According to Philadelphia.cbslocal.com, Thirteen hundred athletes took to running, racing in the water, and biking for the Women’s Philadelphia Triathlon and 5K in Fairmount Park on Sunday, the only all-women triathlon in the State of Pennsylvania. The event features a nine mile bike ride on closed roads, a 5K run through West Fairmount Park and a 300 meter swim in Kelly Pool, a challenge these empowering women look forward to all year. With one woman saying, “This is the best race, I love an all-women’s race,” “There’s nothing like it Someone saying, ‘You go girl, you got this, your almost there,’ can be the difference between you walking and running through the end.” The Women’s Philadelphia Triathlon and 5K also features an all-women 5K run or walk.
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