Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)

The lottery opens February 1, 2026 (12:01 a.m. EST), and closes February 13, 2026 (11:59 p.m. EST).

Runners will be notified the week of February 16, 2026 on their lottery status.

Remember, you must enter the lottery to run the race.

This includes address changes or ordering an in-training shirt.

Here is a tutorial that walks you through editing your registration record on RunSignup (View tutorial)

You can only register as an individual for the race. Participants who would like to run with friends must register individually.

How the transfer process works

You may transfer your bib to someone you know.

If you wish to transfer your bib, it is your responsibility to find someone to transfer it to. Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run will help with periodic social media postings, but it will be your responsibility to find someone to transfer your bib. We recommend your running club or your running circle.

Once you find someone to transfer, log in to your RunSignUp account and follow the instructions on transferring.

Notes regarding bib transfers:

Links do not expire with transfers, but participants can cancel their initiated transfer. However, the deadline to initiate transfers must by made by April 15 and you must complete the transfer prior to April 17, 2026.

There is a transfer fee of $15, which will be paid by the person accepting the transfer.

Please note that add-on items (iTab, photo package, etc) will not be transferred along with the registration. Once the transfer is complete, the original registrant must request a refund of add-ons, minus processing fees.

The originator will receive a full refund, minus processing fees.

The Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run does not permit anyone to charge fees over the standard entry fees for each event for a transferred registration. Anyone found overcharging will be banned from future races.

If you have any questions, call 215-683-3594 or email [email protected].

(View instructions on transferring your bib)

You will not receive an entry fee refund for this year’s race if you decide to defer.

In addition, you will still be required to pay the entry fee for the 2027 race in which you have a guaranteed spot.

The deferral program closes on April 15, 2026 (11:59 p.m. EST).

Yes, you are guaranteed entry.

Yes, you can defer your 2026 entry to 2027 if you are selected in the 2026 lottery.  Please be aware deferring your entry guarantees you a spot bypassing the 2027 lottery, but you will still be required to pay the 2027 entry fee.

Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run Health & Wellness Expo, presented by Ivy Rehab

Enjoy health and fitness related vendors of all sorts, including the official merchandise of the Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run. The Expo is open to runners, volunteers, family members, supporters, and anyone who would like to attend.

Pennsylvania Convention Center
1101 Arch Street – Hall F, Philadelphia, PA
(The entrance to Hall F is at 12th and Arch Streets)

Expo dates and hours are:

Friday, May 1, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 2, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

For directions to the Convention Center and a complete listing of parking lots in close proximity to the Pennsylvania Convention Center, click here for directions and parking information.

Bib packet pick-up

Please bring your photo ID with you to packet pick-up. We strongly recommend you have your bib number handy.

If you cannot attend the Expo, a friend or fellow runner may pick up your packet for you if they provide:

• Your bib number
• A brief note from you authorizing them to pick up your packet
• Their photo ID
• A copy or photo of your photo ID (a picture on their phone is acceptable)

• Your bib number
• A brief note from you authorizing them to pick up your packet
• Their photo ID
• A copy or photo of your photo ID (a picture on their phone is acceptable)

Runners who line up in faster corrals without visiting the Corral Change Table first may be disqualified.

Fun activities like face painting and more will also be included in the Children’s Fun Zone.

Commemorative T-shirts are available for the first 500 participants and all Children’s Run participants will receive refreshments.

Entry fee is just $10 per child (Ages 2 and under FREE).

Children ages 2 to 5 will be in age appropriate dashes. Fun Miler Participants must be ages 6 to 12. This event is for children under 12 only. If you are over the age of 12 you cannot register for this event.

You may also register for the Children’s Run at the FINISH line at the Navy Yard starting at 6:30 a.m. on Race Day.

Registration on May 1 and May 2 is available for the Children’s Fun Zone and Children’s Run only.

Your used shoes will be distributed to communities in need. For each bin of shoes collected, a financial donation will be made to Students Run Philly Style.

The Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run is pleased to partner with Community Recycling and Students Run Philly Style at this year’s event and thanks you for your support!

Race day schedule

4 a.m. – Stadium Complex lots open (Stadium Complex parking lots close as they fill)
5 a.m. – Start area opens
6:30 a.m. – Gear check ends
6:40 a.m. – Runners must be in their corrals
6:55 a.m. – Wheelchair athletes start time
7 a.m. – Race time begins (elite athletes and first wave)
7 a.m. – Children’s Zone opens
12 p.m. – Runners must pick up their gear from the gear check buses.

