Five years ago, with the encouragement of my friend Jacqui Calnan, I ran my first Broad Street Run. Never had run that distance before. My first year I had a charity bib for the Fairmount Park Conservancy. If I run this year, it would be the 6th consecutive year of running it. This year, I am also running to raise money for my beloved hometown, Philadelphia and its beautiful parks.
Fairmount Park Conservancy brings parks to life. We improve and steward Philadelphia’s parks, enhance their historic and cultural assets, and support the communities they serve. We envision a vibrant, high-quality, and equitable park system that enriches the lives of all Philadelphians and serves as a model for excellence in civic engagement, environmental stewardship, historic preservation, and cultural vitality.
Thanks to hundreds of Park Champion runners who have participated over the last 7 years, we've been able to restore the historic Belmont Plateau 5k Cross Country Course and have built the first sections of the Trolley Trail—a planned 5 mile soft trail loop around West Park following the route of the former Fairmount Park Trolley.
Read a Q&A with one of our runners from 2018 about why they ran with us.
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