Are you a student at Pitt, CMU, or another one of Pittsburgh’s 13 institutions for higher learning? Are you looking for a friendly and relaxed group of people to run with? If so, come join a group I like to call “Hump Day at the Track”.

Every Wednesday at 6PM we meet at CMU’s track to train together. There’s a wide variety of ages and levels of participation there. Some folks walk together. Some run repeats together. Others do their own thing at their own pace. It’s a friendly and inclusive group and new faces are always welcome. Contact Ken Krynski for more info.

If you don’t live close enough to CMU to train with us, or you’re just looking for a different kind of group, be sure to check out our list of training groups.

P.S. If there are any active training groups missing from our list, be sure to let the webmaster know. Thanks.

In 1868, author James Parton described Pittsburgh as “hell with the lid off”, in reference to the poor air quality due to the numerous smoke-spewing mills operating at the time. America’s most livable city may not be the Smoky City anymore, but that doesn’t mean that ours is the best air to breathe - let alone run in. That’s why I think the following article at Complete Running Network should be read by Pittsburgh’s runners.