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March E-Newsletter
Issue 30
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Make Sure We Have It Right
Has your personal information changed since you registered for race weekend? We'll be sending you a confirmation ticket in the mail, so be sure to update your information by midnight EST on Sunday, March 31.
Participants can use the self-edit feature through their Active account to make any changes. Simply login to MyEvents.Active.com and select "Edit registration information." If you registered offline, or were registered by someone else, you will first need to claim your registration. Visit our FAQ page for more information on claiming registrations. If you need to update your name, email address or shirt size, please email in...@pittsburghmarathon.com.
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Course Time Limits
City streets, police offices and support are contracted for specific times and cannot be extended. The following chart indicates road closure times per sector/mile and time limits per mile based on the time available for runners before the roads re-open. Some easy points to remember - all runners must be to the Birmingham Bridge by 10:20 AM and Half Marathoners must be at Mile 12, Forbes Avenue at Jumonville, by 11:00 AM.
If you cannot adhere to the scheduled time/pace per mile listed on the schedule, you will be asked to board a sweep vehicle that will take you to relay shuttle drop off area on Grant Street which is several blocks from the finish line. If you refuse to get on the vehicle, you must move to the sidewalk so traffic can resume. If you choose to continue after the course has reopened, there will be no medical support, fluid stations, or course marshals at intersections, and the course will no longer be marked. Participants after that time will not be guaranteed a time or medal.
Click here for more information on course time limits.
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Calling All Volunteers
 The DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon needs YOUR help! More than 3,500 volunteers from the Greater Pittsburgh-area will come together over the course of three days to support race weekend. Volunteer positions start on Friday, May 3 at the GNC Live Well Pittsburgh Health and Fitness Expo and continue until participants reach the finish line on Sunday, May 5, 2013.
Register online by midnight April 5, 2013 and be entered to win Panera Bread, BRAVO! or Sheetz gift cards!
All volunteers receive:
- Official DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon volunteer t-shirt
- $10 DICK'S Sporting Goods gift certificate
- Invitation to the annual volunteer appreciation party on Thursday, May 16 at 6:30 PM
You're guaranteed a great experience to help one of the biggest events in the city. A wide variety of volunteer positions are available, so you can find the perfect fit for you.
Click here to register!
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Run in Comfort and Style with a Race-day Shirt Featuring a Personalized, Printed-on Bib!
PRE-ORDER NOW THROUGH APRIL 14Forget plain, boring paper bibs and uncomfortable safety pins. DICK'S Sporting Goods and Asics has teamed up with Wear Your Number Race Day Apparel to let you design a unique official race bib and have it printed directly on an Asics Technical shirt for the 2013 DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon.
Just visit www.asicsbibshirts.com, pick your race and create your unique bib by adding text, photos, artwork and/or graphics ($19.99 per bib design). Follow the directions and visit the GNC Live Well Pittsburgh Health and Fitness Expo where your personalized bib will be expertly printed on a technical short-sleeve shirt, long-sleeve shirt or singlet in your size ($19.99 per shirt; sold separately at the DICK'S Sporting Goods booth).
Availability is limited and all orders must be received by April 14, 2013. Bib design ($19.99) and shirts ($19.99) are sold separately.
Click here to learn more about Wear Your Number.
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And the Award Goes To...
 Do you know a friend, running buddy or family member that dedicates their time and effort to the DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon and/or the Pittsburgh running community? Then nominate them for the Pheidippides Award!
As part of the DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon events, the Greek American community of Western Pennsylvania and its various organizations have come together to offer an annual distinction, "in recognition of the endurance, strength, victory and triumph of the human spirit," to a meritorious individual in appreciation of his or her significant contribution.
Click here to learn more and submit your nomination!
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Warm-Up On Walnut - Saturday, April 6
It's only seven weeks until race weekend, so make sure your muscles are ready with a FREE cross training event on Walnut Street in Shadyside. And don't miss Caesar's Designs, who will be showcasing original 2013 Runner of STEEL commemorative jewelry.
Saturday, April 6, 2013
8:00 AM Check-in starts near the corner of South Aiken Street and Walnut Street
8:30 AM Warm-ups will begin
9:00 AM Steel City Road Runners run starts
All DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon event participants and the public are welcome to attend. Dr. Vonda Wright, MD will start the morning with a 30-minute dynamic warm-up. Then, all participants can make the most of their stretch for a fun run with the Steel City Road Runners.
Click here for more information.
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