GAP factor 0.3% slower than flat · net elevation 0 m
Decision summary
Lower than 86% of comparable mapped races
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
Quick answers
RaceIndex has a GPS course file for DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.
The DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon route has 154 m of ascent, 154 m of descent and an estimated 0.3% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon route starts at Downtown Pittsburgh (Liberty Avenue, near the David L. Lawrence Convention Center) and finishes at Downtown Pittsburgh, Boulevard of the Allies near Point State Park. Underfoot, expect road. It passes Birmingham Bridge, West End Bridge, 16th Street Bridge, Monongahela River and Allegheny River. Finish Line Festival powered by Cleveland Brothers.
Extensive downtown and neighborhood road closures across the city on race weekend. Expect on-course music. True. Finish Line Festival powered by Cleveland Brothers.
The stored route produces 154 m of ascent, while a source states 284 m. GPS sampling and elevation models can produce different totals, so both are labelled rather than combined.
Its normalised GAP factor is 0.3% slower than a flat course, with about 154 m of total ascent.