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05-22-09, 09:28 PM
I'm thinking of taking Amtrak down to Philly on June 7th for the men's race. It starts at 9am and ends about 3pm.
The earliest train arrives at 30th street station at about 9am. I can walk to the start/finish from there if I wanted to, but I would only catch the race after the first lap.
I was thinking I would want to venture to Lemon Hill (a longer walk) or take a train to the Manayunk station and walk to Levering/Lyceum ave to catch most of the race from there. The R6 looks like it leaves 30th st station at 9:20 and arrives at Manayunk station about 9:45.
I think I would prefer to watch from Manayunk, but I fear that it will be too crowded to get a good view. Lemon Hill would seem to be a good alternate spot and might be easier to get close.
Any advice regarding good spectator spots would be appreciated. Thank you in advance for your consideration.
:)
The earliest train arrives at 30th street station at about 9am. I can walk to the start/finish from there if I wanted to, but I would only catch the race after the first lap.
I was thinking I would want to venture to Lemon Hill (a longer walk) or take a train to the Manayunk station and walk to Levering/Lyceum ave to catch most of the race from there. The R6 looks like it leaves 30th st station at 9:20 and arrives at Manayunk station about 9:45.
I think I would prefer to watch from Manayunk, but I fear that it will be too crowded to get a good view. Lemon Hill would seem to be a good alternate spot and might be easier to get close.
Any advice regarding good spectator spots would be appreciated. Thank you in advance for your consideration.
:)