Great Race 10K | 2024 Great Race - Pittsburgh

10K Race

Run

DATE: SUNDAY, SEPT. 29
START TIME: 9:30 A.M.
LOCATION: FRICK PARK
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The Great Race 10K — Pennsylvania’s largest 10K and one of the largest 10Ks in the country — follows a predominantly downhill course from Frick Park in Squirrel Hill to Point State Park in Downtown Pittsburgh. The 6.2-mile route passes through several East End neighborhoods and travels past five college campuses. 
 

Awards Ceremony & Raffle:

The 47th running of the Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race presented by Highmark concludes Sept. 29 festivities by honoring winners and awarding raffle prizes to runners/walkers this Sunday!

This year The Great Race awards ceremony will take place in Point State Park at the showmobile after each race:

9 a.m. – 5K awards

11 a.m. – 10K awards

Following each awards ceremony, all registered race participants will be eligible for the post-race raffles – just drop your bib tag into the raffle box and get ready to win great prizes including gift baskets, Eat’n Park gift cards and more! 

All winners must be present at raffles to claim prizes.

10K Teams

Rally friends, colleagues or classmates and enter the 10K team competition. Groups of three to five runners compete in one of the following categories:

Business/Industry

Education/Government/Non-Profit

Student Organization

Collegiate Students

Men’s Teams - All members must select man as their gender

Women’s Team - All members must select woman as their gender

Open Team - Comprised of any gender expression

Men’s Masters - All members must be at least 40 years old and select man as their gender

Women’s Masters - All members must be at least 40 years old and select woman as their gender

Open Masters Team - All members must be at least 40 years old and comprised of any gender expression

Each team member must register as a separate 10K participant, paying the individual entry fee. Additionally, the captain will need to complete a separate form in Race Roster labeled "10K Team Challenge." In this process, the team captain will create the team, select their category, list their team members and pay the $25 team processing fee.

Push Rim/Hand Cycle

Registration deadline to participate in the Push Rim/Hand Cycle Division is Tuesday, September 24, at 11:59 p.m. Wheelchair competitions will be held in both the 10K and 5K races. Wheelchair athletes must use racing chairs. For more information, call the Great Race Hotline at 412-586-7785. The Great Race is proud to partner with Hand-Cycle Assistance Teams to present the Push Rim/Hand Cycle Division.

10K Weight Class

  • Male racers weighing more than 200 pounds are eligible to compete for the Clydesdale crown.
  • Female racers weighing more than 140 pounds may compete for the Lady Athena title.
Participation in weight-class competitions is optional. Participants interested in entering the Weight Class Competition must weigh in at Packet Pick-Up.

*Clydesdale and Lady Athena competitions apply to the 10K race only.