5K Race

DATE: SUNDAY, SEPT. 29
START TIME: 8:00 A.M.
LOCATION: OAKLAND
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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 at Point State Park. A fitness walk starts immediately after the 5K run. 

DATE: SUNDAY, SEPT. 29
5K START TIME: 8:00 A.M.
LOCATION: OAKLAND

Registration deadline to participate in the Push Rim/Hand Cycle Division is Tuesday, September 24 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.

The new “Highmark Bright Blue Futures Youth Racers” program encourages children to take part in the 2024 City of Pittsburgh Community Footrace Series by offering free registration to The Great Race 5K in September. Each youth 6 to 17 years old who completes one 5K footrace in the City of Pittsburgh Community Footrace Series this summer receives free registration to the September 29 Great Race 5K courtesy of Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield.

COMMUNITY FOOTRACES: Four summer 2024 footraces

June 2 – Greenfield Glide
August 10 – Brookline Breeze
August 17 – Historic Hill 5K
August 24 – Run Around the Square
 

To learn more about the City of Pittsburgh Community Footrace Series and register for a race, visit www.pittsburghpa.gov/events/footraces.