Talk:Philadelphia Marathon

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ABOUT

The Philadelphia Marathon ranks top ten in the nations largest marathons with over 30,000 runners, 60,000 spectators and 3,000 volunteers. (“Climate Setter Offset: The Philadelphia Marathon”) The 30,000 runners come from all 50 states and over 40 countries. (“2014 GORE-TEX Philadelphia Marathon”)

The Philadelphia Marathon, who collaborated with Green Mountain Energy partnered with the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability and the Mayor’s Office of Civic Engagement to turn the race into an eco-friendly sporting event. (“Climate Setter Offset: The Philadelphia Marathon”)

Some of the sustainable initiatives include:

Recycling heat sheets

Collecting and donating outer layers of warm up clothes

Recycling runners bags

Composting cups

Melting down and recycling excess runners medals (“Climate Setter Offset: The Philadelphia Marathon”)

COURSE

The Philadelphia Marathon course is relatively flat and offers a view of many historical landmarks that include Independence Hall, the Betsy Ross House and the Liberty Bell. (Kennedy) The course travels the streets of Old City on Penn’s Landing, parallel to the Delaware River, along the Schuylkill River and out to Manayunk. (Kennedy) The highest elevation in the course is approximately 148 feet. (“Philadelphia Marathon Course Preview”) The terrain presents many uphill and downhill challenges for the runners. (“Philadelphia Marathon Course Preview”)

RUNNER INFORMATION

Health and Fitness Expo

Runners pick up their race packets that include a race bib, timing tag, t-shirt and bag at the free two-day health and fitness expo located in the Pennsylvania Convention Center. (Kennedy)

Cheer Zones – Spectators can select from more than 20 cheer zones throughout the course to show support to the runners. (“Guide to the 2013 Philadelphia Marathon”)

MAP (Senior)

TRANSPORTATION

Detours throughout parts of the city begin at 3AM and run until 1PM (“Guide to the 2013 Philadelphia Marathon”)

Works Cited

Kennedy, Michael. "Philadelphia Marathon." Visit Philadelphia. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Apr 2014. <http://www.visitphilly.com/events/philadelphia/philadelphia-marathon/>.

Senior, Robert. "Philly Marathon: Breaking Down the Route." Philly.com. N.p., 14 Nov 2012. Web. 10 Apr 2014. <http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/sportsdoc/Philly-Marathon-Breaking-Down-The-Route.html>.

"Climate Setter Offset: The Philadelphia Marathon." Climate Action Reserve. N.p., 13 May 2013. Web. 11 Apr 2014. <http://www.climateactionreserve.org/blog/2013/05/30/climate-action-offsetter-the-philadelphiamarathon/>.

"Guide to the 2013 Philadelphia Marathon." CBS Philly. N.p., 14 Nov 2013. Web. 9 Apr 2014. <http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/guide/guide-to-the-2013-philadelphia-marathon/>.

"Philadelphia Marathon Course Preview." Clif Bar. N.p., 11 Novemeber 2013. Web. 9 Apr 2014. <http://www.clifbar.com/blog/detail/philadelphia_marathon_course_preview/>.

"2014 GORE-TEX Philadelphia Marathon." Running USA. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Apr 2014. <http://www.runningusa.org/philadelphia-marathon-registration2014?returnTo=main>.

Lmestre (talk) 14:30, 20 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

1.) You are very consistent with making sure every sentence has a reference. All of your in-text references coincide accordingly with the ones listed in your works cited.

2.) The language used throughout your edit is definitely neutral. It is well-written and filled with lots of factual information about the Philadelphia Marathon.

3.) When reading your edit, I found no statements that appeared to be opinionated in any way. Everything seemed to be directly related to the subject matter, informative, and opinion-free.

Great Job Liz! This edit will definitely be a nice contribution to the Philadelphia Marathon Wikipedia Page. Hollyferet (talk) 21:23, 22 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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