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Event Information:
The
Pittsburgh Marathon is a foot race
(marathon) covering 26.2 miles
(42.16 km) held in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania in the United States.
The race was held annually from
1985–2003 (most recently as the UPMC/City
of Pittsburgh Marathon), and was
revived in 2009 as the Dick's
Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon.
The 1988 and 2000 races were USA
Olympic Trials for women and men,
that were held separately from the
regular event although both were
held over the same course.
In the
past, the course wound through the
hilly topography of the city and
usually started at the intersection
of Butler Street and Baker Way
(although it was later changed on
several occasions to different
starting locations), and ended at
Point State Park in Downtown
Pittsburgh. As of 2009, however, the
race begins on Smallman Street and
ends at the David Lawrence
Convention Center. Numerous other
Pittsburgh neighborhoods are along
the route, including the South Side,
Oakland, Shadyside, East Liberty,
Highland Park, Bloomfield,
Lawrenceville, the Strip District,
and the North Shore.
The
2009 race had the largest field in
the history of the race.
Registration for 2009 closed with
3,500 entrants in the full marathon,
3,500 entrants in the half marathon,
and 2,000 entrants in the marathon
relay.
The
Pittsburgh Marathon hosted the
United States Olympic Marathon
Trials for men 2000 and the US
Olympic Trials for women in 1988. In
addition, it has served as the site
for the United States men's national
championship three times, the
National Wheelchair Championship in
1986, as well as the Olympic
Marathon Trials for both Finland and
Denmark in the 1980's
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