Course & Elevation
The Dietz & Watson Philadelphia Half Marathon is the half marathon of Philadelphia Marathon Weekend, held on the Saturday before the marathon in November. It starts at 7:00 a.m. on the 2200 block of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, just east of Eakins Oval, with push-rim wheelchairs going off at 6:55. The course goes through Old City, one of the liveliest stretches of Center City, across the Schuylkill, up through the trails of Fairmount Park and back along the river, finishing in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The half marathon was added to the weekend in 2006, and the course is sanctioned by USA Track & Field. Dietz & Watson has sponsored the half marathon since 2017. The organiser lists an end time of 11:30 a.m. for the 2026 race.
Course Facts
Weather
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
9°C
Temperature
68%
Humidity
29%
Rain Chance
Late November in Philadelphia is cool: highs average about 13°C and lows about 4°C, with rain or snow on around nine days of the month.
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