This was my first time running the Broad St run. Loved it! I was concerned I would not like running admist nearly 40,000 people but I was wrong. I got there pretty early and it was quite cold. I wish I had brought my mylar sheet with me. I met up with BGR! Philly and we set it off with a large group stretch and prayer. I was in the corral and we didn't cross the start until after 9am. The crowd support was amazing!!! We when ran past Children's Hospital there were some pediatric patients with their nurses cheering us on. Tons of signs including the usual "worst parade ever". Two that made me chuckle were "run faster, that guy farted" and around the 9 mile mark "shut up legs". That second one was so true because my legs were very angry with me. Overall great race. I finished in 1:49:48, a 10:59 pace which was good. I would love to run this again next year. 13 days to Brooklyn!! I will be taking a break from long distances after that.
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