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Pittsburgh and Monroeville

Pittsburgh is a city in western Pennsylvania and often referred to as “Steel City” due to its prosperity from Gilded Age industry, it was the industrial capital of the US in the late 1800s. Nowadays, the city transformed itself as a hub for technology, education and healthcare. This creates a unique social mix, with multi-generational locals and new transplants mixing in this Appalachian city.

Pittsburgh’s geography makes it visually unique. It’s located at the confluence of three rivers, the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio, and is surrounded by hills and bridges (446 of them!), which is why Pittsburgh is also referred to as the “City of Bridges”. The topography provides stunning views, particularly from vantage points like the Duquesne Incline, where you can overlook the city skyline, stadiums, and the rivers. Pittsburgh is known for its 90 distinct neighborhoods to explore during your visit, from trendy Lawrenceville to historic Strip District, each have their own character, offering plenty to explore in terms of food, art, and culture.

Another thing that makes Pittsburgh special is its sports culture and sense of community. The city is fiercely proud of its teams—the Steelers (football), Penguins (hockey), and Pirates (baseball). Game days are a big event, and you’ll often see fans wearing black and gold throughout the city. Whether you’re a fan of sports, art, or history, Pittsburgh offers a unique blend of old and new, making it an exciting and fun city to visit.

Monroeville is the host city of GFNY Pittsburgh and an eastern suburb of Pittsburgh. Located in beautiful nature and openness ideal for cycling, while also being a 15-minute drive from Pittsburgh and all the activities to do there. Monroeville offers a variety of hotel options, restaurants and shopping for a great stay while you visit Pittsburgh for GFNY Pittsburgh.

Course

GFNY Pittsburgh-Monroeville will challenge you and take your breath away. The race starts and finishes in Monroeville, just 15 minutes east of Pittsburgh. The course travels through scenic Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties and offers a recreational 41-mile medium distance and a competitive 70-mile long distance. The distances may feel short, but tacking the rolling hills will put a sting in your legs
 
The pre-race expo, the race start and finish and the post-race festival will all take place at the Wave Pool area of Boyce Park in Eastern Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Boyce Park is a part of the county's 12,000-acre network of nine parks. The impressive park system, including the expansive North and South Parks, are perfect for hiking, fishing, mountain biking, and other outdoor activities. 

The race starts with a short descent, and then goes right into the first of ten climbs on the course. The first four miles travel through Boyce Park. The next ten miles will take you through rolling hills of Allegheny County and into Westmoreland County. The hills lead to a beautiful descent towards a bridge over the Beaver Run Reservoir. This may be one of the most scenic places on the whole course, we’ll make sure to take your picture! From the center of the bridge, you’ll start the longest climb of the day, 1.7-miles long with over 350ft of climbing, maximum incline of 10%, to the highest point of the course, the Cima Coppi of GFNY Pittsburgh-Monroeville.
 
Over the next 15 miles, the significant climbing of the 29-mile loop begins. There are five more significant climbs, each approximately 1 mile long, some gradual and some with steeper sections, with several sections with inclines over 10%. You’ll get some brief moments of rest on the descents. Then you’ll make the left onto Drenen Road and start the most challenging climb of the day. Although only 0.6-mile long, it has a 10.1% average incline, with a max incline over 15%. Once at the top, you can head straight to return to Boyce Park and the finish line, or make the sharp left to start the loop a second time for more climbing fun. This course will demand you to be strong: strong quads and also a strong mind. 
 
Once you arrive back to Boyce Park and the finish festivities, enjoy a post-race meal with friends, photos, music and the awards ceremony.

LONG COURSE IS A COMPETITION: Only the finishers of the long course are eligible for category rankings and Overall and Podium awards. If you want to race and be ranked in your category, you must complete the long course. Top 10% of finishers in each age group earn a spot in the Qualifier Corral at every GFNY World event.

 

MEDIUM COURSE IS NOT A COMPETITION: The riders of the medium course will be provided their start-to-finish time, but will not be ranked by finish time. All finish times will be listed in alphabetical order.

Perks included as part of GFNY Pittsburgh

THE JERSEY: All riders receive the official GFNY Pittsburgh race jersey, which is mandatory attire at the race. The jersey is designed in NYC and Made in Italy.

CHIP TIMING: GFNY Pittsburgh is a timed race. Each athlete has their own timing chip, which starts right after you cross the start line and stops when you cross the finish line. Timing results will be available at gfny.cc/results.

FINISHER MEDAL: Every GFNY Pittsburgh finisher receives a medal, no matter which distance they complete. All finishers also earn a “Finish” towards their 3x2025 GFNY medal or the 10x medal. Go to gfny.com/medals for more information on GFNY’s multi-finisher medals.

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Train with GFNY to have your best race

What are your GFNY goals?
            Podium!
            Qualify (finish in the top 10% of my age group)
            Improve my time
            Finish the race


GFNY Coaching is here to help you prepare for your best race day. We offer these t
wo options:
 
a) Get a GFNY Coach for personalized training: maximize results with the time you have available.
b) Get one of our GFNY specific training plans on TrainingPeaks: structure, expert advice and a motivation boost with flexibility to match your life.

GFNY Coaching

The personalized training plan written by your GFNY Coach is tailored to your schedule, cycling experience, fitness and goals. GFNY Coaches are qualified coaches with years of success in working with athletes of all fitness levels. 

No matter your goals or your cycling experience, with GFNY Coaching you get personalized training plans, advice, and guidance to focus on your target race. Whether you have a couple of months to tune-up, or half a year to change yourself completely as a rider, you will be ready to earn that PR, get your highest placing ever, or finish your first GFNY race.

Let the GFNY experts at GFNY Coaching prepare you. GFNY coaches have raced GFNYs and understand the demands of every race and course on the calendar.

Training Plans on TrainingPeaks

Benefit from training structure and work out smarter by following a GFNY training plan. The easy-to-follow GFNY training plans are designed to give you flexibility and control over your training process and adjust based on how you feel, the weather and your physical condition.

The plans are written by GFNY Coaches, with options based on your cycling experience, and are tailored for the type of GFNY race course you’ll be racing - flat-to-rolling, or mountains.

GFNY Training Center

The GFNY Training Center section of coaching.gfny.com provides you content focused on training topics like nutrition, cadence, and power, as well as course guides to GFNY races around the World. This training and course strategy content is free to every GFNY athlete. 

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