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![Elite runners leave the Strip District and head over the 16th Street Bridge. (Larry Roberts/Post-Gazette)](https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/wideview/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/05/20150503lrmarathonlocal07-6.jpg)
Elite runners leave the Strip District and head over the 16th Street Bridge. (Larry Roberts/Post-Gazette)
![A crowd gathers on the Rachel Carson Bridge to cheer on the elite runners. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)](https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/wideview/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/05/Web.20150503smmarathon003.jpg)
A crowd gathers on the Rachel Carson Bridge to cheer on the elite runners. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
![Erica Liang and the band Working Breed entertained the runners as they turned off of Lincoln Avenue on the North Side. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)](https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/wideview/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/05/Web.20150503smmarathon008.jpg)
Erica Liang and the band Working Breed entertained the runners as they turned off of Lincoln Avenue on the North Side. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
![A marathon participant dressed as Captain America runs on Carson Street in the South Side during the 2015 Pittsburgh Marathon, on Sunday, May 3, 2015. (Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette)](https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/wideview/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/05/20150503MWHmarathonLocal14.jpg)
A marathon participant dressed as Captain America runs on Carson Street in the South Side during the 2015 Pittsburgh Marathon, on Sunday, May 3, 2015. (Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette)
![Chad Nowak of the South Side watches from the roof of an apartment building on Carson Street. (Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette)](https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/wideview/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/05/20150503MWHmarathonLocal26.jpg)
Chad Nowak of the South Side watches from the roof of an apartment building on Carson Street. (Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette)
![A hand cyclist rides down Carson Street at its intersection with 12th Street. (Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette)](https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/wideview/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/05/20150503MWHmarathonLocal08.jpg)
A hand cyclist rides down Carson Street at its intersection with 12th Street. (Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette)
![A runner cools off at a water station on Carson Street on the South Side. (Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette)](https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/wideview/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/05/20150503MWHmarathonLocal04.jpg)
A runner cools off at a water station on Carson Street on the South Side. (Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette)
![Dave Meal of Wexford urges on runners on Carson Street in the South Side. (Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette)](https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/wideview/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/05/20150503MWHmarathonLocal13.jpg)
Dave Meal of Wexford urges on runners on Carson Street in the South Side. (Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette)
![The Pittsburgh Marathon is one of 20 largest marathons and half marathon events in the United States. (Bob Donaldson/Post-Gazette)](https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/wideview/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/05/BD1_1908.jpg)
The Pittsburgh Marathon is one of 20 largest marathons and half marathon events in the United States. (Bob Donaldson/Post-Gazette)
![All wrapped, a runner makes his way down North Braddock Avenue in Homewood. (Nate Guidry/Post-Gazette)](https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/wideview/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/05/20150503ng_Race6.jpg)
All wrapped, a runner makes his way down North Braddock Avenue in Homewood. (Nate Guidry/Post-Gazette)
![Pittsburgh marathon volunteer Jo Ann Moore waves to runners as they make there way down Frankstown Avenue in Homewood. (Nate Guidry/Post-Gazette)](https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/wideview/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/05/20150503ng_Race4.jpg)
Pittsburgh marathon volunteer Jo Ann Moore waves to runners as they make there way down Frankstown Avenue in Homewood. (Nate Guidry/Post-Gazette)
![Volunteer Erica Motley cheers and hands water to runners as they make their way down Frankstown Avenue in Homewood. (Nate Guidry/Post-Gazette)](https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/wideview/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/05/20150503ng_Race3.jpg)
Volunteer Erica Motley cheers and hands water to runners as they make their way down Frankstown Avenue in Homewood. (Nate Guidry/Post-Gazette)
!['Big Fish' John Hollenberger, of Pittsburgh, followed wife Jennifer to the finish line at the 2015 Pittsburgh Marathon. (Bob Donaldson/Post-Gazette)](https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/wideview/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/05/BD1_1967.jpg)
‘Big Fish’ John Hollenberger, of Pittsburgh, followed wife Jennifer to the finish line at the 2015 Pittsburgh Marathon. (Bob Donaldson/Post-Gazette)