PITTSBURGH (93.7 The Fan) - The Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon has been canceled in accordance with the CDC’s guidance to ban large gathering for the next eight weeks.
Registered runs will have the option to run virtually or receive a refund through their Race Roster account.
The race usually attracts around 40,000 people every year.
A statement posted on the marathon’s website said the following:
“We are heartbroken to have to cancel this year’s DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon weekend. Each year, more than 40,000 runners take to the streets of Pittsburgh — including kids as young as one year old to grandparents in their nineties, and each of you has a unique story to tell. We know that many of you started training even before January first and have put in months of effort to get to race day, and now that isn’t going to happen. We understand that you are disappointed, and we’re sure that many of you are upset that this is the outcome.”
Anyone who has already registered for the race can get more information here.
Boston canceled its marathon last week and rescheduled it for September 14.