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Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh Marathon, Half Marathon &
Relay
Pittsburgh,
PA
Date
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Event
Details
More than 9,500 runners, walkers, relay team members and hand-cycle
competitors crossed the finish line at the spring 2009 running of the
Dick's Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, Half Marathon &
Relay, which saw more than 4,100 runners and walkers cross the finish
line in the 13.1-mile half marathon alone. Mostly fast and flat through
the
streets of this city that sits at the confluence of the Ohio, Allegheny
and Monongahela Rivers, the race features a tour of Pittsburgh's South
Side along an out-and-back course that starts and finishes near the
city's 16th Street Bridge.
From the starting line near the bridge, those running the half
(sponsored by UPMC Health Plan) make their way first along Smallman
Street for the race's first two miles, which take them through the
Strip District and Lower Lawrenceville sections of the city. After the
right turn on 36th Street and then again on Penn Avenue, runners and
walkers follow Penn all the way south to the 16th Street Bridge, which
takes them over from Pittsburgh's downtown and into its North Side
district.
Participants spend the next four miles on their way through the North
Side, which is home to much of the city's most beautiful residential
architecture as well as Heinz Field and PNC Park, the home fields of
the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers and Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh
Pirates, respectively. This area is also considered a cultural center
for the city, as it's home to museums like the Carnegie Science Center,
the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, the Allegheny Observatory and the
Andy Warhol Museum.
Though most of the course is, as noted above, fast and flat like
Pittsburgh itself, runners will encounter some uphill and downhill
stretches, especially between mile markers 4 and 6 and then again just
as the field is finishing the race, right before the mile 13 marker.
Neither stretch is particularly challenging, however, as the elevation
rises only about 50 feet at each hill.
Runners and walkers will make three bridge crossings during the race,
at 16th Street, the West End Bridge and the Smithfield Bridge, which
marks the home stretch along the race's last mile into Fort Duquesne,
overlooking the river. Because the half marathon (like the full
marathon) is open to both runners and walkers, the walkers will start
the half at 6:30 AM, followed by those running the half at 7:30 AM.
Race
Weather & Climate
Nestled along the Allegheny Plateau region of western Pennsylvania, the
city of Pittsburgh typically experiences mild to occasionally
moderately warm weather conditions in the mid-spring, as well as its
wettest weather of the year on average during the month the race takes
place. In May, the city's average monthly temperatures range between
71°F and 48°F, while rainfall totals average just over
4 inches for the month.
Fees
$55 for the half marathon, if registered by July 1, 2009
$60 between July 2 - November 28
$65 between Nov. 29 - January 30, 2010
$75 between Jan. 31 - April 18
$85 between April 30 - May 1
Registration
To reserve your spot in the spring 2010 running of Pennsylvania's
Pittsburgh Marathon, Half Marathon or Relay, register online at Active.com.
Website
www.pittsburghmarathon.com
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