Phila Marathon 2024 Presidential. The philadelphia marathon (aka the philadelphia independence marathon), founded in 1954, is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of philadelphia, pennsylvania. In philadelphia, we redefine the experience of what a marathon should be.

Last year was a monumental year for the philadelphia marathon weekend as we celebrated the 30th running of the aacr philadelphia marathon, but that’s not all we celebrated. The philadelphia marathon (aka the philadelphia independence marathon), founded in 1954, is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of philadelphia, pennsylvania.