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Thrifty 5K - Pittsburgh
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Thrifty 5K - Pittsburgh

Allison Park, Pennsylvania, United States View on map
May 09, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
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About this race

The original garage sale 5k is back for a 5th time and better than ever. Get your hands on some awesome vintage GCXC race SWAG and a finisher medal from past races - all at at thrift store pricing.    

Be sure to take advantage of early bird pricing and then stay afterward for the best race thrift shop around.

EARLY BIRD PRICING

  • $15 on Feb 11th
  • $16 on Feb 12th
  • $17 on Feb 13th
  • $18 on Feb 14th
  • $19 on Feb 15th
  • $20 beginning on Feb 16th.

The race starts and ends at Harmar Pavilion (behind the swimming pool), North Park at 9am.

REGISTRATION INCLUDES

  • Entry to the Thrifty 5K
  • A vintage GCXC race shirt from past races
  • An awesome custom GCXC finisher medal from past races
  • Custom age group awards from past GCXC races

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Running

Thrifty 5K

May 09, 2026 5K 9:00 AM
$20.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Allison Park, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 9.3° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 20.2°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 7.6° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 20.3°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.1
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
4.6mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
70.3%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on May 9, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on May 9, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 14m

The sun rises at 6:08 AM and sets at 8:23 PM local time (EDT) in Allison Park on May 9, 2026 — 14h 14m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 37 Allison Park events

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