{"id":309318,"date":"2026-10-18T14:10:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T14:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/309318\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T14:10:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T14:10:07","slug":"pittsburgh-lace-up-for-one-in-100-5k-supports-those-with-congenital-heart-disease-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/309318\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh Lace Up for one in 100 5k supports those with congenital heart disease \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH  \u2014 The first Pittsburgh Lace Up for one in 100 5K fun run and walk was held Saturday morning at the North Park Boat House.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The fundraiser benefits the Adult Congenital Heart Association. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The title of the 5K refers to the medical statistic that one in 100 people are affected by some type of congenital heart disease.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Event organizers stated they had wanted to bring the Lace Up run to the Pittsburgh area for a long time prior to Saturday\u2019s inaugural run.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Channel 11\u2019s Jennifer Tomazic attended the morning run and walk at North Park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">An event organizer with the Adult Congenital Heart Association highlighted the importance of raising public awareness around heart disease and encouraging early health screenings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cThe statistics say that one in 100 people \u2014 that\u2019s why the name \u2014 one in 100 people suffer from some form of heart disease so us being able to bring it forward have people understand have people screen themselves have people know they are not alone,\u201d the organizer said. \u201cThat makes a big difference.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">To learn more about the Adult Congenital Heart Association, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.achaheart.org\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.achaheart.org\/\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow 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