2026 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
Decision summary
2:30:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Source facts available
Route details
Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run 10 Mile has known course details for its 10 mile race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.
Quick answers
The Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run 10 Mile is described as net downhill. The course notes also call it its flat, fast and slightly downhill profile underpins its reputation as the country's premier 10-mile race.
The Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run 10 Mile route starts at Central High School Athletic Field on Broad Street, between Fisher and Somerville Avenues in the Logan neighborhood of North Philadelphia. The race begins at 7:00 a.m., with the wheelchair division starting at 6:55 a.m and finishes at The historic Navy Yard in South Philadelphia. Underfoot, expect paved city streets, run entirely south down Broad Street. It passes Central High School, Temple University, Roman Catholic High School for Boys, Philadelphia City Hall and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. its flat, fast and slightly downhill profile underpins its reputation as the country's premier 10-mile race.
Gear check uses clear plastic bags (provided at the expo) loaded onto gear-check buses on Olney Avenue, Old York Road and Widener Drive near the start; bag drop closes at 6:30 a.m. Bags are reclaimed at the finish near S. 13th St. and Intrepid Ave. Broad Street is closed to traffic from Olney Avenue to the Navy Yard. Phased closures begin at 2:00 a.m. on race Sunday (parking ban), with rolling street closures at 4:00 a.m. (Olney to Windrim), 6:30 a.m. (Windrim to Erie) and 7:00 a.m. for the remainder, reopening around noon. Color-coded corrals.