Great Allegheny Ohiopyle Race Festival

7 Sheridan Street., Ohiopyle, PA

This is going to be a great event with amazing scenery! Fast-Finishes.com is known for fun, well organized events with incredible SWAG and event food. For additional information, email race director: Mark Hughes. 

We are always happy to answer any questions you have about our races. Our goal is for you to have the very best possible race day experience. For additional information and race updates please check our website: fast-finishes.com.

We are proud to announce that we have a non-binary registration option that has their own awards categories: overall and age groups.


All first time half marathon and marathon finishers will receive a plaque that commemorates their first half or full marathon finish. The athletes will also receive their finisher’s medal. Find Mark at the end of the race and let him know you ran your first marathon or half.

We are proud to announce that we have a non-binary registration option that has their own awards categories: overall and age groups.

All first time half marathon and marathon finishers will receive a plaque that commemorates their first half or full marathon finish.  The athletes will also receive their finisher’s medal. Find Mark at the end of the race and let him know you ran your first marathon or half.

AWARDS

Top 1 — Male & Female and nonbinary

Age Groups — Marathon, Half Marathon and 10k, 5k and Combo platter. Top three in each age group.

• top three male and female and non binary in each age group
  19 under
  20-29
  30-39
  40-49
  50-59
  60-69
  70-79
  80 over
• There will not be a formal awards ceremony. Results will be live and you can pickup your award as soon as you finish.
• It is the responsibility of the runner to check their results (the link will be emailed as well as posted in RunSignUp and then go to the award table to pick up their award from the staff member on race day.
• There are event medals for each finisher. Please remember to grab your medal from the table if there is not a person handing them out. This will be at the finish line.
• Unfortunately, we can not mail awards. 

• All pickups will be near the Start/Finish area.
  7 Sheridan Street, Ohiopyle PA 15470
• Saturday: Pickup will be near the Start/Finish Line Day of the event starting at 6:00 AM to race start
• You can pickup your packet on Friday from 4:30 to 6:30pm in the parking lot where the race starts/finishes off Sheridan Street.
• You can pickup your packet on race morning, Saturday, starting at 6am at the same place.
• If you ordered an extra shirt, just let the check-in people know. On Friday, there will be normal pickup of bib, and socks from 4:30pm to 6:30pm.
• On Saturday morning before the race, athletes will only pickup their bib and safety pins prior to the race.
• After finishing, you can get your shirt, socks, awards and of course your finisher's medal!
• We are doing this to alleviate long lines on race morning prior to the race. We want to make sure the events start on time.
• Of course, if the lines are short, we will give you your goodies prior to the race, but I anticipate that with an 0730 start, there will be a crunch to get bibs in the last 45 minutes prior to the start, so this system will make it less stress for the athletes pre-race.
• You can concentrate on your pre-race routines rather than standing in line. 

Fast-finishes is proud to support as many charitable causes as part of our mission to help improve people's lives in any way possible. Our charitable donations strategy is to work closely with the permit agencies (municipal, state or private party) and ask them what organizations need financial support for their non-profit activities. A core part of our business mission is to try and help make the world a better place for all people.

We have donated to numerous organizations, including local fire departments, townships, conservation organizations, human relief organizations and most importantly, to organizations that help children in need. After we make sure that our commitments to local organizations are met or exceeded, our favorite national organization is Turnaround Arts. Turnaround Arts works to ensure that every child in America has access to an education rich in the arts. We are happy to contribute as much as possible to Turnaround Arts.

We are happy to partner with the Ohiopyle-Stewart Volunteer Fire Department for this race. 

• The Full Marathon is a certified Boston Marathon Qualifier.
• Certification number : PA22009NP and link to certification map.
• The marathon will be two loops of the half marathon.
• Here's a mapmyrun.com link to the course.


The marathon is two loops of the half marathon course. Click/tap here for link to mapmyrun.

• The 5K goes out 1.55 miles from the start and turns around to go back to the finish line.
• The 10K goes out 3.1 miles from the start and turns around to go back to the finish line.
• There will be aid stations with water and Gatorade about every two miles. 
• All races start and finish at the same spot. All head north on the trail from the start.
• The 5k goes out 1.55 miles and turns around and goes back to the finish. 
• 7:45am start.   
• The 10k goes out 3.1 miles and turns around and goes back to the finish. 8:45am start.   
• The half marathon and marathon goes out 6.55 miles and turns around and goes back to the finish. 7:30am start   
• Marathoners get to do that loop twice!   
• Marathoners and Half Marathoners can start as early as 0630am if you need extra time or want to start earlier. 
• The course closes at 2pm, so a marathoner will have up to 7.5 hours to complete the course.

The course is 100% hard packed trail. You don't need trail running shoes. Your regular racing shoes are fine. The trail is evenly topped with crushed limestone. Online, it says, "It is relatively smooth and easy to pedal, run, or hike." I've ridden my bike on it the last 2 years to set up the course and it was a smooth ride. When walking on various parts of the course, I didn't find any loose pebbles getting caught in my shoes.

Hi Everybody,

! I hope your training has been going well and you are primed for a great race on Saturday! I want to provide you with some final race updates.

There is poor to no cell service at the start/finish area. Last year, there was public wifi accessible without a password. See if your phone can find it as it is good wifi.

