'Red Sox' to Dominate Broad Street Run

As the nation recovers from aftershocks of the Boston Marathon bombings, people are finding ways to support the city that lost so much. From Facebook posts to charitable donations, Bostonians-at-heart are rallying to show support for Beantown.

In the City of Brotherly Love, one popular way to show the love is apparently through one's socks. According to a recent Philly Mag blog post, many area sporting good stores are stocking up on red socks. Why? Because runners converging on Philadelphia are preparing to show they care.

Those participating in the Broad Street Run, slated for Sunday, May 5, are planning to wear red running socks to show love for Boston, whose major-league baseball team is the Red Sox. 

Philly may be home to the most loyal of sports fans, but for one race, the runners will exchange the red of the Phightin' Phils for that of the Sox. There's even a Facebook group dedicated to the red-socks effort. 

But come May 27 to 29, during some inter-league match-ups between the Sox and the Phils, though, you can be sure all bets, or should we say socks, will be off.