Your guide to the 2026 Philly Love Run Half Marathon and 7k – NBC10 Philadelphia
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The Saucony Philly Love Run Half Marathon and 7k is going on this weekend in Center City Philadelphia.
Since its inception, the race has offered out yearly, attracting greater than 15,000 runners. The course showcases the metropolis’s historic landmarks and scenic landscapes.
Whether you are operating, watching from the sidelines, or simply making an attempt to keep away from the entire occasion altogether, right here is your guide to highway closures, parking restrictions, and SEPTA adjustments forward of the massive day:
Timing for the 2026 Love Run
The Saucony Philly Love Run Half Marathon and 7k will happen on Sunday, March 29, 2026.
7:30 am: Half marathon and 7K begin time
Noon: Half marathon course closes
9 am to midday: Finish pageant and beer backyard
Road Closures for the 2026 Love Run
The begin and end line for each distances might be at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
The following streets might be closed on Sunday, March 29, starting at 3 am till round 1 pm:
- Benjamin Franklin Parkway from twenty second Street to Eakins Oval
- Eakins Oval from Benjamin Franklin Parkway to the Philadelphia Museum of Art
- MLK Drive from Eakins Oval to Falls Bridge
- Kelly Drive from Eakins Oval to Fairmount Avenue
The entirety of the Love Run Philadelphia Half Marathon and 7.6K programs will shut at roughly 6:45 am:
- Benjamin Franklin Parkway from sixteenth Street to Eakins Oval
- sixteenth Street from Benjamin Franklin Parkway to John F. Kennedy Boulevard
- John F. Kennedy Blvd. from sixteenth Street to twentieth Street
- twentieth Street from John F. Kennedy Blvd. to Market Street
- Market Street from twentieth Street to fifteenth Street
- S. Penn Square to Juniper Street
- Juniper Street to Market Street
- Market Street from Juniper Street to sixth Street
- sixth Street from Market Street to Arch Street
- Arch Street from sixth Street to Benjamin Franklin Parkway
- Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to Falls Bridge
- Lansdowne Drive to Sweet Briar Drive
- Black Road to Avenue of the Republic
- Avenue of the Republic to Memorial Hill Drive
- Memorial Hill Drive to S. Concourse Drive
Roads might be reopened as they’re serviced and cleared, metropolis officers mentioned. All roads in Center City are anticipated to be reopened to vehicular visitors by 11 am
Detailed course maps can be found here.
Parking Restrictions for the 2026 Love Run
City officers mentioned “Temporary No Parking” indicators might be posted in reference to the closures listed above, with parking prohibited in the posted areas on Sunday, March 29, between 4 am and 1 pm
Vehicles parked in “Temporary No Parking” areas throughout posted hours might be relocated.
Public Transportation for the 2026 Love Run
The following SEPTA Bus Routes might be detoured on Saturday, March 28, starting at 6 am till roughly 2 am on Sunday, March 29:
The following SEPTA Bus Routes might be detoured on Sunday, March 29, starting at 6 am till roughly 1 pm:
- 2, 4, 7, 16, 17, 23, 27, 31, 32, 33, 38, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 61, 124 and 125
City officers mentioned buses might be detoured from their regular routes via the Center City space and Old City space.
Detours might be posted, and particular route adjustments can be found on the System Status Page at www.septa.org.
