Eager runners and spectators lined Pittsburgh’s streets Sunday morning as the Pittsburgh Marathon returned after a COVID-19 hiatus.
A damp forecast greeted runners, with rain coming down at points throughout the early morning and the threat of storms looming over the region throughout the day. See more of the Post-Gazette coverage here.
Runners cheer at the starting line for the 2022 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon on Sunday, May 1, 2022, on Liberty Ave. in Downtown. The marathon is back in-person after being held virtually for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)A photographer works from a boom lift as participants run underneath him at the start off the 2022 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, Sunday, May 1, 2022, along Liberty Ave. in Downtown. The marathon is back in-person after being held virtually for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)The first heat of the 2022 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon takes off from the starting line, Sunday, May 1, 2022, on Liberty Ave. in Downtown. The marathon is back in-person after being held virtually for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)
A runner dressed as a bear starts off the 2022 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, Sunday, May 1, 2022, on Liberty Ave. in Downtown. The marathon is back in-person after being held virtually for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)Spectators cheer on participants in the 2022 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon by the course’s starting line, Sunday, May 1, 2022, on Liberty Ave. in Downtown. The marathon is back in-person after being held virtually for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)Participants start off the 2022 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, Sunday, May 1, 2022, on Liberty Ave. in Downtown. The marathon is back in-person after being held virtually for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)Hand cyclists start off the 2022 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon on Sunday, May 1, 2022, on Liberty Ave. in Downtown. The marathon is back in-person after being held virtually for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)A power outage cut the race music and deflates the 2022 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon starting line banner as participants watch in the background, Sunday, May 1, 2022, on Liberty Ave. in Downtown. The event was shortly back and running after a couple of minutes. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)Participants in the 2022 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon take off from the starting line, Sunday, May 1, 2022, on Liberty Ave. in Downtown. The marathon is back in-person after being held virtually for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)Participants carrying rucksacks start off the 2022 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, Sunday, May 1, 2022, on Liberty Ave. in Downtown. The marathon is back in-person after being held virtually for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)Participants start off the 2022 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, Sunday, May 1, 2022, on Liberty Ave. in Downtown. The marathon is back in-person after being held virtually for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)Rain falls as people walk by the shuttle busses for the 2022 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, Sunday, May 1, 2022, on Liberty Ave. in Downtown. The marathon started out with some rainfall and lighting. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)Runners pass along Frankstown Ave. during the 2022 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, Sunday, May 1, 2022, in Larimer. The marathon is back in-person after being held virtually for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)P.J. Colligan of New Kensington, and his death metal band called Leprosy, play as runners pass along Frankstown Ave. during the 2022 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, Sunday, May 1, 2022, in Larimer. The band members moved locations from across the street after their original performance location was flooded out by the morning’s weather and a clogged drain. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)
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