the dick's sporting goods pittsburgh marathon, commonly referred to as the pittsburgh marathon, is an annual marathon footrace held on the first sunday in may in pittsburgh, pennsylvania in the united states. the marathon was first announced on october 3, 1984 with u.s. steel and pnc bank as sponsors. from 1985 to 2003, the race was held annually and named the upmc/city of pittsburgh marathon, although serious financial difficulty within the city of pittsburgh municipal budget and upmc's withdraw from title sponsor led to suspension of the race from 2004 to 2008. in 2009, the event was revived with a new title sponsor, dick's sporting goods, and renewed interest in the race.