Sunday marked Katie Florio's first marathon win in the seven she's run. A Center City resident and Ardmore native, Katie Florio has been running for a long time — since fourth grade, she said. And she's competed at some of the highest levels, including running in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the marathon twice.

Katie Florio was overwhelmed with emotion Sunday morning after crossing the finish line. The Center City resident became only the second local woman in more than three decades to win the Philadelphia Marathon.

On Sunday, the city of Philadelphia took to the streets to witness the Philadelphia Marathon — and the fans got to watch one of their own cross the finish line first. With 17,000 runners lined up in the shadow of the Art Museum,

Center City mom Katie Florio is this year’s Philadelphia Marathon women’s race winner, only the second woman from the Philadelphia area to have won it in recent years, writes Paulie Loscalzo for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Just one year after giving birth to her first child, Philadelphia’s own Katie Florio took a hometown win at Sunday’s Philadelphia Marathon. The 31-year-old clocked a new personal-best time of 2:32:42 to edge out the women’s field by more than 40 seconds and claim the USD $10,000 winning prize.

William Loevner, from Pittsburgh, and Katie Florio, a native of Philadelphia, were the top elite finishers at the 2024 Philadelphia Marathon.

Katie Florio said she's 'thrilled' after winning her hometown 2024 Philadelphia Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 24, one year after giving birth to her first baby.

A local mom won the women's elite race at the 2024 Philadelphia Marathon. Runner Katie Florio and her husband explain how the race unfolded.