- UPDATE-

• With limited access on the trail, we have decided to have bottles of water on course at the aid stations at mile 3 and 6.
• These will be the 12 ounce standard bottled water that you see in stores.
• We will have garbage bags along the course. Please drop your bottle near the bags and we'll pick them up.
• You'll see bags about every quarter mile.
• We can't littler on the course. I think this solution will enable you to get all the fluids you need during the race.
• Aid station 1 at mile 1 will have regular cups of water and Gatorade.
• Aid station 3 at mile 6 will have bottled water and Gatorade in cups.
• Aid station 2 at mile 3.5 will have bottled water.
• Please plan your hydration strategy carefully for the trail and weather conditions.
• Please keep the trail clean and carry your fluids to the next aid station if you don’t drop them off within 50 feet of the aid station.

Results

• There will be live race results posted at this link that you'll be able to access on your phones as soon as you finish.
• You can show your results to the athlete check in people, and they can get your award if you place in overall or age group.
• Please note: if you are in the marathon or half marathon and start early, you will have to wait up to 60 minutes to see if anyone in the main race group start has a faster time that could affect your placing.
• We'll try and have live results. The live results link will be sent to you during race week. 
• You'll be able to get any top 3 in your age group or overall award quickly after finishing.

Event Race Starts

• If you are in the half marathon or marathon, you are welcome to start as early as 0630.
• Just let me know at the start area. 
• If you are in the 5k or 10k or the combo platter, please stay away from the start/finish area.
• You will be called near the start/finish prior to the race. It will be a gun start. 
• There are a ton of timing chip reads for 5 different events and it works best if all stay away from the start line until called up. For early start half marathon and marathoners, just see me when you are ready to start.

Aid Stations

• It's a difficult course for aid stations, as there isn't any trail access between mile 1 and 6.
• We have an aid station at mile 1 and mile 6, and at the start/finish area where you can get fluids to start your second loop.
• These aid stations will have water and Gatorade.
• We have bottled water just past mile 3. This will have 12 ounce bottled water available. If you need fluids, please take a bottle.
• As with all aid stations, please dispose of cups, bottles, gels responsibly.
• The Park Service is very generous to let us have this event that supports the local Volunteer Fire Department and Arts nonprofits. Thank you for your help with this!
• Please utilize a hydration and fueling strategy that works for you.

Ohiopyle Vacation Rentals  - Below are properties right in downtown Ohiopyle - within walking of start/finish (will provide specific distances soon) - we also have another 15-20 properties close to points of interest, more info to come soon.

Downtown Properties:
Marrietta's River Retreat (located above retail shop, heart of downtown, right next to Falls overlook)
Falls Overlook Lodge
Yough Guest House
Riverhouse - Main St
Ohiopyle Suites - Hotel 100 ft from race start

White Water Rafting - family friendly floats, short sessions, and high adventure options all available

Restaurants:
Stone House Inn - Lodging and dining available. 15 minutes from race start
Braddock's Restaurant - Comfort food, casual, great back patio

love our uniformed service members and their families. All of our events feature a 10% discount on race entry for all service members and their family. Please use code SERVICE to receive this discount.

This discount is available to all active duty service members, their spouse and children, as well as their parents and brothers and sisters. Please note: parents, brothers and sisters, spouse and children do not need to be active service members!

Entry fees will include a beautiful Medal and Lanyard and running socks plus:

5K - t-shirt
10K - t-shirt
Half - t-shirt
Marathon - t-shirt
Combo - t-shirt
Additional T-shirt can be ordered for: $10.00.


We do everything we can to make sure your shirt size and medal and socks are available. Sometimes items may not be available at your event. Please talk with our registration people after the race or see Mark if you have not received your SWAG! We will address and resolve your concerns to your satisfaction. 

• You will find parking in the lot next to the Visitor's Center. 
• There is NO parking at the start/finish line.

FAQs that may be of interest to you and your family and friends.

Do you anticipate parking being an issue for spectators?
There is plenty of parking about a three minute walk from the race start/finish area: The race is where the P blue sign on the map is, just to the right of the red pin. There should be parking available there if you arrive early enough. But don't worry, if you look where it says Horseshoe Bend in the River....just below that you'll see Ohiopyle State Park off Main Street. There are a 

couple of hundred parking spots there and it's very close to the event area!

Are any roads being closed off due to the marathon/crowds?
We will be driving in the morning of the race. No roads will be closed. The traffic really won't be bad. Put 7 Sheridan Street in your GPS and you'll do fine. There's 'only' 350 in the events. There's plenty of space for everyone.

Is the trail closed to anyone not in the race? The trail is open. What you'll find is that beginning about 10am, you'll start to see people in the first two miles of the course. Then they taper off and from 2 to 6 miles you'll only see a few people. It's not crowded. The bridge about 1/4 mile from the start probably is the most crowded area but that really isn't until noon and by that time it'll just be the marathoners on the course.
 

Portapotties

• There will be four in the start/finish area. The train station is also at the start/finish line at 7 Sheridan Street. It has 3 or 4 actual bathrooms in it and has been available for use to us previously, although it hasn’t been confirmed for this year. It’s the general public bathroom facility.
• There will be one at mile six on the trail.
• The trail has access problems as it is basically only accessible from mile .5 and mile 6.

Aid Stations

• We will have an unmanned  aid station around mile 4 on the trail.
• There will be aid stations at mile .5 and mile 6 as well.
• Gatorade and water will be available at the aid stations.

Post Race Food
There will be sandwiches and cookies available in the finish area You'll enjoy the food!

Fast Finishes is known for high-end, well-designed SWAG at our events. Every entry fee includes the race and our awesome swag and post-race food. 

• T-shirt
• Finisher's medal
• Ankle running socks

We do everything we can to make sure your shirt size and medal and socks are available. Sometimes items may not be available at your event. Please talk with our registration people after the race or see Mark if you have not received your SWAG! We will address and resolve your concerns to your satisfaction.

Our commitment to you is that we will make good on getting any item that you expect and deserve.