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<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBEFORE AND IS READY TO CELEBRATE WITH RUNS IN BOTH CITIES. DAVID HAYMAN HAS RUN ALL OVER THE WORLD. MOST OF THE TIME IT\u2019S ROOTS NOT FAR FROM HIS HOME HERE IN SHADYSIDE, BUT HE\u2019LL TELL YOU HIS FAVORITE SPOTS ARE A BIT FURTHER AWAY. I\u2019M GOING TO BE MAKING MY 12TH TRIP TO ICELAND. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT IT? SO ICELAND IS A PLACE LIKE NO OTHER. IT\u2019S GOT LAVA FIELDS. I\u2019VE BEEN A FEW HUNDRED METERS FROM AN ACTIVE VOLCANO. IT\u2019S GOT WATERFALLS, GLACIERS, PUFFINS, BLACK SAND BEACHES. IT\u2019S A PLACE THAT\u2019S JUST MAGICAL, A MAGICAL PLACE WHOSE CAPITAL CITY OF REYKJAVIK HAPPENS TO BE MORE THAN 2800 MILES FROM PITTSBURGH BY AIR. BUT P3R THE MACHINE BEHIND THE PITTSBURGH MARATHON, IS HOPING TO BRIDGE THAT GAP BY PARTNERING WITH ICELAND\u2019S CAPITAL CITY AND THEIR ANNUAL MARATHON EVENT. SO TRULY, THERE IS NO ONE BETTER TO SERVE AS AN AMBASSADOR FOR THIS NEW RELATIONSHIP. WHEN I SAW THAT PITTSBURGH AND REYKJAVIK WERE TEAMING UP FOR THEIR MARATHONS, I GOT REALLY EXCITED BECAUSE I\u2019VE RUN THE PITTSBURGH HALF MARATHON FOUR TIMES. I\u2019VE RUN THE REYKJAVIK HALF MARATHON THREE TIMES. I THOUGHT, WHO ELSE IN PITTSBURGH HAS THAT EXPERIENCE AND CAN TALK ABOUT THE TWO RACES A SISTER, MARATHONS, P3R SAYS THE TWO EVENTS WILL WORK CLOSELY, COLLABORATING ON DESTINATION DRIVEN STORYTELLING, HIGHLIGHTING RUNNERS TRAVELING BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES, AND THAT TRAVEL JUST GOT A WHOLE LOT EASIER THANKS TO A NONSTOP FLIGHT NOW AVAILABLE FROM PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. NOW WE HAVE THE STRAIGHT FLIGHT WITH ICELANDAIR BECAUSE IT\u2019S LIKE A NEW OPPORTUNITY, SO NO ONE SHOULD MISS OUT ON THAT. IT\u2019S IT\u2019S EASY ACCESS. SO OF COURSE, IF FOR NEW ADVENTURES OPENS A LOT OF DOORS FOR EVERYBODY. THIS IS HALF. SHE\u2019S THE RACE DIRECTOR OF THE REYKJAVIK MARATHON. SHE HAS NEVER BEEN TO PITTSBURGH. BUT THAT CHANGES THIS WEEK. WE HAVE SUCH A BIG. ARE TIGHT SCHEDULE, SO I MEANT WHAT I SAID EARLIER. I THINK I\u2019M GONNA BE IN MY RUNNING SHOES WITH THE FRESH, WITH THE FRESH T SHIRT AND A JACKET IN THE FINISH LINE AND GO STRAIGHT INTO THE PLANE AFTER THE RUN. SO YEAH, MY GOAL IS TO DO THE HALF ON, ON SUNDAY AND I\u2019M REALLY EXCITED, SHE SAYS. THE TWO CITIES ARE VERY DIFFERENT, BUT THEY DO SHARE SOME SIMILARITIES. WE HAVE KIND OF THIS LIKE A FLAT, SCENIC SCENARIO WITH LIKE MOUNTAINS AND VOLCANIC ATMOSPHERE, AND YOU HAVE LIKE THE SKYLINE AND ALL THE BRIDGES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO YEAH, THAT IS TOTALLY VERY DIFFERENT. SO IT\u2019S KIND OF LIKE THERE\u2019S A, BUT THERE\u2019S THIS SPORTS CONNECTION AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY ATMOSPHERE IN BOTH CITIES THAT KIND OF CONNECTS AS WELL. AND TAKE IT FROM DAVID, WHO\u2019S EXPERIENCED BOTH RACES FIRSTHAND. WELL, IT\u2019S NO SECRET THERE IS SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT THE PITTSBURGH RUNNING COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT. THAT FEELING FOR HIM WAS REPLICATED HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD. YOU\u2019RE INTEGRATED INTO THE COMMUNITY. BOTH RACES START AND END IN THEIR DOWNTOWN, SO IT\u2019S JUST REALLY YOU\u2019RE GETTING AN AUTHENTIC EXPE\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Racing together, a world apart: Pittsburgh Marathon unveils partnership with race in Iceland<\/p>\n
A new collaboration between the Pittsburgh and Reykjavik marathons aims to unite runners from both cities, with direct flights simplifying travel.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 9:47 PM EDT May 1, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n