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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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P3R announced street closures related to the 2019 Dollar Bank Junior Great Race & Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race presented by Highmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, scheduled for September 28-29. One of Pittsburgh’s longest-running races, this year’s weekend of events will feature
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Runners can start their training for the Great Race off on the right foot at this year’s Great Race Running Clinic presented by Allegheny Health Network. Through interactive stations and exhibits, both experienced runners and first-timers will learn how they can boost performance and more!
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Are you ready to secure your spot for the second edition of One Great Weekend? If you are among the first to register, you will save big! Mark your calendars now for Jan. 22 when online registration opens.
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This year’s 2018 Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race presented by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield was the greenest to date with 96% of the event’s waste diverted from landfills, an increase of 3% from last year.
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At the 41st running of the Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race, two-time winner Jim Spisak, 27, from Pittsburgh and Samantha Bower, 28, from Greensburg, PA were the 10K champions in 28:16 and 35:31, respectively. In the 5K race, Kenny Goodfellow, 29, from Oakmont, PA, and Lisa Burnett
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