Archive for the 'Philadelphia Marathon' Category

2nd Philadelphia Marathon Runner Who Died Identified

By Nate Adams The crowd at the start of the Philadelphia Marathon Sunday. Credit courtesy Flickr user 'ma neeks.' RJ Mickelson Two Lafayette Hill residents finished in the top 1000 in the Philadelphia Marathon on Sunday. In keeping with the global perspective, this week we are off to Philadelphia for the 48th running of the [...]

2 runners die during Philly Marathon

On Sunday, Newsworks' Max Matza caught up with her as she crossed the finish line, completing her third Philadelphia Marathon with a time of 3 hours and 30 minutes. Elizabeth Seeley usually runs at least eight miles a day, so when she woke up at 5 am By Nate Adams The crowd at the start [...]

2 runners die near end of Philadelphia Marathon

philadelphia marathon heart attacks. Melanie Johnson, executive director of The Philadelphia Marathon Race Weekend, says their names were not being released pending notification of relatives. She says in a statement PHILADELPHIA (CNN) — Two runners died while participating in Sunday's Philadelphia Marathon, the race's director said. Sunday, November 20, 2011. By Matt Breen / The [...]