run.
Registration for the marathon, half marathon, and 8K sold out in record time, and all challenge combinations have also sold out; Kids Run registration remains open but is expected to sell out. Executive Director David G. Wilson noted the weekend closes out America's 250th anniversary year.
New this year is a Coopah Shakeout Run on November 20, limited to registered race-weekend participants. The finish area adds two spectator viewing areas, a Children's Zone, and a Charity Village, and champions will again be crowned with golden kotinos wreaths made from olive branches grown in Marathon, Greece. First run in 1994 with 1,500 participants, the race now ranks among the top 10 marathons in the country.
来源：费城马拉松周末主办方
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