![]() Gibson has completed more than 225 marathons and ultramarathons and has won 30 ultra marathons. Olympic Trials, making the Olympic team that did not compete because of the boycotted Moscow Games. He founded the Freddie Fu Cycling Team in 1998, which supports the marathon by riding alongside handcycle participants and other participants.įredericks, a Penn State University graduate who coaches cross country there, had a running career that includes a second-place finish in the 10,000 meters at the 1980 U.S. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown.įu was the long-time chair of the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Medicine’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Saturday in the West Lobby of the David L. The induction ceremony will take place at 5 p.m. Freddie Fu, Greg Fredericks, Chris Gibson and Kristin Price. The marathon will induct its 15th class of Hall of Famers on Saturday. There will be vendors and activities such as workout classes at 11:30 a.m. Participants can pick up packets that contain a race bib and event T-shirt. ![]() The Pittsburgh Health & Fitness Expo kicks off race weekend at 11 a.m. Following at noon is the Pittsburgh Pet Walk Fueled by Pro Plan. The Sheetz Pittsburgh Toddler Trot is a 40-meter distance and begins at 8:30 a.m. and the Chick-fil-A Kids Marathon is a 1-mile run that starts at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at Liberty Avenue near 10th Street, Downtown.Ī post shared by DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Saturday, the UPMC Health Plan / UPMC Sports Medicine Pittsburgh 5K run is a 3.1-mile distance beginning at 8 a.m. The marathon relay has four lengths of varying distances. There is also a half-marathon walking division. The UPMC Health Plan half-marathon is 13.1 miles. If you plan to take public transportation, Pittsburgh Regional Transit will be operating according to its regular weekend schedule and with extensive detours because of street closures. Parking is available on the North Shore, Station Square on the South Side and First Avenue, Downtown, with access to the Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s light rail system. It is recommended to use ParkPGH for real-time information on available parking spaces. The 16th Street, West End and Birmingham bridges will be closed at times. More than 100 streets in Downtown, the Strip District, North Side, West End, South Side, Uptown, Oakland, Shadyside, Point Breeze, Homewood, East Liberty, Highland Park, Friendship and Bloomfield will be closed.įor full lineup of maps of the various course routes, go to the marathon’s official website.Īccording to P3R, street closures with most impact will be the Boulevard of the Allies, West General Robinson Street, North Shore Drive, Ridge Avenue, Penn Avenue, Liberty Avenue, West End Bridge, Carson Street, Birmingham Bridge and Fifth Avenue. The Boulevard of the Allies will be closed between Wood and Stanwix Streets beginning at noon Friday and Liberty Avenue is scheduled to close starting at 1:30 a.m. Road closures begin Friday and continue through Sunday late afternoon. Runners still on the course in the afternoon might feel some humidity, but nothing extreme, he said. There is an 8% chance of precipitation, Darnley said. There will be sun, some cloud cover and light winds at 6 to 8 miles per hour. John Darnley, observation program leader for the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh, said Sunday should be “a near-perfect day for a marathon.” The National Weather Service forecast shows a high of 66 degrees on Friday, 72 on Saturday and near 77 on Sunday with lows in the lower and upper 40s throughout the weekend. ![]() Don't forget to download the app to make race weekend easy and to support your friends and family who are participating in the half or full marathon!ĭownload here: /FoEYxOuBPk Tracking and sending cheers to your favorite #RunnersofSTEEL is easy with the P3R App. The app features course maps as well as other information and notifications. Friends and family can submit a cheer for runners that may be seen on screens along the course. The P3R app gives real-time participant tracking from start to finish. More than 35,000 people are expected to participate throughout the entire weekend of events produced by P3R, a fitness organization that hosts races, events and health and fitness programs throughout the region. The Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon is Sunday.
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