Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race

Since the first race in 1977, the Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race has become a favorite fall tradition for many. We’ve asked the Perfect Great Racers for their tips on how to make this year’s Great Race your best race so far! Read more

Seasoned Great Race vet Jeff Paladina walks first timers through what they can expect at their first-ever GREAT Race Read more

Kelly Allan's family toes the start line at the Dollar Bank Junior Great Race every year! Read more

Registration for the 46th annual Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield and the 28th annual Dollar Bank Junior Great Race will open on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 10 a.m. More than 10,000 are expected to cross the finish line. Read more

Squirrel Hill runners Nick Wolk and Jennifer Bigham win 10K, and Clay Burnett and Jordan Hasay win 5K; participants from more than 35 states and six countries earned medals as they crossed the finish line in Point State Park Read more

More than 10,000 runners of all ages are expected for the “One GREAT Weekend” of events on September 24-25. Read more

Looking for a reason to participate in the 2022 Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race or Dollar Bank Junior Great Race? How about 45?! Read more to see why you should participate in ONE Great Weekend. Read more

Registration is now open for the 45th annual Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield and 27th annual Dollar Bank Junior Great Race. More than 10,000 are expected to cross the finish line in historic Point State Park at this year's events. Read more

Nick Wolk breaks 5K record and is the first-ever participant in race history to win both the 10K and 5K races. Nina Zarina wins the 10K and Lisa Burnett wins the 5K. Read more

Spanning across generations and states, Kelly and her entire family are eager to reunite at the live start line during Great Race weekend! Read more

The Perfect Great Racers are a group of 21 men that have run in every single Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race since the beginning -- starting back in 1977! Here are some traditions they have done through the years on race day! Read more

The Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race is officially next month! As the excitement grows for the Great Race’s return to a live start line, let’s take a look at ten facts about the Great Race 5K and 10K. Read more

Registration opens for the weekend of events, including a variety of distances for the whole family to join Read more

Runners across America, from ages one to 91, represented Pittsburgh in this year’s virtual event, including the “Perfect Great Racers” who kept their 43-year-long tradition going Read more

Runners can now participate in both the 5K and 10K options with the first-ever virtual Great Race. Read more

The year was 1990. I was a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh, living in Pitt’s Tower B when I was awakened on a Sunday morning by a thundering heard of humanity running down Fifth Avenue. I asked a friend who lived on my floor, and who happened to be a member of Pitt’s cross county team Read more

PITTSBURGH (May 15, 2020) — The City of Pittsburgh has announced the cancellation of the 2020 Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race and Dollar Bank Junior Great Race, originally scheduled for Sept. 26 and 27. Read more

More than 16,000 participants expected for One Great Weekend, scheduled for Sept. 26-27; Pittsburgh’s largest fall race has become a beloved tradition for local runners Read more

Working with Pennsylvania Resources Council, race organizers diverted 96% of the event’s waste from landfills, maintaining the record-breaking diversion rate from last year Read more

At the 42nd running of the Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race, Alex Archer, 24, from Sewickley and Jennifer Bigham, 38, from Pittsburgh were the 10K champions in 30:49 and 34:02, respectively. Read more