How to Register

Registering is easy! You may register for the ING Philadelphia Distance Run any of the following ways:

• Click here to register online
• Request an entry form by mail. Please contact us at the address below and we will be happy to mail a form to you. We do not accept phone entries.

Please enter only once. If you fax or register online, do not mail a hard copy. Do not send multiple faxes or online entries.

Contact the Distance Run at:

ING Philadelphia Distance Run c/o Elite Racing
9401 Waples Street, Suite 150
San Diego, CA 92121
Email: runphilly@eliteracing.com
Ph: (858) 450-6510 / (800) 311-1255
Fax: (858) 450-6905

Half Marathon Entry Fees

• $55 (9/16/07 – 6/15/08)
• $65 (6/16/08 – 9/14/08)
• $75 At the Expo (9/19-20/08)

Registration Confirmation

To confirm your registration, please click on the below link to access the Event Registration Center-MY ACCOUNT, enter your Login ID# and Password, and click Sign in. Once your account appears, click History.

> Access Event Registration Center-MY ACCOUNT

Packet Pick-Up

All runners must pick up their race number and ChampionChip at the Health & Fitness Expo held on Friday, September 19 and Saturday, September 20 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in downtown Philadelphia. When you receive your race number at the Expo, be sure to complete the medical information on the back.

Follow the Rules

• You must show photo ID to receive your race number and timing chip
• You must be in good health and physically prepared to take on the challenge of the half marathon
• You must complete the 13.1-mile course in 4 hours
• You must be at least 12 years old to run the half marathon
• Race numbers are required to participate
• Coaches, dogs, in-line skates, skateboards, bikes and baby-joggers will not be allowed on the course

Wheelchair Program and Protocol

Racing Wheelchair Division

• Start in front of the Elite start line at 7:40am, 5 minutes prior to the running race

People’s Standard Wheelchairs

• Start in the appropriate corrals for projected finish time / pace

No Handcycle Division - Due to course safety issues, and in accordance with International Paralympic Committee rules NO handcycles (handbikes, handcrank devices or other mechanically gear driven devices) will be permitted in the race.

Racing Wheelchair Division Rules

• Racing wheelchairs shall be defined as a customized performance chair.
• IPC Athletics Rules will be enforced. For additional rules view:
  www.ipc-athletics.org
• Further, the race will abide by the rules and policies of the recognized governing bodies of the sports of wheelchair racing, which do not allow the use of mechanical gears found on handbikes. For additional information contact: Wheelchair Sports USA www.wsusa.org and the International Paralympic Committee www.ipc-athletics.org

Everyday Wheelchairs

• Everyday wheelchairs shall be defined as a stock manual wheelchair.
• The wheelchair shall have at least four functional wheels.
• The overall length of the chair from outside of front casters/wheels to outside of rear wheel shall not exceed 100cm.
• The rear wheels shall not exceed 70 cm in diameter.
  The front caster/wheels shall not exceed 8 inches/ 17.6 cm in diameter.
• The rear seat height must be greater than 30 cm (13.6 inches). Persons of small stature may be exempt.
• Only one plain round hand rim is allowed for each rear wheel. This rule may be waived for persons requiring a single arm drive chair.
• No mechanical gears or levers shall be allowed.
  The chair must be manually propelled.
• All chairs are subject to a rules and safety inspection.
• Runners and walkers in all races will have the right of way. Wheelchair racers shall yield to runners or walkers.
• It will be the athlete’s responsibility to meet the above rules.

For Additional Information:

Contact Scot Hollonbeck at wheelchair@eliteracing.com or 678-283-4424.

Age Groups

Cancellation Policies

ENTRY FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE AND ENTRIES ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE; NO EXCEPTIONS. However, we will be happy to ship you a T-shirt from the 2008 race. Send your request via email or mail and include your name, street address, sex, age, phone number and T-shirt size.

Email: runphilly@eliteracing.com

Address your mail cancellation to:
ING Philadelphia Distance Run
c/o Elite Racing Attn: Cancellations
9401 Waples Street, Suite 150
San Diego, CA 92121

• Register Online