A starter’s pistol won’t open the Philly Marathon. This West Philly native’s company created an alternative.
- Posted on May 21, 2026
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A starter’s pistol won’t open the Philly Marathon. This West Philly native’s company created an alternative.
Kirkland Lynch was a freshman at the University of North Carolina when he heard a loud bang. A student with whom he was walking dove to the ground, believing it was gunfire. Lynch, who grew up in West Philadelphia, laughed, as he knew the difference between a gunshot and a car backfiring. “That’s when I was like, ‘Whoa,’” Lynch said. “When you leave the city, you find out more and more that ...
