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Big News for the Fam! Join us in welcoming @valruns4margs as our newest Ambassador! 🎉🎉

If you’ve run anywhere in Pittsburgh, chances are you’ve felt Val’s incredible energy, whether she’s pacing you to a PR, cheering you on from the sidelines, or leading the crew!

Val is a driving force in our local running scene. Founder of @valsaidstation , a non-profit community-driven aid and energy station supporting Pittsburgh runners, co-founder of No Pace Run Club, and a member of the P3R Pace Team, she represents everything we love about the Pittsburgh running community.

She’s tirelessly out there serving enthusiasm, uplifting others on and off the course, all while raising the next generation of runners. 🏃‍♀️✨

She’s currently gearing up to tackle a massive lineup: the Pittsburgh EQT 10-Miler, the Marine Corps Marathon, and Every Woman’s Marathon! We couldn’t be more proud to have her on Team GBM! 🥳

Drop a comment below and help us officially welcome Val to the family! 💛🖤

#runGBM #catchmeifyoucan #runPGH #ValsAidStation taken in Gingerbread Man Running Co. Shadyside by @valsaidstation

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THREE WEEKS OUT FROM THE MARINE CORPS MARATHON! 🇺🇸🏃‍♀️✨

And we’re making this final fundraising push a little more fun… WE HAVE A RAFFLE! 🎟️

For every $5 donated, you’ll receive ONE entry to win a bundle of our runners’ favorite things! 👟✨

$5 = 1 entry
$10 = 2 entries
$25 = 5 entries

HOW TO DONATE: 💌

❤️Visit any of the fundraising links in our bios to donate directly!

OR

💙Send your donation via Venmo, and we’ll gladly add the funds to our fundraiser on your behalf!

That’s it! Drop a donation and you’re entered!
A winner will be chosen October 22!

Every dollar raised supports Stop Soldier Suicide and their mission to help save the lives of veterans and service members.

26.2 is almost here, and we’re making these final three weeks COUNT!

And from the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU! 🥹🫶🏼

To everyone who has donated, shared our posts, cheered us on, or supported us throughout this journey—we appreciate you more than you know. Every donation, big or small, makes a difference. We’re so grateful to have such an incredible community behind us as we take on these 26.2 miles for a cause that means so much.

Let’s finish this fundraising journey strong! 🇺🇸❤️✨

#marinecorpmarathon #stopsoildersuicide #runnerscommunity #marathon #fundraisingforacause by @valsaidstation

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13 days ago

Feature Friday is SO BACK, and today we’re celebrating those cheering us on as we move through miles on the roads, trails, and waters. Swipe for four awesome cheering/race support stories and fun race signs!

Want to share your story or have a theme for Feature Friday? Send me a DM! Together, we go far 🩵

Running is an individual sport, but it’s so much bigger than just YOU. It’s community - the family who comes along for the journey, the strangers you meet who become friends on race courses, the connections you make during miles shared.. I want to create encouraging spaces where people know they’re not alone!

Favorite fan Friday!

I’m submitting my mom, Sue, and her best friend Dee. You can find the two of them at Broad and Vine - nearly every BSR since 2011- cheering, in costume and handing out goodies like freeze pops, mini ducks and secret bottles of fireball. They recently got into ultra volunteering with Loopy Looper in NJ

I know as a runner that having spectator energy can be magic and it’s just a great boost during the race seeing a funny sign or having a stranger yell your name.

@shererstephanie is the best cheerleader a runner/tri could ask for! She’s made signs, coordinated friends and fam, and cheered me on in every tri I’ve been in. by @valsaidstation

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If you’re free tomorrow evening, and you like BINGO, this one’s for you! 🏆

@1781club is hosting bingo for a cause - Stop Soldier Suicide! Join us tomorrow from 7-9pm and enjoy 12 games with your admission.

Restaurant is open for food and drinks before, during, and after games. 🍽️

*Addt’l cards are an extra $5 donation. 💵

Enjoy a great night out giving back to an amazing cause during National Suicide Prevention Month. ❤️🤍💙

Bingo for a Cause: Stop Soldier Suicide https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bingo-for-a-cause-stop-soldier-suicide-tickets-1999617082522?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=wsa&aff=ebdsshwebmobile

@stopsoldiersuicide #runforacause #marathontraining #runpgh #bingonight #makeadifference taken in 1781 CLUB by @valsaidstation

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Our people showed up today.🤗

More to come, but for now, THANK YOU to our crew for making this morning possible.

Our goal for starting The No Pace Run Club was never about just running. We wanted to do more, offer more, than an occasional group run. We hoped for experiences, community, and support that goes far beyond pounding out miles on pavement.

Today is proof we’re making that happen. ❤️🤍💙

#sundayrunday #runpgh #runningcommunity #stopsoldiersuicide #comerunwithus by @valsaidstation

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2 months ago

THIS SUNDAY! 🎉

August 30th - check-in opens at 9:30a, waves will begin at 10am ⏰

✨ Heroes mile
✨ Competitive mile
✨ Kids mile
✨ Movin’ & Groovin’ mile
✨ Furry Friends mile

This is a FREE event open to anyone wishing to earn their America’s Mile medal with us! We’re bringing the party, you bring your medal! (If you weren’t originally registered for the race, you’re still welcome, but medals are only being returned to those who bring them.)

