The Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run is a 10-mile road race launched in 1980 that has grown into the largest race of its kind in the United States, sending roughly 40,000 lottery-selected runners straight down Broad Street from North Philadelphia to the Navy Yard each spring.
Its straight-line city route and large field give it strong local sports culture.
The course's defining feature is its route: a nearly flat, slightly downhill straight shot down Broad Street from the athletic fields at Central High School in the Logan neighborhood, past Temple University, Philadelphia City Hall, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Kimmel Center, to a finish at the Navy Yard in South Philadelphia, a course profile that has made it a favorite among runners specifically chasing personal-best times
Registration has been handled by lottery since 2013 given overwhelming demand, with roughly 40,000 entrants and about 35,000 finishers in a typical year, the majority of them women, and every finisher receives a medal for completing the point-to-point 10-mile distance
All finishers receive a medal regardless of finishing time
a tradition maintained since the race's early years
and the course has run essentially the same north-to-south straight line down Broad Street since 1980
with only the finish line location changing over the decades as the original JFK Stadium finish gave way first to FDR Park and then to the Navy Yard
Dates TBA · Usually May
Broad Street Line is the race-day backbone.
Lightweight technical running gear suited to early May weather, which can range from cool morning starts to warmer afternoon finishes in Philadelphia.
For Broad Street Run, choose safe viewing points, watch weather and leave extra time around starts, finishes or releases.
Philadelphia
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Broad Street Run is listed for Past edition: 3 May 2026. Always re-check the official or local source close to travel.
The festival is listed in Philadelphia, United States. The map coordinate is a planning reference, not a guarantee of a ticket gate or exact venue.
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Philadelphia, PA
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