Daily News | Runners kick off Philly Marathon training season despite summer’s sizzle
Despite the sweltering heat and humidity, runners Saturday morning kick off the training season for the 2023 AACR Philadelphia Marathon along Kelly Drive. The marathon is Nov. 19.By 7 a.m. Saturday, the temperature was already close to a sweaty 80 degrees and climbing, but that did not deter about 80 runners from amassing at the Rocky steps of theBart Yasso, chief running officer at Runner’s World magazine, started his pep talk with this advice: Start slow.
“You’ve got to show up at that starting line healthy and ready to run,” Yasso said. “We’re exactly 16 weeks out from marathon weekend, so this is the time when you start making your plan. Don’t overdo it in the early part of that plan and try to peak before the marathon.” ‘The marathon’ was, of course, none other than the AACR Philadelphia Marathon, and Saturday marked the official training season kickoff for what will be the race’s 30th year. Being held Nov. 19 this year, the marathon’s partner is theRunners of all ages and levels took part in Saturday’s training run along Kelly Drive in Fairmount, setting their own pace and choosing between one of three distances — 3, 6 or 8 miles.
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