Getting to the start

The start area is located on the Central High School Field grounds at Broad Street and Somerville Avenue. You have several options to get there on race day.

Coming from inside the city
The Broad Street Line is the best way to get to the start area — free of charge!

Simply show your race bib to the cashier at any Broad Street Line station.

Coming from outside the city
For those taking Regional Rail or the Market-Frankford Line from outside the city to Suburban Station, you can hop on the Broad Street Line at City Hall Station.

If you’re taking PATCO from New Jersey, get off at the 12th/13th & Locust Street Station and walk two blocks west to the Broad & Locust Station on the Broad Street Line.

If you plan on driving from outside of the city, you should park at one of the following locations:

• The Stadium Complex. There is no parking in FDR Park this year.
• Center City (and use any Broad Street Line station)

Please don’t plan to park near the start area, as no parking is available. There is also no parking on Pattison Avenue. Normal parking restrictions will be enforced.

• Once you’ve parked, take the Broad Street Line at NRG Station near the Stadium Complex for FREE.
• All trains travel north to the Olney Transportation Center, right by the start area.

Using rideshare: Please have your driver drop you off at either:

• Broad Street and Chew Avenue
• Ogontz and Somerville Avenues

Tips for drivers

• Runners should carpool.
• Arrive early — Stadium Complex lots will open by 4:00 a.m. and close as they are filled. There is no parking in FDR Park this year.
• Please dispose of all trash before you leave.
• All vehicles need to be removed from the Sports Complex lots by 12 p.m.

The race start area on Broad Street from Olney Avenue to Windrim Avenue will close to traffic at 4 a.m. and Broad Street from Windrim Avenue to Erie Avenue will close at 6:30 a.m. The remainder of the course along Broad Street will close to traffic at 7:15 a.m.

Roads will reopen as they are cleared and serviced. The City expects the course to reopen by noon. The Philadelphia Police Department will be assigned to the detours around the run route to assist motorists. Motorists are advised to use alternate routes, avoid areas along the race course, allow for extra driving time, and proceed with caution during the race.

Pedestrians can expect delays when trying to cross roads or streets along the race course. Police will allow pedestrian traffic through intersections when possible, depending on the flow of race participants.

Prior to Sunday, “No Parking” signs will be posted at the starting area, along the race course, and in the center median of Broad Street. City of Philadelphia “No Parking” regulations will be strictly enforced. All vehicles on the race route will be relocated, beginning on Saturday evening, May 2.

Information about public transportation options is available on SEPTA’s website.

Parking

There is no parking available in the start area. Participants can park their cars for free in the Sports Complex parking lots (Broad Street and Pattison Avenue) and take the SEPTA Broad Street Line to the start area.

All vehicles need to be removed from the Sports Complex lots by 12 p.m.

Here’s how gear check works:

• Put some form of identification, including your name, address, and phone number, inside your bag in case we need to contact you after the race. We won’t accept garments outside of the bag.
• Find a gear check bus located around the start area, including Olney Avenue, Old York Road, and Widener Drive.
• Check your gear by 6:30 a.m.
• Attach one wristband to your bag and give your bag to the gear volunteer. Keep the second wristband and sticker with you. You will need these to help you find your bus and claim your bag at the finish area.
• Remember the bus number in which you checked your gear because buses will not be loaded by bib number.
• Pick up your gear in the finish area. Gear check pick-up will now be located on S. 13th St. and Intrepid Ave.
• We will not accept any personal backpacks or other large bags at gear check on race day; you must have a clear bag. For your safety and the safety of others, all bags will be subject to inspection.
• Please do not leave personal items at the start line. Any item you do not want to take with you on your run must be placed in a clear plastic bag and checked.

Family and friends can track the progress of athletes this year with either email notifications or push notifications on their web browser.

No app download is required and there is no set-up required by the runner. You give us permission to contact your device and the personal results show up in your device’s new notifications, just like a weather alert or other push notification.

You now choose email or notifications. If you give us permission, then that’s it!

To learn more, go to www.broadstreetrun.com/tracking/

Start Corrals

We use a corralled wave system at the start of the race. Your corral assignment is based on the anticipated finish time you provided at registration. Runners must be in their corrals by 6:40 a.m.

Look up your corral by going to our registration status page and entering your information.

Start times

• Wheelchairs: 6:55 a.m.
• Elite athletes and first wave: 7:00 a.m.
• After the first wave, the next waves will start every three to five minutes

Please remember to hydrate before the race. Water, provided by ACME Markets, will be located at the following mile marks:

2.2 miles
4.2 miles
6.3 miles
7.8 miles
9.1 miles
Finish line

Bottled water, provided by ACME Markets, will be available at the Finish Line.

