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Registration Rules

• No refunds or deferments of entry fees 
• Minimum age for Half Marathon: 16 on May 6, 2018
• Paper/mail-in registrations will not be accepted after January 1, 2018

Course Rules

• Bicycles, skateboards, scooters, baby joggers, strollers, roller skates and roller blades are not permitted on the course 
• Headphones (iPods, mp3 players, CDs, tape walkmans, radios, etc.) are discouraged 
• Push rim and hand crank wheelchairs are permitted on the Marathon course ONLY; no wheelchairs are permitted on the Half Marathon course. Click here for more information. 

Course Time Limits

Based on our new 7 hour time limit, these timelines will be updated.
City streets, police officers and support are contracted for specific times and cannot be extended. Some easy points to remember: all runners must be to the 16th Street Bridge by 8:20 AM, the West End Bridge by 9:15 AM and the Birmingham Bridge by 10:20 AM.

The overall course pace is 14:00 minutes per mile. If you cannot adhere to the permitted pace per mile, you will be asked to board a sweep vehicle that will take you to relay shuttle drop off area at Centre Avenue and  6th Avenue, which is several blocks from the finish line. If you refuse to get on the vehicle, you must move to the sidewalk, so traffic can resume.

If you choose to continue after the course has reopened, there will be no medical support, fluid stations, or course marshals at intersections, and the course will no longer be marked. Participants after that time will not be guaranteed a time or medal.

Drug Policy

The DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon has a zero tolerance drug policy.

Athletes who participate in DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon events may be subject to drug testing. Athletes with positive drug test results will forfeit any prize money and will be disqualified from the event in which such athlete participated. 

Elite and Seeded Runners Division 

To qualify as a seeded runner, a URL must be provided with race results meeting the following requirements:

Seeded Male = 6:30 minute mile or under 
Seeded Female = 7:29 minute mile or under 

*Results must be for half marathon or greater and in the 2017 or 2018 calendar year.

If you would like to be considered for a seeded position, please include your qualifying URL when you register. If you do not provide a qualifying URL (as stated above) or the link does not work, you will not receive a seeded position. The seeding deadline is March 16, 2018. You will be notified via email the week of April 9, 2018 if you have been approved for a seeded position. There are a limited number of seeded spots available. Decisions will be made based on finish times and then registration date.

Please email questions to info@P3R.org with the subject line “Seeded Runner.” 

Elite Athlete Program

The 2018 UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon elite field is by invitation only. Acceptance into the program is not based solely on time. Entry is based on recent performance, potential finish and the discretion of the Elite Athlete Committee.

Please contact ryan.hogan@p3r.org if you would like to be considered for the 2018 UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon elite field. 

P3R Anti-Doping Policy

To be eligible for elite entry or prize purse at any P3R Event, an athlete must:

• Not be currently serving a suspension for use of a banned substance*
• Not have ever served a ban for use of performance enhancing drugs*+
• Not be represented by coaches and/or agents who have had 2 or more athletes receive such suspensions in the previous 4 years (from the current year’s race date)*
• Provide proper documentation proving they are eligible for prize money (form W-9, W-8ECI or W-8BEN)
• Consent to random drug testing according to the standards and procedures of USATF, USADA and WADA

*A list of athletes who have received a sanction for a doping violation under the athlete’s international federation rules and/or the USOC Anti-Doping Policies can be found here: http://www.usada.org/testing/results/sanctions/ and https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/athlete-representatives/directory. 

+ Unless otherwise agreed by the P3R Games Committee

Award Rules

All finishing participants will receive a finisher medal.

Prizes will be awarded for the top three finishers for the Marathon in the following age categories for men and women: 19 & Under, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79 and 80+

Clydesdale (men over 200 pounds) and Athena Divisions (women over 150 pounds) winners will be awarded in the following categories: Marathon Top 2 Men Over 40, Marathon Top 2 Men Under 40, Marathon Top 2 Women Over 40, Marathon Top 2 Women Under 40 

*To be eligible competitors must weigh in at the GNC Live Well Pittsburgh Health and Fitness Expo on Friday, May 4, 2018 from 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM or Saturday, May 5, 2018 from 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM. 

• Age category and Clydesdale/Athena awards are based on chip time, not gun time.
• Awards will be mailed once official race results have been submitted. Please allow 3-4 weeks post-race for awards to be mailed out.
• Overall and Master category winners are not eligible for age group awards.
• U.S., PA and Steel City Road Runners (SCRR) are bonus categories and are eligible for overall prize money and age group awards.
• Steel City Road Runner members must be registered for the basic membership or Run for a Reason Charity Program membership by April 1, 2018 to be eligible for the Steel City Road Runner prize money.

Race Results/Finishers Certificates

Congratulations to all of the 2018 participants! Click here to view results for Sunday, May 6, 2018.  

• Finisher Certificates are now available and can be found here.  
• For results from 2009-2012, please click here.
• For results from 2013-2016, please click here.
• For results from 2017, please click here.

Results Questions? Contact EnMotive at eric.yates@lakeshoreathleticservices.com.

Photos

Click here to see the official photos from our official photography partner MarathonFoto.