7/3/2023 0 Comments Pittsburgh marathon detours![]() ![]() You will certainly have your fill of them as you complete the final steady climb leading into the blessed Bloomfield downhill section. The hill that you will remember is the climb into South Oakland, but there are several extended, but not particularly steep uphill sections. Not often seen, but really helpful for the younger guys looking for that BQ.Ĭourse: I describe this course as one for the hill lovers. I was impressed that they had a 3 hour pacer for this race. I've got plenty of marathon finisher medals and some of my favorites are from Pittsburgh. It was a bit of a free-for-all once you got out of the runner area at the finish - perhaps the only component of the race where some improvement is warranted. Hats off to the volunteers who all knew how to do their jobs! Post-race food was unremarkable, but certainly sufficient-no complaints. Absolutely text book handling of water stations. I was surprised at the size of the expo- very nice for a race of this size. Organization: Good website- you should feel well informed going into the race. Really great job by everyone involved with making this race happen. I really enjoy this race and can't wait to run it again next year. Changed up the medal this year and it was beautiful. Crowds were light, but I imagine that had to do with the off and on rain. ![]() I believe this may have been the best Pittsburgh marathon of the 7 I have run. Great experience, looking forward to running again! Kids got candy, I got ice bags from a PT. Post-race was a bit tough to find people, my family got lost trying to walk around the cordoned off parts of downtown. Spectators were incredible, people were really pumped up from all neighborhoods. I was hoping to gain speed at the downhill on mile 24 but by then shin splints had me going down pretty cautiously. Even the tiny ones really stack up over the whole race. Every time you think you got over one another one pops up. Lots of pacers made it easy to keep pace and kept you with a crowd for much of the race, very nice touch. Too few bathrooms at the starting line, but there were dozens of port-a-potties within the first three miles so wasn't too bad in the end. My first marathon! Expo was a lot of fun, got great sunglasses as well as other cool swag. When in town make sure to check out Grist House and 2Frays. Overall another great running of my hometown race. The negative is that apparently organizers were short on volunteers as many of the water stations were self serve which is not typical for Pittsburgh. The weather kept many spectators away but the hardy souls who turned out were enthusiastic. I'm pleased that the race went forward despite some thunderstorms during the race. A course change necessitated by a bridge collapse in January went well. The first live Pittsburgh Marathon since 2019 was generally a success. ![]() ![]() You can get a good feel for the race and the place from our Pittsburgh Marathon video at Race The Nation. The back half is certainly more challenging, but I like that in a marathon. They have an event for EVERYONE 5K, 10K, half, full, full relay! And for the half marathon, you can run either the front half or the back half! How cool is that? The marathon course takes you on a terrific tour of Pittsburgh. That area was hopping, fun crowds out eating, drinking, and enjoying the weekend. We stayed in the Hilton Garden Inn Pittsburgh Downtown, where we were able to walk to the start and finish as well as the waterfront and sports district. They also had a nice touch of displaying the finishing shirts and medals for the last 12 years. No lines to pick up your bib and swag, and many, many vendors. It's in a convention center, so lots of room to move about. And the best part for me, all the streets were shut down for traffic, so nice open roads which provided plenty of room for the runners. The signage throughout clear and impossible to miss. The aid stations very well managed and stocked. First and foremost, despite heavy rain complete with thunder and lightning, the crowd support was terrific throughout the entire course. This was simply one of the best managed events we've visited thus far. Race The Nation from North Carolina ( 3/2/23) I have run this marathon, and I want to add my comments about it. Dick's Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon - Race Detailsĭick's Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon & Half Marathon, Marathon Relay, 5K ![]()
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