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Pittsburgh Marathon 2027

✓ Verified date — May 2, 2027
Date
May 2, 2027
Location
Pittsburgh, USA
Distance
42.2 km
Difficulty
Not rated
Field
5,024 finishers

The 2027 Pittsburgh Marathon takes place on Sunday, May 2, 2027 in Pittsburgh, USA. A loop course that starts and finishes in Downtown Pittsburgh (finish on the Boulevard of the Allies near Point State Park). Race-week weather is typically 8°C to 19°C.

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The course

A loop course that starts and finishes in Downtown Pittsburgh (finish on the Boulevard of the Allies near Point State Park). It crosses several bridges spanning the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers and winds through neighborhoods including the Strip District, Oakland, Shadyside, East Liberty, Highland Park, Bloomfield, Lawrenceville, and the South Side. Terrain is rolling hills throughout with no single dominant climb; total elevation gain is roughly 900 ft and the course is a Boston qualifier.

Course summary source: en.wikipedia.org

Course map & elevation

Distance

42.2 km

Elevation gain

126 m

Elevation loss

110 m

High / low

297 / 223 m

0 km223 m – 297 m42.2 km

🛰️ Community-sourced GPX with DEM-corrected elevation — not an organizer-verified course.

Race-week weather

Typical high

19°C

Typical low

8°C

Year-to-year swing

±3.1°C

Rain

6.2 mm/day

Based on 2020-2025 of race-week history, with peak gusts around 18 km/h.

Difficulty

ClimbingNot rated
DownhillNot rated
Heat2/3
Altitude0/3

Race facts

Official race site
thepittsburghmarathon.com ↗
Start time
07:00
Field size
5,024 finishers (2026)
Boston qualifier
Yes

Distances: 42.2 km · 21.1 km · 10 km · 5 km

When is the Pittsburgh Marathon 2027?

The 2027 Pittsburgh Marathon takes place on Sunday, May 2, 2027.

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Predict your finish time

Enter one recent race result and get predicted finish times across 5K, 10K, half marathon, and marathon.

Race Time Predictor
Enter a recent race result to predict your finish time at another distance, using Riegel's formula.
Hours
Minutes
Seconds

Predicted Finish Time

52:07

Pace / km

5:13

Pace / mile

8:23

DistancePredicted Time
5K25:00
10K52:07
Half Marathon1:55:00
Marathon3:59:47

Predictions assume similar fitness, course, and conditions — they are a starting point for goal setting, not a guarantee.

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