Runners who line up in faster corrals without visiting the Corral Change Table first may be disqualified.

Receive alerts as runners cross-timing equipment at various points on the course.

Go to www.broadstreetrun.com/tracking to sign up.

Note: There is no setup required for the runner.

Safety and security

PROHIBITED ITEMS

• Weapons and contraband of any kind (regardless of permitting). This will include firearms, knives, pepper spray, etc. NOTE: Right-to-Carry permits will not be honored and weapons will not be permitted into the venue.
• Fireworks (includes flammable liquids, fuels or explosives)
• Suitcases
• Bulky items or packages larger than 12”x12”x6”
• Containers (glass, aluminum or otherwise) that can hold more than 1 liter of liquid. (Sealed water bottles & sealed baby bottles are permitted). NOTE: NO glass containers of any type/size are permitted!
• Alcohol
• Illegal drugs or illicit substances of any kind
• Bicycles or scooters
• Facial costume masks of any kind (except religious headwear).

NOTE:  Persons entering the secured zone may wear a COVID prevention mask covering both their nose and mouth. Security personnel will NOT deny entry to persons wearing this mask.

• Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS/Drones)
• Selfie sticks
• Props (includes flagpoles, military or fire gear, sporting equipment or other hard objects)
• Coolers (hard sided; plastic, metal, etc.). NOTE: Soft sided coolers ARE PERMITTED!  Must be hand searched at the entry gate.
• Large umbrellas (i.e. Beach Umbrellas)
• Animals or reptiles (Exception: ADA defined service animals (only dogs; refer to ADA fact sheet) are permitted for spectators only. No animals are allowed on the race course(s))

DISCOURAGED ITEMS

• Large blankets, comforters or sleeping bags
• Backpacks, handbags or shoulder bags of any kind (clear plastic participant bags are permitted)
• Action cameras

NOTE:  Runners, event staff/vendors, and emergency personnel will be permitted to enter the secured zones at the start & finish areas.  Gates in the Finish area will open @ 5:00 AM.  Beginning @ 7:30 AM, due to the walk-off from the Food Tent, spectators will only be permitted to enter the Marine Parade Grounds from the north end (Intrepid Avenue side).

NOTE:  All persons entering this venue will be screened via walk-through magnetometers, and/or by security agents equipped with hand-held magnetometers.

NOTE:  All items being carried into the venue will be thoroughly searched by security agents at each checkpoint.

Service Animal Fact Sheet

Under the ADA, a service animal is defined as a dog that has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability. The task(s) performed by the dog must be directly related to the person’s disability.

Emotional support*, therapy, comfort, or companion animals are NOT considered service animals under the ADA. While there are different regulations for these types of animals under legislation such as the Fair Housing Act, the ADA, which covers public spaces, only recognizes task-trained service animals under the law.

* The ADA makes a distinction between psychiatric service animals and emotional support animals. If the dog has been trained to sense that an anxiety attack is about to happen and take a specific action to help avoid the attack or lessen its impact, that would qualify as a service animal. However, if the dog’s mere presence provides comfort, that would not be considered a service animal under the ADA.

In situations where it is not obvious that the dog is a service animal, staff may ask only two specific questions:

• Is the dog a service animal required because of a disability?
• What work or task has the dog been trained to perform?

Staff are NOT allowed to request any documentation for the dog, require that the dog demonstrate its task, or inquire about the nature of the person’s disability. The ADA does NOT require service animals to wear a vest, ID tag, or specific harness.

The ADA requires that service animals be under the control of the handler at all times.  If a particular service animal is out of control and the handler does not take effective action to control it, or if it is not housebroken, that animal may be excluded. In most instances, the handler will be the individual with a disability or a third party who accompanies the individual with a disability. The service animal must be harnessed, leashed, or tethered while in public places unless these devices interfere with the service animal’s work or the person’s disability prevents use of these devices. In that case, the person must use voice, signal, or other effective means to maintain control of the animal. The dog could be off leash to do its job but may be leashed at other times. Under control also means that a service animal should not be allowed to bark repeatedly in a lecture hall, theater, library, or other quiet place.

However, if a dog barks just once, or barks because someone has provoked it, this would NOT mean that the dog is out of control. If a service animal is out of control and the handler does not take effective action to control it, staff may request that the animal be removed from the premises.

