Good luck to all who are running in the Pittsburgh full and half Marathon as well as the relay. The largest sports event of the year in Pittsburgh will happen this Sunday when counting the number of runners and spectators. Stay safe.
OT - Marathon Weekend!
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Did anyone in the Lair run in the Marathon or Half Marathon today? Other than me? Leave it up to Pitt fans to not even comment about the largest single sporting event in Pittsburgh.
Great day to run. I didn’t participate this year but still got out to cheer and support. How’d. You do today?
Over 330,000 people cared. If you don't like it, don't criticize those who do.
From one marathoner to another, congrats on competing today! Looked like a great day from the pictures I saw from some friends back home.
It was a great day for a run, except for a few raindrops after 11:30.
Thanks for coming out and supporting the runners. I do it for the challenge each year and to see where I can go with this. This year, I bettered my time from last year by 22 minutes, so I was happy. I'm an old guy....71...so if I can run at all, I'm happy.
This was one of the best Marathon experiences I've had in Pittsburgh. It was fun. Please come out and try it sometime.
Ran with my wife today. Pittsburgh shows up for the marathon. Always a good time.
That’s a great improvement. Like cutting 50 seconds per mile so great job.
But hey, you didn’t finish 1st overall so all of the couch potatoes like Brush Fan can take a break from their Doritos to take a shot.
Gotta keep moving. Congrats to all of you guys who run in any race.
It's one of the sports that is inexpensive to do because all you need are a pair of shoes and a few running tops and shorts.
It's one of the sports that is inexpensive to do because all you need are a pair of shoes and a few running tops and shorts.
But Brush Fan keeps Doritos in business, so he does serve a purpose. I think.
I ran the relay, my wife did the back half marathon(raised 1k for Juvenile Diabetes) my 17 year old son did his first half marathon and finished it in 1 hour 28 minutes. Finished 173 out of over 10,000. My youngest son had a PR in the 5k. Another fun filled weekend spent in Pittsburgh!
Congrats to all of you!! Sounds like a nice day out with the family. Nothing better.
Could have bragged up your accomplishment and the greatness of the day without insulting Pitt fans on a Pitt fan board...
Fair point. I enjoy marathon day but not sure why it was expected that it would be discussed on a Pitt football message board.
That said, I saw a lot of runners repping the script. And at least one block Pitt.
There is a faction of Pitt fans who are notoriously cheap and are just words, nothing else. That's who I was referencing. Not those who have actually responded and talked about running in the largest sporting event of any kind in Pittsburgh.
Yes, it is a fair point. I saw a lot of Pitt fans as spectators also.
There are a lot of less relevant subjects being discussed on the Pitt message board. But this is actually relevant as the largest Pittsburgh sporting event.
I ran the marathon many times back in the 90s and early 2000s. I recall a woman, not sure what neighborhood, but she sat in her chair and just rattled off good job and other phrases and say name of every runner that passed her. They used to post the runners name and bib number in the newspaper. She’s have it out on her lap and just say every name. That was back when they could barely get 3,000 runners.
Then you're in the wrong places or with the wrong people. I've been having conversations with numerous people yet today about the race, events, everything. If you stay in the fat and lazy circle of friends, that's why you don't hear about it. When you have over 300,000 people in Pittsburgh running and cheering on the runners, it means a lot. I know.....you believe in the Bob Huggins method of physical fitness.
This kind of viewpoint is why society doles out participation trophies in droves. You didn't win the race, so why bow your chest out like you accomplished something? You didn't. You were just average, at best. Probably not even worthy of a 16 seed play-in game.
I don't know what that joker said because I put him on Ignore and won't read his drivel. His replies are typical of uncoordinated lumps with big mouths who can't play a sport or do anything athletic. But whatever you said, you answered him appropriately. Thank you for supporting marathoners.
Meh, haters gonna hate. I’m 44 and used a marathon as a training run for longer races. I had a blast running with my wife, interacting with folks on the course and seeing the city. Most folks who rip marathon/endurance runners don’t have the mental strength to do it, so if it makes them feel better, glad I could help.
Thanks. I think you hit it on the head. They lack the mental strength to run or do anything that requires endurance or a challenge. If it makes them feel better to make fun of us who have the mental and physical strength, knock yourselves out. Literally.
Great that you could run it with your wife. My wife had knee surgery recently so she was advised not to run. But we do walk 5 miles every morning together. I'm happy for you.
One of the best parts of the Pittsburgh Marathon is the interaction with the crowds and seeing the various neighborhoods without cars interfering with your run.
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