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The PRTC Indoor Classic: March 7th, 2026
Presented by Philly Runner and Cloudline PT
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Join us on Saturday, March 7th, 2026 for the 2nd Annual PRTC Indoor Classic at the University of Pennsylvania's Jane and David Ott Center.
In our first year, we had over five-hundred athletes from across the region and country compete, athletes ranging in ages from 13 to 81, and a Master's World Record. Youth clubs, high school teams, college club teams, master's teams, community run clubs, and elite post-collegiate teams are all able to find an opportunity to finish their indoor track season.
In year two, we are expanding our meet and are committed to providing an unintimidating, approachable environment for athletes from all experience levels to compete.
The PRTC Indoor Classic is USATF Sanctioned and is on the World Athletics calendar. All events will have:
Open sections: run slow to fast and grouped based on expected finish time with pacers marking milestone finish times (e.g. mile in 5:00, 5:30, 6:00, 6:30, etc.) for select events.
Masters sections: masters-athlete-only (40 years and above) sections, eligible for prize money ($800 prize pool).
High Performance sections: optimally paced, highly competitive, elite fields with prize money ($2,000 prize pool).
⭐ New in 2026:
The 400m Sprint: We've added the 400m Sprint to provide more opportunities to sprint athletes.
It costs less if you're doubling: 50%-off the costlier event if registering for the 200m, 400m, 800m, and Mile (3,000m and Distance Medley Relay excluded; applied at check-out).
Easier DMR registration: This year, there will be one purchaser for each Distance Medley Relay team. This cost is applied when relay captain creates the relay team. Subsequent members must sign-up on RunSignUp and join their relay (they pay $0 at check-out).
Featured Clubs: Featured Clubs will get a shout-out from our announcers at the meet. Check-out our Featured Clubs page. To add your club to the page, please complete the following form.
Order of Events: The meet will follow a rolling schedule beginning with our first event, the 3000m, which will start sharply at 10:00am. The listed times are when you should start listening for the first calls of your event. Please pay attention to the announcements as we will announce first, second, and final calls for each event.
9:00 AM: Doors open, track is available for warm-ups
9:30 AM: expect calls for the 3000m
9:45 AM: Begin clearing track
10:00 AM: 3000m start
10:05 AM: expect calls for 800m Dash
10:30 AM: expect calls for the 400m Sprint
11:00 AM: expect calls for the Mile
11:30 AM: expect calls for the 200m Sprint
12:30 PM: expect calls for the DMR
Please email [email protected] for all inquiries (including questions and elite inquiries).
About Us
Philadelphia Runner Track Club (PRTC) is committed to fostering the growth of post-collegiate athletes in the Philadelphia area through coaching, training groups, and a supportive community. As a 509(a)2 public charity, we offer opportunities to compete at local and national levels in track, road, cross country, and trail events. Learn more about us on our website.
Follow Us & Contact
Stay up to date with event details by following us on Instagram @prtc_indoorclassic or email us at [email protected] for any inquiries.
AT THE "STRONG SUGGESTION" of the City of Philadelphia Office of Risk Management we are postponing the 2026 Souper Bowl 5K
due to the expected conditions at race time and the heavy exposure at the Northeast Philadelphia Airport. In keeping with the information below we have requested the July 25, 2026, race date, keeping with the opening of TRAINING CAMP. As soon as that is approved we will reopen registration. We will be starting at 8:30AM and the give away will change from a soup mug to a pint glass.
Super Football Weekend
There’s a new race, coming to Northeast Philly on the Saturday before the BIG GAME!
A 5K on a shorter version of the NorFEAST 4 Miler course, along the Northeast Philadelphia Airport bike path.
The turn around will be near Avalon Street along Academy Road.
Like the big game we’ll have a late start.
Packet Pick-Up and Late Registration beings at 10:00AM inside Northeast SkateZone.
The race doesn’t start until 11:00AM so you can sleep in on Saturday (hopefully it will warm up a bit after sunrise) and still make the start of the race!
There may even be halftime entertainment!
Bathroom facilities are also INDOORS!
THIS CHANGE: SOUP MUGS & spoons TO THOSE REGISTERED BY January 17, 2026 We ordered some extra so there's still a chance you'll get one
SOUP at the finish! Please do not take food back inside SkateZone.
MEDALS
In keeping with the tradition of races at this location we'll be giving out a themed medal, but it will not be the same boring traditional race finisher medal.
We're hoping cheerleaders will send you off and welcome you back to the finish. If you know a group that would like to come out, we would love to hear from you.
Gridiron themed awards for the top three men and women overall and in these age groups:
19 & Under, 20-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60+ Women, 60-69 Men, 70+ Men
Age groups may be altered depending on registration demographics
Additionally we will awards $100 runBUCKS CrackedBell gift cards to the first man and woman wearing the winning team’s colors on race day. We won’t know that until about 11PM on Sunday February 8, 2026. (Colors means official gear not just a shirt that may match the colors of each team in the big game.)
POST RACE OPEN SKATE
Northeast SkateZone is extending an offer to attend Public Skating after the race for the reduced group price of $13 per person. Sign up during the registration process, in the “STORE” section.
WEATHER
Race Director reserves the right to alter or shorten the course due to weather and/or conditions of the road. Should roads be undrivable or the path be unrunnable on race day we will reschedule of a date near the beginning of training camp (warm weather)
Especially for this race we suggest you sign up (during registration questions) to receive text messaging concerning the race
Should 19154 5K need to reschedule to our date. You can make the 1.7 miles from St Anselm's to SkateZone in 6 minutes.
Their race starts at 9:15AM. Our race begins at 11AM
ABOUT THE SOUP
The soup for 2026 will be a tomato bouillon with chicken stock base and Alphabet Soup Pasta. Sorry no substitutes to vegans and those with wheat allergies
LET'S GO FLYERS!
THE COURSE:
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USA Swimming Club. 6 members.
USA Swimming Club. 117 members.
USA Swimming Club. 83 members.
In 2012, Original Propaganda Athletic Club opened its doors in Philadelphia with a simple conviction: every runner belongs. Founded to unite athletes across the entire spectrum, from beginners finding their footing to experienced marathoners chasing splits, OPAC built a culture where effort is respected regardless of pace or distance. Saturday mornings anchor the crew's rhythm, rotating through Philadelphia's parks and trails with pace groups that genuinely accommodate walkers through long-distance runners. The weekly tradition has become a proving ground for personal growth, skill development, and authentic connection. What drives OPAC's identity is the belief that running improvement and community support aren't competing values, they're inseparable. Over more than a decade, the crew has shaped how Philadelphia's athletic landscape values diversity and dedication, proving that a running community's strength lies in how it lifts up every single member.
USA Swimming Club. Safe Sport Recognized. 115 members.