Record broken: More than 26K participate in ‘Family Day’ at 2026 Pittsburgh Marathon Saturday
MORE FORECAST THAT’S COMING UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. ALL RIGHT, JOE, THANK YOU. WELL, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE IN DOWNTOWN AND ON THE NORTH SHORE THIS WEEKEND FOR A NUMBER OF RACES, INCLUDING THE FIVE K AND THE KIDS MARATHON. LET’S HEAD BACK OUT TO PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR REPORTER CARLOS FLORES, WHO WAS AT THE STARTING LINE ALL MORNING LONG FOR US. CARLOS 830 WAS THE LAST BIG CORRAL. WE’VE GOT MORE EVENTS, THOUGH, HAPPENING HERE SOON. THAT’S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, LILY. IT’S GOING TO GET GOING HERE AT 930. THE KIDS MARATHON, OF COURSE, A CULMINATION OF WEEKS AND WEEKS OF WORK FOR ALL THESE YOUNG KIDS AND ALL COMING TO A HEAD RIGHT HERE TODAY TO RUN THOSE 26.2 MILES IN COMPLETION. NOW, OF COURSE, WE’VE BEEN TELLING YOU AMAZING STORIES ABOUT WHY PEOPLE ARE RUNNING TODAY AND HOW IMPORTANT IT REALLY IS. AND I HAVE ANOTHER GREAT ONE FOR YOU. I’M HERE WITH QUINN AND HER MOM, JULIE, WHO ARE RUNNING THE KIDS MARATHON TODAY. AND OF COURSE, THEY’RE FILLED WITH EXCITEMENT. WHAT MAKES THIS SO INTERESTING IS THAT QUINN HERE ACTUALLY HAS BEEN RAISING MONEY IN THE PROCESS FOR THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION IN HONOR OF HER GRANDFATHER, WHICH I THINK IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. NOW, QUINN, TALK TO ME. WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS? I WANTED TO DO THIS BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE OTHER PEOPLE DESERVE TO GET LIKE, MOST OF LIKE THE THINGS THAT, LIKE, OTHER PEOPLE DESERVE. AND I JUST FELT LIKE DOING IT. NO, AND THAT’S, THAT’S A GREAT ANSWER. NOW, WHEN YOU DECIDE TO KNOW THAT YOU’VE RAISED OVER $1,500 TOWARDS RESEARCH, THAT’S A LOT OF MONEY. LIKE TO KNOW THAT IT’S GOING TO GO TO PEOPLE IN NEED OR GOING THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE ALZHEIMER’S. HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL? IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE VERY LIKE, GLAD. I’M JUST I’M SURPRISED HOW I ACTUALLY GOT IT UP TO THAT NUMBER. AND TO KNOW THAT IT’S GONNA HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE. AND I KNOW, LIKE YOU’RE DOING THIS IN HONOR OF YOUR GRANDFATHER, HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL, KNOWING THAT YOU’RE HONORING YOUR GRANDFATHER THIS WAY? PRETTY HAPPY. AND EXCITED THAT OTHER PEOPLE GET TO HAVE MORE THINGS THAN LIKE OTHER PEOPLE. AND THEY GET LIKE AN EVEN AMOUNT, AMOUNT OF LIKE OTHER PEOPLE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, AND JUST MAKES ME HAPPY THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE GETTING TREATED THE RIGHT WAY THAT LIKE OTHER PEOPLE ARE TOO. THAT’S PERFECT. NOW, NOW, JULIE, TALK TO ME. WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION KNOWING THAT SHE’S BEEN ABLE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND JUST BE ABLE TO RAISE AS MUCH MONEY? AT FIRST, IT WAS JUST I WAS FLABBERGASTED BY IT. BUT I’M SO PROUD OF HER, SO PROUD OF ALL THE KIDS THAT ARE RUNNING TODAY. I THINK IT’S A GREAT THING THAT WE’RE DOING.
Record broken: More than 26K participate in ‘Family Day’ at 2026 Pittsburgh Marathon Saturday
Updated: 3:45 PM EDT May 2, 2026
“Family Day” at the DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend of Events broke records, with over 26,000 people said to have participated. VIDEO: Marathon kicks off in Downtown PittsburghIn a release Saturday, P3R said: “MOVERS of all ages participated in five events, including the UPMC Health Plan / UPMC Sports Medicine Pittsburgh 5K, U. S. Steel Pittsburgh Champions Mile, Chick-fil-A Pittsburgh Kids Marathon, Sheetz Pittsburgh Toddler Trot, and Pittsburgh Pet Walk.”Officials said a record 6,000-plus people crossed the finish line in the 5K.More than 800 participants crossed the finish line in the U. S. Steel Pittsburgh Champions Mile as more than 800 toddlers, ages 9 months to 4 years old, participated in their first race alongside their parents to earn their first medal.Later at the festival, the Pittsburgh Pet Walk ended the day on a high note, as 187 people and their four-legged best friends covered a 1-mile course in Point State Park.View our 2026 Pittsburgh Marathon coverage below:
PITTSBURGH —
“Family Day” at the DICK’S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend of Events broke records, with over 26,000 people said to have participated.
VIDEO: Marathon kicks off in Downtown Pittsburgh
In a release Saturday, P3R said: “MOVERS of all ages participated in five events, including the UPMC Health Plan / UPMC Sports Medicine Pittsburgh 5K, U. S. Steel Pittsburgh Champions Mile, Chick-fil-A Pittsburgh Kids Marathon, Sheetz Pittsburgh Toddler Trot, and Pittsburgh Pet Walk.”
Officials said a record 6,000-plus people crossed the finish line in the 5K.
More than 800 participants crossed the finish line in the U. S. Steel Pittsburgh Champions Mile as more than 800 toddlers, ages 9 months to 4 years old, participated in their first race alongside their parents to earn their first medal.
Later at the festival, the Pittsburgh Pet Walk ended the day on a high note, as 187 people and their four-legged best friends covered a 1-mile course in Point State Park.
View our 2026 Pittsburgh Marathon coverage below: