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Photos: going the distance at the Philadelphia Marathon

Sam Newhouse Posted on November 24, 2015

Philadelphia Marathon runners on Arch St. 2015 (Maria S. Young)
Philadelphia Marathon runners on Arch St. 2015 (Maria S. Young)
Philadelphia Marathon runners on Arch St. 2015 (Maria S. Young)
Robert Lee high-fives girlfriend and Philadelphia Marathon runner Hanna Schlosser, as she passes him on Arch St.
Family and friends rush to the sidelines to watch Philadelphia Marathon runners pass by on Arch St. (Maria S. Young)
Philadelphia Marathon runners on Arch St. 2015 (Maria S. Young)
A supporter holds up a sign on Arch St. (Maria S. Young)
(l to r ) Jeff Slotterback, Adam Schwarz, and Jocelyn Preston support Philadelphia Marathon runners as they pass on Arch St. (Maria S. Young)
A supporter watches Philadelphia Marathon runners pass by on Arch St. (Maria S. Young)
Philadelphia Marathon runners on Arch St. 2015 (Maria S. Young)
Kate and Alice (behind the sign) Barrett pass out tissues and pretzel sticks to runners as they pass on Arch St.. Both are here to support Philadelphia Marathon runner Danielle Decarolis. (Maria S. Young)
A Philadelphia Marathon runner briefly stops to hug and high-five family and friends on the sidelines at Arch St. (Maria S. Young)
After they finish, each runner gets a blanket at the Philadelphia Marathon 2015 (Maria S. Young)
Philadelphia Marathon medals 2015 (Maria S. Young)
Philadelphia Marathon runners after the race on Ben Franklin Parkway. 2015 (Maria S. Young)

They came. They saw. They ran.

Nearly 30,000 runners hit Philadelphia Sunday for the 26.2 mile course that makes up the Gore-tex Philadelphia Marathon.

Related link:Marathoners run with a purpose

The winner was Teklu Deneke, of Ethiopia, currently residing in Arizona, with a time of two hours and 17 minutes.

The female winner was Gisela Olade Granados, of Mexico, currently residing in Tennessee.

Philadelphia Brian Lang broke the Guiness World Record for fastest run dressed as Santa. He ran 26.2 miles in a Santa suit, hat and beard in two hours and fifty-four minutes.