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Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series

• October 21 2009

MISSION Skincare™ is the official skincare system of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series

Running is hard on the skin. Sweating for hours at a time is like stewing in an acid bath. On top of that, the sun’s ultraviolet radiation cooks your skin while you log the miles. And the skincare products formulated for couch potatoes that you use to restore your skin may dry it out instead.

Watch Yourself Cross the Finish Line!

ING Philadelphia Distance Run

• September 21 2009

Watch yourself cross the finish line at the 2009 ING Philadelphia Distance Run.

Hall, Ndereba Win 2009 ING Philadelphia Distance Run

Race Coverage

• September 20 2009

Philadelphia, PA (September 20, 2009) — The 32nd ING Philadelphia Distance Run, held this morning on a clear sunny day, was highlighted by 26-year-old Ryan Hall’s 1:01:52 victory and Kenya’s Catherine Ndereba’s remarkable seventh championship in the women’s field.

A very conservative tempo was set in the early miles of the men’s race, hitting miles in the mid-4:40’s throughout. The lead pack began to break up after 10K, leaving Hall to battle Kenya’s Ben Limo, Samuel Ndereba and Valentine Orare. Limo and Ndereba set much of the tempo over the second half of the race, continuing the consistent pace at 4:44-45 for each mile.

Ryan Hall ING Philadelphia Distance Run Pre-Race Interview

Sean McKeon

• September 19 2009

Competitor.com’s Sean McKeon caught up with Ryan Hall at the press conference to see what he plan is for the race, the potential for multiple American records in Philly and his New York prep.

The Turnaround

Matt Fitzgerald

• September 18 2009

ING Philadelphia Distance Run participant goes from fat to fit.

It was a routine physical examination three years ago that started it. Cristi Boddy, then 36, was told that she was pre-obese, and the news hit her like a ton of bricks. “It was monumental,” says the lifelong resident of Haddon Township, NJ, in the greater Philadelphia area. “I didn’t want that for myself, but I want to be there for my kids, and I never wanted them to be told they were obese.”

Beijing Gold and Silver Medalists to Showdown in Philadelphia

Dan Cruz

• September 17 2009

The professional women’s field will feature the 2008 Olympic Marathon Gold and Silver Medalists. (credit: PhotoRun)

Live webcast on Competitor.com to feature Ryan Hall’s Philadelphia Debut

Philadelphia, PA. – September 17, 2009 – As the site of five World and three American records, the ING Philadelphia Distance Run is positioned for another historic performance in 2009. U.S. Olympian and American Half Marathon Record Holder, Ryan Hall, will lead the world-class field at the historic half-marathon on Sunday, September 20. The race will feature a live webcast on Competitor.com, beginning at 7:45 a.m. est.

“The ING Philadelphia Distance Run course record has stood a lot longer than we ever thought it would, since 1997,” said TV commentator Toni Reavis.  “This year with the field Ryan Hall will have to contend with, and the ING New York City Marathon awaiting him on November 1st, he is in perfect position to supplant Khalid Khannouchi’s long-standing 60:27 time.”

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ING Philadelphia Distance Run Elite Race Preview

Matt Fitzgerald

• September 17 2009

Can Ryan Hall become the first American-born men’s winner since 1986?

Each year the ING Philadelphia Distance Run assembles some of the strongest men’s and women’s elite fields of any half marathon in the world, and this year is no exception. Adding particular excitement to the 2009 event is the strong possibility of an American winner on the men’s side for the first time since Khalid Khannouchi recorded the last of his three Philly victories in 2000. And you have to go all the way back to 1986 to find the last American-born winner (Khannouchi was born and raised in Morocco and became a US citizen in 2000, just months before that year’s Philly Distance run), Mark Curp.

An American Classic

Matt Fitzgerald

• September 17 2009

The ING Philadelphia Distance Run has a long and rich history.

The origins of the ING Philadelphia Distance Run are in the original “running boom” in the United States that was launched by Frank Shorter’s gold-medal performance in the 1972 Olympic Marathon and fueled by the publication of Jim Fixx’s The Complete Book of Running in 1977.

Catherine The Great

Matt Fitzgerald

• September 16 2009

No other female runner in history comes close to matching Catherine Ndereba’s record of success at the marathon distance.

Catherine Ndereba is one of the most accomplished female distance runners in history. Her nickname of “Catherine the Great” is well earned. The 37-year-old Kenyan has amassed an impressive five Olympic and world championships medals at the marathon distance-none of them bronze. Although she is now in the autumn of her career, Ndereba has shown no signs yet of slowing down and is expected to perform at her usual brilliant level at the ING Philadelphia Distance Run on Sunday.

How To Celebrate Finishing The ING Philadelphia Distance Run

ING Philadelphia Distance Run

• September 15 2009

Written By: John Mendelsohn

Philadelphia is one of the most historically and culturally rich cities in America. It’s also a great city in which to celebrate a half-marathon finish.

When W. C. Fields quipped, “I once spent a year in Philadelphia, I think it was on a Sunday,” audiences tittered dutifully because it was common knowledge that the namesake of America’s best-selling cream cheese was Dullsville. The fact, though, is that, once having finished the ING Philadelphia Distance Run, you’ll find lots of reasons to be glad you’re there.