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About RaceIndexOur methodologyData coverageCyclingTriathlon
  • Relay
  • 42.2 km
  • Pittsburgh
  • Event weekend starts
  • Open entry

DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Relay

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
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Edition status
Status not confirmed

Entry options

2027 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

Modelled energy-cost change 0.3% versus flat · net elevation 0 m

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Data current as of

Decision summary

DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Relay at a glance

Route ascent
154 m

Lower than 69% of comparable mapped races

Typical conditions
73/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
15 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Relay route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Relay, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.

How hilly is the DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Relay?

The DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Relay route has 154 m of ascent, 154 m of descent and an estimated 0.3% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.

Where does the DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Relay route go?

The setting includes city and riverside. Finish Line Festival powered by Cleveland Brothers.

What should runners know on race day for the DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Relay?

Extensive downtown and neighborhood road closures across the city on race weekend. Expect on-course music. Finish Line Festival powered by Cleveland Brothers.

Race character

Scenery

  • City
  • Riverside
  • Waterfront
  • Historic

Atmosphere

  • Big City
  • Festival

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Field size
over 50,000 participants across the weekend of events

Entry requirements

Entry status
Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.

Race day logistics

Closed roads
Extensive downtown and neighborhood road closures across the city on race weekend.
Expo / packet pickup
Pittsburgh Live Well Expo presented by GNC at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center; free and open to the public.
Race village
No
On-course music
Yes

Course facts

Notable features
  • Finish Line Festival powered by Cleveland Brothers
  • weekend includes 12 events (marathon, half, relay, 5K, kids marathon, mile, handcycle and more)

How hilly is the DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Relay?

90%
  • Steep descent 0%
  • Descent 5%
  • Flat 90%
  • Climb 4%
  • Steep climb 1%
Total ascent
154 m
Net elevation
+0 m
GAP factor
0.3%
Longest climb
1,760 m at 3.2%
Gradient mix and ascent are derived from the course geometry under our published normalisation, not taken from organiser marketing.

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 14°CTypical temperature
  • 17 kphTypical wind
  • 5 mmTypical rainfall
  • 73Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

More race details

Is the DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Relay flat?

Its normalised GAP factor is 0.3% slower than a flat course, with about 154 m of total ascent.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

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