The Blue Cross Broad Street Run, held in Philadelphia on the first Sunday in May since 1980, is one of the largest ten-mile road races in the United States

United States

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Course

The course starts at the athletic fields at Central High School

Central High School (Philadelphia)

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 and goes south along Broad Street

Broad Street (Philadelphia)

Broad Street is a major arterial street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is nearly 13 miles long.It is Pennsylvania Route 611 along its entire length with the exception of its northernmost part between Old York Road and Pennsylvania Route 309 and the southernmost part south of Interstate 95...

. Runners pass Temple University

Temple University

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, City Hall

Philadelphia City Hall

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, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

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, and the Kimmel Center

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

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. The race finishes at the Navy Yard

Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

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 in South Philadelphia

South Philadelphia

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. Due in part to its nearly flat (actually slightly downhill) course, it has become a favorite in the running community for setting personal best times.

Course records

• Open Male: Patrick Cheruiyot, 45:14, 2007
• Open Female: Catherine Ndereba
  Catherine Ndereba
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  , 53:07, 1999
• Master Male: Andrey Kuznetsov, 50:13, 2002
• Master Female: Sandra Mewett, 57:56, 1992
• Open Wheelchair Male: Tony Nogueira, 32:05, 2007
• Open Wheelchair Female: Jessica Galli, 39:59, 2001
• Master Wheelchair Male: Tony Nogueira, 33:52, 2008
• Master Wheelchair Female: Jacqui Kapinowski, 49:19, 2008

Past winners

Key:

Edition	Year	Men's winner	Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	Women's winner	Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )
18th	1997		47:42		54:45
19th	1998		48:44		57:13
20th	1999		47:41		53:07
21st	2000		49:52		57:10
22nd	2001		46:48		55:14
23rd	2002		45:16		55:25
24th	2003		45:19		56:41
25th	2004		48:07		57:32
26th	2005		47:59		55:37
27th	2006		48:18		53:21
28th	2007		45:14		53:43
29th	2008		46:23		54:16
30th	2009		47:19		53:29
31st	2010		48:10		55:13
32nd	2011		46:29		55:40

Deaths

• 1998 - Richard Lagocki, 45, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 2007 - Robert A. Massaroni, 29, Holland
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  , Pennsylvania
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  , was a 7th grade Social Studies teacher at Shafer Middle School in Bensalem
  Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania
  Bensalem Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States which borders the northeast section of Philadelphia. The township is composed of many communities, including Bensalem, Trevose, Oakford, Cornwells Heights, Eddington, and Andalusia...
  
  , Pennsylvania.

External links

• Broad Street Run official site