Philly Runners update week of March 9, 2026

[Seth Weiss -- Philly Runners]

Hi all,

Thursday Night Speed Work is now Thursday Night Hill Work. -- More info here. 

Here is your Philly Runners update for the week.

Upcoming Club Events:

• Use code PHILLYRC10 for a discount on the Love Run

• Pre-Race Meetup for LOVE Run 7K and Half-Marathon: Sunday, March 29 -- More info here.

• LOVE Run Post-Race lunch and celebration: Sunday, March 29 at Kite & Key -- More info here. 

Club Runs this week:

Tuesday, March 10, 6:30pm, Run Leader: Earl

Out & Back on Kelly Drive — 4.4 miles or any distance you like.

Dinner after the run at Bishop’s Collar, 24th and Fairmount, after the run, roughly 7:45pm. All are welcome even if you can't make the run.

Thursday, March 12, 6:30pm, Run Leader: Seth

Hill Work on Lemon Hill. We alternate between two different hilly workouts.

*** Runners not doing Hill Work are welcome to do an out and back along Kelly Drive

Saturday, March 14, 9:00am, Run Leader: Kevin

8 mile River Loop or Out & Back on Kelly Drive any distance you like.

Coffee/Breakfast after the run at Cosmic Cafe at Lloyd Hall, roughly 10:45am. All are welcome even if you can't make the run.

Upcoming Races:

• Philly Shamrock Run 5k - Saturday, March 14th 

• Pi Day 5k - Saturday, March 14th

• Love Run Half Marathon and 7k - Sunday, March 29th 

• Hot Chocolate Run 5k, 10k, and 15k - Sunday, April 4th

• Donor Dash 5k and 10k - Sunday, April 26th

*** Links to register for races are on our message board

If you have a race or other event or run not listed, please add it to the message board

Additional Resources:

For more information on our club, including a complete listing of upcoming races and other events,

please see the Philly Runners homepage

For Information on our meetup location, parking and running routes,

check out our Main Map

For Information on safety while running,

please see our Safety Page

For detailed information on current events,

please see our Message Board (includes race listings)

Join the Philly Runners community on Strava 

Follow Philly Runners on Instagram

Join the Philly Runners community on Facebook

For even more resources, including links to sites that list races,

check out our Links Page

I hope to see you at a run soon.

Seth