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Malone and McCandless Win 2023 Pittsburgh Marathon

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By Clay Shaw
Photos by Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell

May 7, 2023, Pittsburgh, PA—Margo Malone had never run her hometown marathon, and she had an awesome day with a 2:41:58 victory, setting a personal best in front of family, friends, and coworkers.  Her last professional race had been the Olympic Marathon Team Trials in Atlanta, February 2020, after which she moved back home to Pittsburgh and began working full time at UPMC Enterprises. She continued to train, and ran local races “for fun.”

Rachel Brown of Philadelphia was second in 2:48:31.  Anna Balouris, also from Pittsburgh, was third in 2:51:37.  Laura Galeazzo of Webster, NY was fourth in 2:54:09.  Stephanie Garland of Garden City, NY was fifth in 2:54:50. 2022 Columbus Marathon champ Sarah Biehl of Columbus, OH was sixth in 2:56:11.  Biehl also won the JFK 50 Miler in November. Sara Zambotti of Shelocta, PA was top master and eleventh overall in 3:06:06.

Tyler McCandless of Fort Collins, CO,  who earned three degrees in Meteorology from Penn State University, including a PhD, won the Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon in 2:16:10.  McCandless ran a wicked negative split (2nd half almost seven minutes faster than the first) and pulled away on an uphill during mile 19. 

Peterson Muthoni of Kenya was second in 2:16:54. Nick Wolk grew up locally in Peters Township in Pittsburgh’s South Hills and raced for University of Pittsburgh. He finished in 3rd place in 2:19:11 in his very first marathon.  Giovanni Grano of Italy was fourth in 2:22:05. Colin Martin of Pittsburgh was fifth in 2:26:32.  AJ Kelly of Altoona, PA was top master and tenth overall in 2:36:24.

We were impressed by how well organized the marathon and all the events were. There were 20,000 participants and 300,000 spectators. The marathon ran through 14 Pittsburgh neighborhoods. Kudos to the City of Pittsburgh and to P3R in staging all of the weekend events throughout the city.

Top Women

  1. 2:41:58 Margo Malone, 29, Pittsburgh, PA
  2. 2:48:31 Rachel Brown, 28, Philadelphia, PA
  3. 2:51:37 Anna Balouris, 34, Pittsburgh, PA
  4. 2:54:09 Laura Galeazzo, 35, Webster, NY
  5. 2:54:50 Stephanie Gerland, 24, Garden City, NY
  6. 2:56:11 Sarah Biehl, 29, Columbus, OH
  7. 3:01:42 Alyssa Rogers, 24, Medina, OH
  8. 3:03:23 Ann Mazur, 37, Charlottesville, VA
  9. 3:03:47 Julie Bromyard, 27, Mt Pleasant, PA
  10. 3:04:31 Kimberly Mills, 32, Oakfield, NY
  11. 3:06:06 Sara Zambotti, 42, Shelocta, PA

Top Men

  1. 2:16:10 Tyler McCandless, 36, Fort Collins, CO
  2. 2:16:54 Peterson Muthoni, 26, Kenya
  3. 2:19:11 Nick Wolk, 25, Pittsburgh, PA
  4. 2:22:05 Giovanni Grano, 33, Italy
  5. 2:26:32 Colin Martin, 27, Pittsburgh, PA
  6. 2:28:38 Zachary Hoagland, 33, Hatfield, PA
  7. 2:32:05 Colt Mack, 33, Pittsburgh, PA
  8. 2:35:31 Ryan Leahy, 29, Washington, DC
  9. 2:36:07 Alec Keaton, 26, Reston, VA
  10. 2:36:24 AJ Kelly, 41, Altoona, PA
  11. 2:36:54 Nathaniel Alter, 31, Lancaster, PA
Tyler McCandless of Fort Collins, CO wins the Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon in 2:16:10.
Margo Malone of Pittsburgh wins her hometown Pittsburgh Marathon in 2:41:58.
Tyler McCandless and family celebrate after a marathon well done! (Tyler, Kristin, Levi and Jack) (Photo by Karen Mitchell)
Draped in the USA flag, Margo Malone of Pittsburgh is beyond thrilled at winning her hometown marathon.
Congratulations to the top 3 marathon women: Margo Malone, 29, 2:41:58 1st 🥇 Rachel Brown, 28, 2:48:29 2nd 🥈 Anna Balouris, 2:51:37 3rd 🥉 (Photo by Karen Mitchell)
Rachel Brown of Philadelphia was second at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon in 2:48:29.
Anna Balouris of Pittsburgh was third in 2:51:37.
Nick Wolk of Pittsburgh finishes third in his marathon debut in 2:19:11.
Laura Galeazzo of Webster, NY finished fourth in 2:54:09.
Giovanni Grano of Italy was fourth in 2:22:05.
Stephanie Gerland of Garden City, NY finished in 5th place, 2:54:50, in the marathon. Lots of half marathoners are still running down the Boulevard of the Allies.
Colin Martin of Pittsburgh was fifth in 2:26:32.
Sarah Biehl of Columbus, OH finished sixth in 2:56:11. Sarah won the 2022 Columbus Marathon and the 2022 JFK 50 Miler.
Zachary Hoagland of Hatfield, PA finishes sixth in 2:28:38. Hoagland was the 2022 Akron Marathon champion.
Colt Mack of Pittsburgh ran 2:32:05 in his marathon debut and finished seventh overall.
Ryan Leahy of Washington, DC was eighth in 2:35:31.
AJ Kelly of Altoona, PA was top master and tenth overall in 2:36:24.
Nathaniel Alter of Lancaster, PA finished eleventh in 2:36:54.
Bryan Landsberg of Collegeville, PA finished 13th in 2:38:04. He was one of many runners wearing Pitt colors.
Jed Christiansen of Greenville, PA was 14th in 2:39:39. Jed won the 2010 York White Rose Run in Pennsylvania.
Mieczyslaw “Matt” Swiatkowski of Orland Park, IL was 16th in 2:40:14.
Alexander Wang of Pittsburgh enjoys the marathon finish with a sub-3 in 2:57:44.
Tom Edwards of Oakmont, PA was 17th in 2:41:07.
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