Rankings · updated September 7, 2026

Best Races Near Pittsburgh

Every race within 30 miles of downtown, ranked by composite score from public signals — no pay-to-play, ever. How scoring works →

Composite /100 · FLD field · HST history · CRD credentials · CHR character

  1. 1 10th Annual Bobcats Turkey Trot 5K Beaver, PA Nov 2026 45.7/100

Longest-running near Pittsburgh

7 races we can date but haven't measured enough of to score. Oldest first. What we measure →

  1. 1 21st Annual Buffalo Creek Half Marathon Cabot, PA Oct 2026 2006 20 years running
  2. 2 17th Annual Run For Their Lives 5K Gibsonia, PA Sep 2026 2010 16 years running
  3. 3 16th Annual Great Pumpkin Race Zelienople, PA Oct 2026 2011 15 years running
  4. 4 Armstrong Breaking Bread Presents: 9th Annual "A Walk For Hunger" Zelienople, PA Sep 2026 2018 8 years running
  5. 5 8th Annual Healthy Kappa 5K Run/Walk/Ride Pittsburgh, PA Sep 2026 2019 7 years running
  6. 6 6th Annual PAWS Against Domestic Violence Pet Walk - 10 AM to 1 PM Allison Park, PA Oct 2026 2021 5 years running
  7. 7 Butterfly Friends Foundation 3rd Annual Family Fun Run & Walk Pittsburgh, PA Oct 2026 2024 2 years running

Also listed, not yet ranked

24 races we list but haven't measured enough of to score. By date. What we measure →

  1. Butler XC - Home Meets - 2026 Butler, PA Sep 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  2. 2026 SAINT AIDAN HARVEST HOME TWILIGHT 5K/1 mile Run Allison Park, PA Sep 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  3. Bags & Blessings 5K Beaver, PA Sep 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  4. Charleroi Little Great Race Charleroi, PA Sep 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  5. 9/11 Heroes Run - Pittsburgh, PA Youngwood, PA Sep 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  6. Club Elevation Mile High 5K Pittsburgh, PA Sep 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  7. Beaver County Tri Cup: Presented by Jenny Lee Swirl Breads Beaver Falls, PA Sep 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  8. East End XC Series Pittsburgh, PA Sep 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  9. Coop's Loop Endurance Run Beaver Falls, PA Oct 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  10. 2026 FAAP Fall Classic , North Park Gibsonia, PA Oct 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  11. 2026 Pittsburgh Penguins 6.6K Run and Family Walk presented by Highmark Pittsburgh, PA Oct 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  12. Bryon Martini Jr. 5k Memorial Run/Walk Perryopolis, PA Oct 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  13. 2026 Jordan Tomson Memorial 5K Greensburg, PA Oct 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  14. Celebrate it Forward 5K Monroeville, PA Oct 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  15. 2026 Pine-Richland Ram Run Gibsonia, PA Oct 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  16. CFU 5K Allison Park, PA Oct 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  17. Dirt Monster Trail Race 2026 - 20TH Anniversary Allison Park, PA Oct 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  18. Big Beaver Falls Education Foundation "Tiger Trot" Beaver Falls, PA Oct 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  19. 4th-Annual Raible Run to Remember Pittsburgh, PA Nov 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  20. Butler YMCA Turkey Trot Butler, PA Nov 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  21. BVA Boosters Turkey Trot Belle Vernon, PA Nov 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  22. 2026 Jingle Bell Run - Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, PA Dec 2026 Not yet rankedno verified data
  23. Cupid's Chase 5K Butler Butler, PA Feb 2027 Not yet rankedno verified data
  24. Cupid's Chase 5K Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA Feb 2027 Not yet rankedno verified data

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