Marathon Relay

• No refunds or deferments of entry fees
• Minimum age for marathon relay participants: 14 on May 5, 2025 (no exceptions)
  • Participants aged 14-15 on race day may participate in one relay leg
  • Participants aged 16-17 on race day may participate in up to two relay legs
  • Participants aged 18 and older on race day may participate in up to four relay legs
• Paper/mail-in registrations will not be accepted after January 1, 2025
• Bicycles, skateboards, scooters, baby joggers, strollers, roller skates, and roller blades are not permitted on the course
• Headphones are strongly discouraged
• No wheelchairs are permitted on the marathon relay course
• No animals are permitted on the course
• The DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon and the 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 such athlete participated.

• You must use a race-issued clear Gear Check bag (which you can get at the Health & Fitness Expo) and corresponding Gear Check tag (attached to your bib).
• Luggage bags, oversized or overnight items, loose articles, or bags that are not race-issue will not be accepted at Gear Check
• Do not check valuable items such as medication, jewelry, cell phones, cameras, electronic devices, etc. The event is not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged items.
• You must show your bib number when dropping off and picking up your gear.
• Runners will NOT be permitted to bring or carry bags into the start line corrals. All bags must be checked into Gear Check prior to the start of the race.

It really depends on what else is going on in the City of Pittsburgh during race weekend. Sometimes there’s some wiggle room that can allow for a little extra time on the course in addition to the 16-minute-per-mile pace limit. Sometimes, though, there’s not, and if you’re unable to maintain the overall pace, you might be asked to move to the sidewalk or board the sweep vehicle. Just to make sure we’re being 100% clear, the 16-minute-per-mile pace limit means you just need to average a 16-minute mile throughout the whole course. If you are walking and the first mile takes you 18 minutes but it only takes you 14 minutes the next mile, that’s still an average of 16 minutes per mile.

Asking you to move to the sidewalk or board the sweep vehicle is absolutely the last thing we want to do. At P3R, we don’t care whether you’re running a 6-minute mile or walking a 15-minute mile - we’re just thrilled that you are MOVING and doing something good for yourself.

Due to course time limits and the need to reopen the streets on time, we are only able to offer the official walking category to the half marathon. Participants in the marathon relay will still need to maintain an average pace of 16 minutes per mile. (An average pace of 16 minutes per mile means that if you take 18 minutes to MOVE through the first mile and 14 minutes to MOVE through the second mile, you’ve averaged 16 minutes per mile for those 2 miles.) Several marathon relay participants use a run-walk-run approach to complete the 26.2-mile course, so as the team maintains the 16 minute-per-mile maximum pace, you’re good to go!

Yes, you can register virtually for any Marathon Weekend event. Items for all virtual participants will be mailed 2-4 weeks after Marathon Weekend.

Your race items will not be available for pick up at the Expo.