27th ANNUAL BLUE CROSS BROAD STREET RUN CROSSES FINISH LINE WITH RECORD TURNOUT

WHO: 15,300 Runners registered, 13,689 started the race, 13,549 finished. All totals were Event records. Full results of the race are listed on www.broadstreetrun.com.

WINNERS: MEN - Nathan Kosgei, Kenya, 48:18.
WOMEN - Olga Romanova, Russia, 53:21.
WHEELCHAIR MEN- Tony Nogueira, Glen Ridge, NJ, 38:51.
WHEELCHAIR WOMEN - Kaitlyn Willard, Havertown, PA, 44:07.

COURSE RECORDS:
Men: Simon Wangai - 2002 45:16*
Women: Catherine Ndereba -1999 53:07
Master Men: Andrey Kuznetsov - 2002 50:13
Master Women: Sandra Mewett - 1992 57:56
Wheelchair Open Men: Tony Nogueira - 2003 34:43
Wheelchair Master Men: Paul Erway - 1999 39:02
Wheelchair Open Women: Jessica Galli - 2001 39:59
* Best 10 Mile Time Ever recorded in the U.S.

WHAT: 27th Annual Blue Cross Broad Street Run- the second largest 10-miler in the country- conducted by the Philadelphia Recreation Department and Sponsored by Independence Blue Cross, the Philadelphia Daily News, LUKOIL and Family Dealerships and with the cooperation of many city agencies & more than 45 volunteer groups to raise funds for the American Cancer Society.

WHEN: Sunday, May 7, 2006 - 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

WHERE: 10 miles through the varied neighborhoods of Philadelphia along Broad Street. Runners ran one straight street for the full 10 miles. Starting line - Central High School Athletic Field (Broad Street & Somerville Avenue); Finish line - inside the Philadelphia Navy Yard (at the end of Broad Street in South Philadelphia).

WHY: This Philadelphia tradition attracted fitness enthusiasts, American Cancer Society supporters, and elite runners competing for prize money totaling $10,500.

Broad Street was the focus of health and fitness enthusiasts as runners and their friends and families headed to the Run's finish line activities at the end of Broad Street in the Philadelphia Navy Yard in South Philadelphia. Race Director Jim Marino stated, "This event continues to grow with the large surge of women taking part and the great word of mouth publicity among the runners themselves". The gender gap continued to close as 6,150 females participated compared to 7,414 male participants in 2006. Runners from over 53 States and foreign countries participated in this year's race.

BAGHDAD BROAD STREET RUN A SUCCESS A Baghdad version of the Broad Street Run was staged in Iraq just hours before the race. LT Colonel Chris Lauchner organized the event; He and his wife, Carole, have run the Broad Street Run several times. About 100 soldiers participated in the event, six loops of 1.67 miles inside the American Embassy compound. Todd Dye won the race in 1:06:52. Lauchner finished 13th in 1:15:29. His wife Carole finished the Philadelphia race in 1:37:52. Race Director Jim Marino announced the successful completion of the Baghdad Run to the runners at the Broad Street starting line, who cheered the news.