Pittsburgh Marathon

Pittsburgh Marathon
DateFirst Sunday in May
LocationPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon, half marathon, marathon relay, 5K
Primary sponsorDick's Sporting Goods
EstablishedMay 5, 1985 (39 years ago) (1985-05-05)
Course recordsMen: 2:10:24 (1995)
Kenya John Kagwe
Women: 2:29:50 (1988)[a]
United States Margaret Groos
Official sitePittsburgh Marathon
Participants3,418 finishers (2019)[1]
Finish line downtown in 2010
Bomb squad dealing with suspected explosive in microwave oven, 2010[b]
Water station around the 5 km (3.1 mi) mark on Penn Avenue in 2009
Marathoners on Negley Ave. in 2011 between Friendship and East Liberty
Passing Strip District warehouses near the 16th Street Bridge in 2010

The Pittsburgh Marathon (also known as Dick's Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is an annual road marathon usually held on the first Sunday in May in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the United States, first held in 1985. The hilly course runs through the city center and crosses each of Pittsburgh's three main rivers. Generally, over 3,000 runners finish the marathon each year. The weekend's events also include a half marathon, marathon relay, and 5K.


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  1. ^ "Pittsburgh Marathon Race Results 2019". Archived from the original on 28 June 2021.