Runners, set? The Marathon Weekend is finally here! Here's a list of events going on throughout the area this weekend.

Philadelphia Marathon organizers are expecting the largest full-weekend turnout in the organization’s history. Between the half-marathon Saturday, 8K events, and the 31st running of the marathon on Sunday,

Thousands of runners laced up sneakers Saturday morning for the Philadelphia Half Marathon and 8K. For 15 years, former Texas schoolteacher Kayla Morris put every dollar she could save into a home for her growing family.

Drivers are advised to use alternate routes, avoid areas along the racecourse, allow for extra driving time, and proceed with caution during race weekend. The city is also urging drivers to refrain from double-parking, noting that parking and traffic regulations will be strictly enforced.

“I don’t think any of us like it,” Seth Weiss, president of the Philly Runners club, said of the wind prospect. “I think I like it a little less than some others,” added Weiss, who is running in Saturday’s 13.1-mile half marathon race. The wind outlook is similar for Sunday’s 26.2-mile marathon.

Runners from all over the country and the world come to Philadelphia for marathon weekend. Eva Andersen reports from the finish line at Saturday's half marathon.