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- DATE: SUNDAY, SEPT. 28
- START TIME: 8:00 A.M.
- LOCATION: OAKLAND
- COURSE MAP
The 5K run begins in Oakland at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Atwood Street (at the 10K midway point). The 3.1-mile course travels along a predominantly downhill course before finishing in downtown Pittsburgh. A fitness walk starts immediately after the 5K run.
BIB PICKUP
Click here to access bib lookup. If you are participating in the 5K, 10K, or One GREAT Challenge (5K & 10K), you will need to know your bib number to pick up your race items. Please note if you are participating in One GREAT Challenge you will only see a bib number for your 10K registration.
Bib numbers will be continually assigned and added to bib lookup, so please check before picking up your bib. When you arrive at the Wyndham, if you still do not have a bib number, please come to the Forbes Room and one will be assigned.
If you register after 4:30 PM on Saturday, September 27 you must come to the Registration table in the Forbes Room at the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown starting at 6:00 AM on Sunday, September 28 to have a bib number assigned to you.
Early Bib Pickup:
To avoid lines on race morning holding you up, we highly recommend you pick up your packet during the early pickup opportunities:
Race Day Bib Pickup:
PARKING & SHUTTLES
Use the ParkPGH app to see which parking garages have space available. Use the following links to see all of the parking garages and lots in the corresponding areas:
If you choose to park downtown, you can take a shuttle to either the 5K or 10K start lines before the race (be sure to give yourself plenty of time!):
- Shuttles will board at Gateway Plaza across from Point State Park (at the intersection of Penn Avenue and Stanwix Street).
- From 6:00-7:45 AM, shuttles will run only to the 5K start line.
- From 7:45-9:15 AM, shuttles will run to both the 5K and 10K start lines.
- Please note that the last shuttle to the 10K start line will leave downtown no later than 9:15 AM!
If you park at either start line area, you can take a shuttle back to your vehicle after the race. Return shuttles will board at Gateway Plaza, with the last one departing at 11:30 AM.
Public Transportation:
If you don’t want to drive and park downtown, you can take the T to Gateway Center Station and use the race shuttles to go to the start lines!
ROAD CLOSURES
Road closures begin as early as 6:30 AM, so be sure that you are where you need to be before then!
- Fifth Avenue, ramp to Blvd. of the Allies to Commonwealth Blvd., and Liberty Avenue - roads will be closed from 6:30-11 AM
- Fifth Avenue, Bigelow Blvd. to Fifth Avenue, and ramp to Blvd. of the Allies - roads will be closed from 6:30-10:45 AM
- Forbes and Morewood Avenue to Fifth Avenue and Bigelow Blvd. - roads will be closed from 8:30-10:30 AM
- 10K start line at Beechwood Blvd. to Forbes and Morewood Avenue - roads will be closed from 8:30-10 AM
RUNNER TRACKING
CLICK HERE to track participants in the 5K & 10K.
GEAR CHECK
Gear check is only available for seeded runners. If you are not a seeded runner, please plan to keep your belongings with you, leave them in your vehicle, or give them to a family member or friend who is not participating in the race.
SEEDED RUNNERS
- If you qualified as a seeded runner for the 10K, your bib will have SEEDED printed above your race number and there will be a gear check tag attached to the top of your bib.
- Your gear check is located at the 10K start line. Gear must be checked by 9:15 AM and will be available for pick up in Gateway Towers Plaza beginning at 10:15 AM.
- Seeded positions are available only for the 10K. If you qualified for a seeded position and your bib does not have SEEDED on it when you pick up, please come to the Registration table in the Forbes Room at the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown.
- All qualified Seeded runners will receive an email from P3R on Weds, Sept 24 with additional details.
ONE GREAT CHALLENGE
- If you are participating in One GREAT Challenge, you will pick up one bib for both of your events (and your bib will have two timing tags on the back).
- You will receive your 5K, 10K, and One GREAT Challenge medals at the finish line after you complete both of your races.
- If you have any questions, please visit the Registration table in the Forbes Room at the Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown.
SAFETY
Safety is our top priority. To help ensure a safe race experience, we encourage all participants, volunteers and spectators to be aware of their surroundings. Please adhere to the following guidelines on race day:
- Participants agree to follow the instructions of race, medical and police officials.
- If you see a suspicious person, object, or vehicle along or near the race course, please report the sighting to emergency services by calling 9-1-1 or notify nearby law enforcement personnel.
- Do not store, hide or leave any personal items, backpacks, packages, or clothes along or near the race route, including the start and finish line areas.
- No backpacks, duffel bags, bags (paper, plastic, etc.), hard or soft coolers, or purses larger than 8.5"x11" will be allowed inside the start line or finish line runner-only areas.
- Camelbacks and/or fuel belts are permitted but will be subject to inspection at the entrances to the start and finish line perimeters.
- Military runners carrying Rucksacks must contact the P3R office to register the bag's contents prior to race day. All bags are subject to inspection.
- Runners will NOT be allowed to bring or carry bags into the start line corrals.
- Only registered runners and walkers with official race/bib numbers will be permitted inside the start line corrals. You must clearly display your race bib to gain entry into the start line corrals through designated entrances.
- Bicycles, skateboards, scooters, baby joggers, strollers, roller skates and rollerblades are not permitted on the course.
- Headphones (iPods, mp3 players, CDs, tape walkmans, radios, etc.) are strongly discouraged.
- Animals are not permitted unless they are a registered service animal. If you plan to participate with a service animal, you will need to have that exception approved by P3R.
- DATE: SUNDAY, SEPT. 28
- 5K START TIME: 8:00 A.M.
- LOCATION: OAKLAND
Registration deadline to participate in the Push Rim/Hand Cycle Division is Tuesday, September 23 at 11:59 p.m. Wheelchair competitions will be held in both the 10K and 5K races. Wheelchair athletes must use racing chairs. For more information, call the Great Race Hotline at 412-586-7785. The Great Race is proud to partner with Hand-Cycle Assistance Teams to present the Push Rim/Hand Cycle Division.