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Runners from across the globe compete in the 15th Pittsburgh Marathon
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Runners from throughout the nation and the world got here to town this weekend to compete within the fifteenth operating of the Pittsburgh Marathon.
At 7 a.m. on Sunday, the horn sounded, they usually had been off.
Fireworks welcomed some 35,000 runners from all 50 states, and 10 totally different international locations, as they started to traverse the 26.2-mile course via 14 of Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods.
Over 300,000 individuals had been readily available alongside the race path to cheer on these highway warriors.
Troy Schooley, the CEO of race organizer P3R, mentioned that Sunday’s race and this race weekend have been unbelievable, and he’s so grateful for these operating and watching.
“All I hold listening to about is the gang help, how nice he the crowds are on the market. So, thanks to the Metropolis of Pittsburgh and the area and the spectators that got here out and lined the streets in the present day,” Scholey added.
A few of the of us that got here out to help had been individuals like Steelers nice Charlie Batch, who has been serving to with the Pittsburgh Marathon for over 10 years.
“Simply seeing the feelings of why individuals work and doing what they’re doing. Not solely at the beginning however on the end line. It is really nice to see the feelings from everybody throughout,” Batch mentioned.
And this race couldn’t have occurred with out a devoted staff of metropolis employees in addition to Pittsburgh first responders.
Pittsburgh’s new Police Chief, Larry Scirotto, mentioned he’s grateful for all of the police, hearth, and EMS employees on the race route in the present day.
“I thank all the general public security employees, not simply the police, however EMS and hearth. It’s an all-out effort for us to make this occasion as secure as doable.”
For most individuals operating Sunday, although, crossing the end line was an enormous, emotional accomplishment. And everybody should have felt just like Marathon winner Tyler McCandless from Colorado.
“I really feel actually drained. However I really feel fairly nice!” McCandless exclaimed with pleasure.
Sunday capped off what was a terrific day and weekend for Pittsburgh.
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PTL Links: July 2, 2024
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Wildwood Golf Club’s 13th hole is a sight to see | The Elite 18
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HAMPTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — Founded in 1960, Wildwood Golf Club is hidden gem here in the Pittsburgh area and features one of nicest Par 4’s in all of Western Pennsylvania.
“Number 13 at Wildwood is just a beautiful golf hole,” said Wildwood Head Golf Professional David Yokitis.
Not only is #13 beautiful, but a demanding dogleg right that can play up to 430 yards.
“It requires a little bit of a fade off the tee,” Yokitis said. “Hitting the fairway is a must off the first shot here.”
Hitting the fairway requires a precise shot from the tee with a fairway bunker on the right and trees on the left.
“If you blow it way right, you can hit it out of bounds down the right side,” Yokitis said.
“Anything on this green is a bonus,” Yokitis said, speaking to the difficulty of the hole, which features a deceptively-large green.
“You take your 4 and you move on,” Yokitis said of making a par alongside KDKA-TV’s Rich Walsh.
Wildwood Golf Club
Founded: 1960
Public or Private: Private
Location: 2195 Sample Road, Allison Park, PA 1501
Phone Number: 412-486-1200
Website: WildwoodGolfClub.org
Course Designer: George Wittmer, Jr.
Yardages, Course Rating, and Slope Rating:
- Blue – 6,615 yards – 73.1/136
- White – 6,222 yards – 70.8/134
- Silver – 5,632 yards – 69.0/125
- Red – 5,418 yards – 68.2/123
- Green – 4,766 yards – 64.5/115
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9/11 National Memorial Trail one step closer to being completed
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SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) — On Monday morning, Western Pennsylvania National Parks Superintendent Stephen Clark made a big announcement.
“I have been so looking forward to this day where I could say that the 9/11 National Memorial Trail alignments, through three of the National Park units in Western Pennsylvania, have been completed.”
The completed alignment now connects the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville to the Johnstown Flood National Memorial and the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site. And this small portion of the 1,500-mile 9/11 Memorial Trail ultimately connects the Flight 93 Memorial to the other Sept. 11 sites in New York and Virginia.
The National Park Service says that connecting all these state and federal lands into one trail system wouldn’t be possible without the work of the nonprofit group the September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance.
Two alliance members from Pittsburgh, Daniel Wille and Matt Harris, were on hand on Monday to not only hear the official announcement but to ride a portion of the trail.
Wille says that he hopes this trail will help bring a divided country back together.
“This trail is a remembrance,” said Wille. “It’s a connectivity, and an attempt to provide a positive view of America that I feel we are losing. And I feel it gives us hope. It gives us all hope that as this thing develops, Americans will kind of find their place again and their strength.”
The 9/11 Memorial Trail is still a work in progress, but at least this on and off-road section is open for folks to explore and remember the victims and the heroes of 9/11.
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