Philly Mayor's Cup
About this race
This is the Mayor's Cup: Runners from each and every Philadelphia community - fast runners and slow runners, trail runners and road runners, ultra-runners and 5K specialists, competitors and volunteers - coming together to represent the "team" they call their own.
5 Events, held on a single day, with a single start/finish line. Clubs from all over the city, coming together for competition and socialization: if you do not have the password for your club (or want to find a new club so that you can get involved), all club contact information can be found here.
There are no individual winners. The top male and female from each club, in each race, will earn points (based on ranking) for their club. The winning club will be the Mayor's Cup Champion.
May the Best Club Win.
The Mayor's Cup was born out of a simple observation: Philadelphia has a tremendous network of local Running Clubs that challenge, motivate, and inspire allegiance from their runners.
Each race distance has a separate start time. Please verify your start time!
All registrations require a password from your club - if you do not know the password for your club, please contact your Team Captain via the information in their club page (here).
Join fellow runners on August 13, 2022 for the Philly Mayor's Cup. It's a fantastic 5K, 8K, 10K, 16.1K, Half-Marathon, 1.6K featuring a flat and fast course in Philadelphia.
Pick your distance
Running
5K Cross Country Race
The 5K adheres to the traditional Belmont Plateau Cross Country Course. It involves some gravel path and grass, and several tough hills, but it is not a technical trail course. 5K Course Map: https://www.strava.com/activities/491085073
5 Mile Road Race
The 5 Mile race is a Road Race with several tough hills and ~3/4 of a mile on grass. 2018 5 Mile Course Map: http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/1073449688 2017 5 Mile Elevation Profile: http://phillymayorscup.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/5-Mile-Elevation.png Courses subject to minor changes in 2022.
10K Trail Race
The 10K is a single loop of semi-technical trails through Fairmount Park. It consists of many rolling hills, ~1/4 mile on road, and ~3/4 of a mile on grass. The course in 2022 has change slightly from the one shown below to adjust to new trails in the park, but expect a similar profile. 2016 10K Trail Course Map: https://www.strava.com/activities/505817720
10 Mile Road Race
The 10 Mile race is a Road Race with several tough hills, a flat section along MLK Drive and ~3/4 of a mile on grass. 2018 10 Mile Course https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/798504205 Courses subject to minor changes in 2022.
Half Marathon Trail Race
The Half Marathon is a two loops of semi-technical trails through Fairmount Park, along with an additional loop of the grass plateau. It consists of many rolling hills, ~1/4 mile on road, and ~1.75 of a mile on grass. The course in 2022 has changed slightly from the one shown below to adjust to new trails in the park, but expect a similar profile. 2018 Half Marathon Course https://www.strava.com/activities/1076795102 There are some minor changes to the course in 2022 to adapt to new trails in the park, but the course remains similar.
Kids Run
The kids run is a single loop around the plateau (total of ~.8 miles). It does start uphill; there is good visibility of the course throughout. And it's just for fun!
Weather Overview
These values reflect historical conditions on the race dates in Philadelphia in 2022, from Open-Meteo archive data.
About Philadelphia
Philly Mayor's Cup takes place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The local timezone is America/New_York.
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