Runners spread across a city avenue during a marathon

DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend

It offers a marathon, half marathon, marathon relay and 5K, with more than 50,000 runners expected.

Prepare for Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend

A plan built from your answers and your race date.

The DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend runs through a city built around the meeting of three rivers. The course crosses several bridges, follows the riverbanks and works through downtown and the eastern neighborhoods, with a reputation for dense crowd support. The profile is not flat: river crossings and short city climbs break up the rhythm.

The weekend spans two days. 0975 km half marathon and the marathon relay start together. The half marathon carries a World Athletics Label Road Race designation.

The formats

4 formats on the program.

Format	Distance
Marathon	26.2 mi
Half Marathon	13.1 mi
Marathon Relay	26.2 mi
5K	3 mi

Organizer information, checked on September 21, 2026 · thepittsburghmarathon.com

When to start

A build for this distance usually runs 12 to 20 weeks. Counted back from race day, that puts the start somewhere between December 7, 2026 and February 1, 2027.

These ranges are working conventions, not a research finding — no trial has compared plan lengths against each other. What matters more is that the plan was built for the weeks you actually have, rather than shrunk down from a longer one.

How to choose your start date

When to start

December 7, 2026

→ February 1, 2027

Worth reading before you enter

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Questions

What is the date of DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend in 2027?

DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend is run on Saturday, May 1, 2027 in Pittsburgh. Date published by the organizer, checked on September 21, 2026.

What distances does the Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend offer?

0975 km, a marathon relay over the same distance and a 5K. More than 50,000 runners are expected across the weekend.

Is the Pittsburgh Marathon course hard?

195 km route crosses several bridges and includes city climbs. It stays accessible, but it asks you to re-engage after each rise rather than hold one perfectly even pace throughout.

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