Runners pack the streets for the 2017 Pittsburgh Marathon By Steve Mellon Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Runners stretched on Liberty Avenue in the moments before the start of the 2017 Pittsburgh Marathon. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette) Runners gather beside the August Wilson Center on Liberty Avenue, just a block or so from the start of the race. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette) Corey McKelvey of the North Side prepares for the race. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette) Elite runners get ready for the start. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette) Elite runners take off after the sound of the starter’s pistol. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette) A number of flag-carrying runners are on the course this year. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette) Runners make their way through the Strip District in the first few miles. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette) Looking down on Penn Avenue in the Strip District. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette) Penn Avenue and 18th Street was packed. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette) The lead runners make their way down Liberty Avenue in Bloomfield. (Nate Guidry/Post-Gazette) Runners make their way through the North Shore underneath highway bridges during the 2017 Pittsburgh Marathon on May 7, 2017. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette) Spectators watch as runners make their way down Liberty Avenue. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette) Runners in Star Wars themed costumes on the North Side. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette) Runners began to celebrate as they approached the finish line on Boulevard of the Allies. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette) Gina Merante of Bloomfield hand out bananas to runners along Liberty Avenue in Bloomfield. (Nate Guidry/Post-Gazette) First man to cross the finish line was Jacob Chemtai of Kenya (left). First woman to cross was A.D. Hailemaryam. (Larry Roberts/Post-Gazette) Related Highlighted Galleries, Photos, Pittsburgh, Wide View