A UPMC spokesperson says hundreds of medical volunteers will provide care during the sold-out<\/a>, 26.2-mile race around Pittsburgh, which is expected to have more than 50,000 participants.<\/p>\n Aid stations will line the course, with a medical tent posted at the finish line. <\/p>\n RELATED COVERAGE >>> PRT detouring more than half of all bus routes for Pittsburgh Marathon this weekend<\/a><\/p>\n Emergency and sports medicine clinicians will be ready to treat everything from sprains to cardiac issues.<\/p>\n Dr. Leonard Weiss, a UPMC emergency medical physician and medical director of the Pittsburgh Marathon, says the exceptional care is thanks to longstanding partnerships between health care facilities, the City of Pittsburgh and EMS services.<\/p>\n RELATED COVERAGE >>> This year\u2019s Pittsburgh Marathon will be one of the coldest on record<\/a><\/p>\n Pittsburgh Marathon medical volunteers ready to care for runners <\/p>\n Download the FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>. | Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n Woman shot multiple times overnight at Moraine State Park <\/a>Spirit Airlines says it\u2019s going out of business after 34 years and is ending operations immediately <\/a>Man stabbed after \u2018altercation\u2019 on PRT bus in Wilkinsburg<\/a>These are the alternative booking options for Spirit flights out of Pittsburgh <\/a>Kentucky Derby is down to 19 horses after The Puma gets scratched <\/a><\/p>\n \u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/cmg\/TRYGOKAMJFCI3EA6JR6WRZ74IY.png\")
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