Philadelphia Marathon Weekend Begins

The Philadelphia Marathon starting Line from a past year.

The Philadelphia Marathon is this Sunday at 7 a.m., and I'm running it. I think I'm ready, but I'm feeling a bit nervous. My goal is to run the race in under 4 hours and to run the entire 26.2 mile distance. I previously ran the Marine Corps Marathon in Virginia and DC in 2008 in 4 hours, 22 minutes, 32 seconds. At the very least, I want to improve on that time.

The weather forecast for Sunday is pretty good. Though it is supposed to be cloudy, the high for the day is expected to be in the low 60s (F). However, the temperature in the early morning is likely to be in the low 40s. It could have been a lot worse considering a few weeks ago we had a snow storm.

The race automatically updates the progress (of runners that sign up) for the service by sending text messages, e-mails, and Facebook or Twitter updates. Of course I signed up and added my Twitter feed to this blog. I also plan on taking my iPhone along and blogging during the race. That's the plan, so stayed tuned to see how I do. Wish me luck!