Broad Street 10-miler - Celebrating Philly Style with Over 34,000 finishers!!

Chris & me celebrating an epic day at the Philly Tri Club tailgate

Sunday, May 6, 2012 marked the 33^rd running of the Broad Street 10-miler, truly a Philadelphia celebration!  Not having done this race in a few years, I was excited to jump back into this event with Chris, fellow Wissahickon Wanderers, Philly Tri Club people and so many other friends from our amazingly vast running community.  Race day morning was an overcast, in the 50’s start, so perfect for a zippy 10-mile jaunt.  Chris and I were up so early (5-something?!), that we got an actual seat on the subway and enjoyed a little nap on the ride to the start line!  After greeting several friends in the “red” corral, we were off on this slightly downhill, straight-shot course (it’s on one street, so you can’t get lost…hopefully!) with a nice tailwind pushing us along.  The bands, drum lines and cheering crowds really helped the miles click by fast.  Thanks, Philly for the amazing support! 

I finished with a PR time of 1:05:14, good enough for 4^th in my age group, 59^th female and 526^th overall (out of over 34,000 finishers)!  Chris nailed a 1:03:06 PR, finishing 34^th in his age group, 293^rd male and 328 overall!  An epic day indeed, but the best part was yet to come…the post-race tailgating!  We started at the PTC tent with our celebratory beers and some wonderful catered food, then made our way down to circulate amongst the running club tailgate tents to congratulate several friends (our “running family!”).  Congrats to all who ran and thank you to the spectacular volunteers for making this a one-of-a-kind event!