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Pittsburgh Region - Directories

  • Grass Roots Racing
    Adventure racing in Western Pennsylvania
  • Greater Pittsburgh Road Runners Club
    Includes a race calendar. Monthly races of various distances, from ultra-running to 2 miles, are organized by club members at different locations throughout the Greater Pittsburgh and surrounding areas.
  • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Running Calendar
    Every Sunday the Post-Gazette publishes a list of district races (including walk/run benefits) for the coming week.
  • Runner's High
    http://www.runhigh.com/
    Road race management and computer services throughout Western PA. Includes an annual Western Pennsylvania Race Calendar listing several races each weekend from spring through fall which is posted at the end of February.
  • SERJ Racing Services
    http://www.serjracing.com/
    Professional timing services and finish line management from Uniontown, PA. Includes race results for events they manage in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio.

Pittsburgh Region Races

Arranged by date
  • Just a Short Run
    http://www.justashortrun.net/
    March. Just A Short Run - 1/2 Marathon Run/Walk is the official warmup race of the UPMC Health System/City of Pittsburgh Marathon. Its proceeds benefit the Western Area Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
  • Run With HAART 5K Run/Walk
    http://www.runwithhaart.org/
    April. Run with HAART (Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy) is a 5K run/walk to benefit the Kenya Pediatric HIV Project (KPHP). The KPHP is a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine student initiative to provide supportive care for HIV-infected children in the Siaya District of western Kenya. The CDC is currently providing antiretroviral therapy, while KPHP is providing support through needed supplies. For more information on KPHP, please see: www.pittmed.pitt.edu/KPHP

  • Fineview Step-a-thon (5K Run)
    http://www.onefineview.org/stepathon.htm
    May. This X-treme 5K run includes 4 public staircases totaling 381 ascending steps. The vertical climb from start to finish is 400 feet!
  • Pittsburgh Race for the Cure
    http://www.pittsburghraceforthecure.org/
    Mother's Day on second Sunday in May
    A 5K run/walk in Schenley Park; 25% of the proceeds fund breast cancer research. Can you believe that more than 24,000 people participate?
  • Father's Day 5K/10K Run/Walk
    http://www.fathersday5k.com/
    Father's Day in June. Riverfront Park, North Shore. Benefits the Obidiah Cole Foundation and prostate cancer education and research.
  • Laurel Highlands Ultra
    http://www.laurelultra.com/
    Annual 70 mile Laurel Highlands Trail Run in June. Individual or team relay run of the entire Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail. This is a point-to-point race, from Ohiopyle to Seward, PA.
  • Race for Virginia & Friends
    http://raceforvirginia.org/
    July
    An annual race at Cranberry Community Park. Proceeds will be contributed to the Pediatric Cancer Research Fund at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
  • Habitat for Humanity: Kids' Triathlon
    http://www.pittsburghhabitat.org/
    In July at North Park and South Park
  • IKEA-Montour Trail Half Marathon
    http://www.montourtrail.org/ikea/
    September
    Proceeds benefit the Montour Trail. The races begin at IKEA in Robinson Town Center, and are run mostly on the Montour Trail.
  • Dash for Dogs and Cats
    http://www.dash-for-dogs.org/
    Dash for Dogs and Cats is a 5K Race and Dog Walk with the proceeds benefiting Animal Friends, Pittsburgh’s only no-kill Animal Shelter. October in the South Park fairgrounds.
  • The Great Race (Richard S. Caliguiri)
    http://www.rungreatrace.com/
    Last Sunday in September.
    A 5/10 kilometer race held each fall. A Citiparks race sponsored by the City of Pittsburgh Department of Parks and Recreation.
  • Pittsburgh Triathlon
    http://www.pittsburghtriathlon.com/
    This is a USA Triathlon sanctioned event in July that features an Olympic Distance Triathlon (1.5K Swim - 40K Bike - 10K Run) as well as a Sprint Distance Adventure race (2Mile Paddle - 12.5Mile Bike - 3.2Mile Run).

Pennsylvania

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United States - Directories

United States - Races

  • Boston Marathon
    http://www.bostonmarathon.org/
    April
    The Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon (1897) and ranks as one of the world's most prestigious road racing events. The Boston Athletic Association also hosts a half marathon in October.
  • New York City Marathon
    http://www.nyrrc.org/nyrrc/marathon/
    http://www.ingnycmarathon.org/
    First Sunday in November. 35,000 runners. They have a good website with training tips, route information, history of the marathon, photographic history.

International

  • Canada Running Series
    http://www.runnerschoice.com/
    A selection of Canada's best runs.
  • Mexico City Marathon
    http://www.maraton.df.gob.mx/
    August
    Included is a map of the route and the altitude (remember that Mexico City is 2200 meters above sea level).
  • Toronto Marathon
    http://www.runtoronto.com/
    October
    Also features a half marathon and 5K.
  • Toronto Waterfront Marathon
    http://www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com/
    September
    Also features a half marathon, 5K Run Walk Wheelchair.