Source: https://www.ada.gov/resources/service-animals-faqs/

Missing Children and Lost Items

Missing children: If a child is missing, please report this to the nearest Philadelphia Police Officer as soon as possible. All lost children will also be taken to the Information Tent next to the awards stage where they will remain for 45 to 60 minutes. After that time, lost children will be escorted to the Philadelphia Police Department Central Division until reunification can be made with a parent or guardian.

It’s always a smart idea to take a photo of your children before attending a public event and have the child memorize the cell phone of their parent or guardian.

Lost items: During the Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run, lost items can be dropped off at the Information Tent next to the awards stage. All items will be collected and remain in possession of Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run staff. Anyone seeking to reclaim lost items can do so at the information tent. After event hours, you can contact the Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run at ([email protected] | 215-683-3594).

For public transportation information contact SEPTA at 215-580-7800.

Subway trains from Broad Street and Pattison Avenue will begin running at 5:00 a.m. Express trains will run continuously as soon as they become full. You should board at the Walnut/Locust stop if you are boarding from Center City.

It is in your best interest to board a train before 5:30 a.m. to allow for any delays. It takes approximately 35 minutes for local subway trains to reach the SEPTA Broad and Olney Transportation Center, which is a few blocks above the start. However, express trains when operating take about 20 minutes.

Fun activities like face painting, clowns and more will also be included in the Children’s Fun Zone. Commemorative T-shirts are available for the first 500 participants and all Children’s Run participants will receive refreshments.

Entry fee is just $10 per child (Ages 2 and under FREE).

Children ages 2 to 5 will be in age appropriate dashes. Fun Miler Participants must be ages 6 to 12. This event is for children under 12 only. If you are over the age of 12 you cannot register for this event.

You may register for the Children’s Fun Zone and Children’s Run at the finish line starting at 7:00 a.m. on Race Day.

Registration on May 3 is available for the Children’s Fun Zone and Children’s Run only.

Once again, the whole family is welcome on race day to the Children’s Fun Zone and Children’s Run at the Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run on Sunday, May 3, 2026.

Bring the kids down to the Finish Line in the Navy Yard where the festivities start at 7 a.m. Events for your little runners include the Children’s Run and dashes for all ages. Fun activities like face painting and more will also be included in the Children’s Fun Zone.

Commemorative T-shirts are available for the first 500 participants and all Children’s Run participants will receive refreshments.

Entry fee is just $10 per child (Ages 2 and under FREE).

Children ages 2 to 5 will be in age appropriate dashes. Fun Miler Participants must be ages 6 to 12. This event is for children under 12 only. If you are over the age of 12 you cannot register for this event.

You can register at the Health & Wellness Expo in the Children’s Fun Zone (May 1 and May 2) or register at the FINISH line at the Navy Yard starting at 6:30 a.m. on Race Day.

Event day schedule (May 3, 2026):

Registration begins at 6:30 a.m. at the Navy Yard
Festivities or Kids Activities start at 7 a.m.
Children’s Run starts at 7 a.m. (ages 6 through 12)
Age-Group Dashes at 7:30 a.m., 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. (ages 2 through 5)
All Children’s Fun Zone Activities will end by 11 a.m.

Please note that parents must be present with their children.

Finish Line Area

​The race will end in the Navy Yard. After crossing the finish line, make sure to continue moving into the runner refreshment area.

Refreshments: Remove the food tag from your bib and give it to the volunteers in the refreshment tent to receive a refreshment packet. Our preparations included one of each item per runner.

Please be considerate of others and only take one of each item. Please help keep the area clean and put all waste in the proper receptacles.

Medal distribution: All medals will be distributed at the rear of each refreshment tent.

Exiting the finish area: Exit the finish at the designated exit points.

Designated pick-up area and rideshare: The designated pick up area is 7th Street from Packer Avenue to Pattison Avenue.

Get your race results quickly! After you cross the finish line, you can find out your results shortly after the race by:

• Visiting broadstreetrun.com results page
• Scanning the QR code on your race bib

Course records

Male – Raymond Magut (2023) – 45:13:32
Female – Cynthia Limo (2023) – 50:54:24
Non-Binary – Bryan Morseman (2025) – 52:18:10
Master Male – Sergio Reyes (2023) – 48:30
Master Female – Margaret Jjuguna Wangai (2019) – 55:49
Wheelchair Open Male – Tony Nogueira (2007) –  32:05
Wheelchair Open Female – Jessica Galli (2001) – 39:59
Wheelchair Master Male – Tony Nogueira (2008) – 33:52
Wheelchair Master Female – Jacqui Kapinowski (2008) – 49:19