Marathon Weekend Awards

2025 Awards Categories

Male and Female Division Awards: 2025 Marathon

In each of the Male and Female Divisions, prize money will be awarded as follows:

• First Place: $7,000
• Second Place: $4,000
• Third Place: $2,000
• Fourth Place: $1,000
• Fifth Place: $500

Prize money is based on gun time, not chip time.

Male and Female Division Awards: 2025 Half Marathon

In each of the Male and Female Divisions, prize money will be awarded as follows:

• First Place: $10,000
• Second Place: $6,000
• Third Place: $4,000
• Fourth Place: $3,000
• Fifth Place: $2,000
• Sixth Place: $1,500
• Seventh Place: $1,000
• Eighth Place: $750
• Ninth Place: $500
• Tenth Place: $250

Prize money is based on gun time, not chip time.

2025 Non-Binary Division: Marathon, Half Marathon

First introduced in 2022, the Non-Binary Division (previously referred to as our Open Division) welcomes athletes of any gender or gender expression. While the division name is new, the spirit of the division remains the same: any and all are welcome. We worked closely with a group of diverse runners to ensure this division addresses the needs of each and every member of the running community while respecting everyone's right to feel safe, welcome, and seen at our events.

Runners who elect to compete in the Non-Binary Division for the marathon or half marathon will be eligible for placement awards for first through tenth place.

Runners who elect to compete in the Non-Binary Division are ineligible for age group awards and other gender-specific awards (including Masters Division).

This award is based on chip time.

2025 Non-Binary Division: 5K

Runners who elect to compete in the Non-Binary Division for the 5K will be eligible for placement awards for first through fifth place.

Runners who elect to compete in the Non-Binary Division are ineligible for age group awards and gender-specific awards (including Masters Division).

This award is based on chip time.

2025 Age Group Awards: Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K

In either the male or female divisions for the marathon or half marathon, prizes will be awarded for the top three finishers (based on chip time) in the following age categories:

• 19 and younger
• 20-24
• 25-29
• 30-34
• 35-39
• 40-44
• 45-49
• 50-54
• 55-59
• 60-64
• 65-69
• 70-74
• 75-79
• 80+

In either the male or female divisions for the 5K, prizes will be awarded for the top three finishers (based on chip time) in the following age categories:

• 9 and younger
• 10-14
• 15-19
• 20-24
• 25-29
• 30-34
• 35-39
• 40-44
• 45-49
• 50-54
• 55-59
• 60-64
• 65-69
• 70-74
• 75-79
• 80+

2025 Marathon Masters Division

A runner must be at least 40 years old as of race day to compete in this Division. 

Prizes will be awarded as follows for both the Male and Female Divisions:

• First Place: $500

This award is based on chip time.

If a runner places in the Masters Division, they will be ineligible for age group and Male and Female Division placement awards.

2025 Dr. Freddie Fu Half Marathon Masters Division

First established in 2022, the Dr. Freddie Fu Half Marathon Masters Division honors the late Dr. Freddie Fu, a long-time supporter of the Pittsburgh Marathon and member of the P3R Board of Directors. “Freddie’s long-standing historic support of the Pittsburgh Marathon is nothing short of remarkable. He had a hand in the success of each decade, starting with planning the first marathon in 1985. Freddie loved showing up at the marathon start line each and every year to take photos of the thousands of runners, his medical team, and his cycling team. We are all heartbroken and will miss him deeply.” - Past Pittsburgh Marathon Race Directors Patrice Matamoros, Larry Kuzmanko, and Larry Grollman

Participants in either the Male or Female Divisions of the half marathon who are 40 years or older as of race day are eligible to compete for the Dr. Freddie Fu Masters Division.

Prizes will be awarded as follows for both the Male and Female Divisions:

• First Place: $2,500
• Second Place: $1,500
• Third Place: $1,000
• Fourth Place: $750
• Fifth Place: $250

If a runner places in the Masters Division, they will be ineligible for age group and Male and Female Division placement awards.

This award is based on chip time.

2025 Schneider Downs Fastest Pennsylvania Resident (Marathon)

Prize: $1,000 in each of the Male and Female Divisions

All residents of Pennsylvania running in either the Male or Female Divisions of the marathon are eligible for this award.

The Pennsylvania Resident award is a bonus category; recipients of this award will remain eligible for Male and Female Division prize money and age group awards.

This award is based on chip time.

2025 Clydesdale and Athena (marathon and half marathon)

Runners wishing to compete in the Clydesdale or Athena Divisions will need to weigh-in at the Pittsburgh Health & Fitness Expo May 2-3, 2025. There are four weight class and age categories:

• Clydesdale Division: Male, 200+ pounds, 39 years or younger; first and second place
• Athena Division: Female, 150+ pounds, 39 years or younger; first and second place
• Masters Clydesdale Division: Male, 200+ pounds, 40 years or older; first and second place
• Masters Athena Division: Female, 150+ pounds, 40 years or older; first and second place

This award is based on chip time and weight eligibility as determined at the Pittsburgh Health & Fitness Expo.

The Clydesdale and Athena competition is a bonus category; recipients of this award will remain eligible for Male and Female Division prize money and age group awards.

2025 Marathon Relay

Top three teams for each of the following three divisions:

• All-Male Team
• All-Female Team
• Open Division Team (your team consists of runners are male, female, and/or non-binary)

Division entry is determined by the team captain during the registration process and will be accepted at face-value. Should any team members drop out and be replaced with a runner of a different gender, the team captain should update the team’s registration accordingly.

2025 General Award Rules

• Age group awards are based on chip time, not gun time. This means that your official time is considered from when you cross the start line and then the finish line. 
• All awards will be mailed via the USPS to winners after official race results have been thoroughly reviewed. Please allow up to four weeks for delivery.
• First, second, and third place Male and Female Division winners in the marathon, half marathon, and 5K are ineligible for age group awards.
• Masters category winners in the marathon and half marathon are ineligible for age group and overall Male and Female Division awards.
• An athlete who places in a Masters division and another division will be awarded only one cash prize (the higher prize money of the two division places). The place that they are not awarded will be left unpaid.
• Pennsylvania Resident, Clydesdale, and Athena awards are bonus categories; recipients of these awards remain eligible for overall prize money and age group awards.
• The DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon and UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon have a zero tolerance drug policy. Athletes who participate in these events may be subject to drug testing conducted by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) or other licensed entity. Athletes with positive drug test results will forfeit any prize money and will be disqualified from the event in which said athlete participated.

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 two (2) or more athletes receive such suspensions in the previous four (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: https://www.usada.org/news/sanctions/ and https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/athlete-representatives/directory

+Unless otherwise agreed by the P3R Games Committee