This one mile party is an unofficial (but timed) run on the riverfront walk in the North Shore. Just take the steps or ramp down from PNC Park (by the Roberto Clemente bridge) and join us as we run up towards Acrisure Stadium and back in various heats. 👟

No prizes will be awarded, but there is swag to be had!

We will have a few basket raffles, and donations to @stopsoldiersuicide are welcome, as this run benefits our fundraising efforts for the @marinecorpsmarathon

We’re working to bring awareness to the SSS mission, and we thank you in advance for not just participating, but your support. 🇺🇸

📣 We ask that everyone PLEASE register using the link in our bio, and if you bring any furry friends, that they stay on a leash during your walk/run.

#runningcommunity #runpgh #4run2 #werunthiscity #runforareason taken in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by @valsaidstation

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2 months ago

We’re back for another week of 🥁

WE LOVE Wednesdays!

It’s so exciting to share adventures, wins, good news, great people, and big goals with you. Never forget - even tiny accomplishments, seemingly insignificant moments.. they matter! You don’t know who you might be inspiring along the way. 🎉

Today we’re here for friends who signed up for their first 100miler and have been grinding out miles while mom-ing and getting her classroom ready for back-to-school, who hit a massive half marathon PR (hello, 1:39!), who got through a fun 10k and is now pumped for her half in October, who ran their first 2.5mi straight without walking, and who hit a big birthday.

Even more than that, we’d like to take a moment to celebrate friendships and community. Everything in life is better with people in your corner, and we hope you know we’re in YOURS!

There’s very few things that compare to watching your people crush it, in any aspect of life. WE LOVE IT! ❤️

#welovewednesdays #runningcommunity #crushingit #chaseyourdreams #gettoliving by @valsaidstation

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2 months ago

Welcome back for another week of 🥁

WE LOVE Wednesdays!

The biggest takeaway we hope you have seeing these is to remember you deserve to celebrate, always. Nothing is too big, too insignificant, too silly. It all matters.❤️

Today we’re cheering on friends who received their MBA, placed third overall female in a half marathon, started an incredible new job, came back to triathlon in a podium spot, had a doctoral hooding ceremony while still being a boss, crushed their first eating challenge, hyped their significant other for chasing dreams, and reminisced their introduction to the ultra world.

Here’s what a few of them had to say ➡️

@brian_peters.pm - Had had a bad year with the injury and other stuff. Signed up last minute for MMM just to prove I could still play and ended up on the podium. Reminded myself that I can still be that dude.

@redmond42 - Always joked I was a fast eater and finally got to do my first food challenge! Six patties and 2lbs of fries down in 10:55 for the Mighty Mickey Challenge at Pitts-Burgers. Which for this year is the second fastest time. Top 10 gets to be in their live eating contest!

@amanda.sue.88 - Proud of my man for chasing his dreams and writing full time 🥹🥰

https://heavy.com/author/parkerhurley/

@jogswithjeremy - The ultra that started it all, the Summit 50/50 50K. No medals were awarded that day, but none were needed. Made a bunch of new friends and made me fall in love with the ultra running space!

We’re so happy to see our community growing and thriving. It’s what we LOVE! ❤️

#welovewednesdays #runningcommunity #liveyourlife #congratulations #youcandoanything by @valsaidstation

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Behind the scenes at every race is a team working logistics, course management, timing, post-race festivities, awards and more.

This squad never makes “work” feel like a job. 🫡

#walkupsongs #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #gcxc #runningcommunity #racetiming taken in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by @valsaidstation

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3 months ago

Welcome back for another week of 🥁

WE LOVE Wednesdays!

We’re hoping this will grow as more people find all the things to celebrate in life, and remember there’s no win too small. ❤️

If it excites you..
If you’re proud..
If it brings you peace..
If it’s changing your life..

WE WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE LOVE IT!

Today we’re congratulating friends who crossed tough finish lines, started new jobs, caught up with friends and started new training blocks, finished big projects, and did things that pushed them outside their comfort zone. Talk about some major accomplishments - what an amazing crew! 🤩💪🏽

#welovewednesdays #youcandohardthings #congrats #enduranceathlete #runningcommunity by @valsaidstation

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Join us in our new series..

WE LOVE WEDNESDAY! 🎉

We’re celebrating accomplishments, big and small, since we’re so much more than just athletes. We’re real people. Friends. Parents. Artists. Employees and entrepreneurs. Chefs and bakers. Teachers. Coaches.

We don’t do these hobbies as jobs - they don’t define us. They should make us feel better about who we are, and where we are (or are going) in life.

Finishing a race isn’t always about winning. Showing up to the starting line means we’ve already won, and these awesome humans are proof of that!

They’ve overcome surgeries, illnesses, injuries. Being burnt out. They’ve balanced crazy workloads and responsibilities to get to where they did this past week.

And we are SO so happy for them. ❤️

So cheers, friends, WE LOVE THIS FOR YOU!

#welovewednesday #enduranceathletes #ironman #halfmarathon #winning by @valsaidstation

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3 months ago

Super bummed we won’t see everyone tonight at America’s Mile, but thought we’d relive the last few years.. 🤩

While we look forward to this night in the city, the fun doesn’t have to stop here!

Excited to announce we’ll be hosting an IN-PERSON one mile run, on the North Shore, in late August so we can earn our medals and still celebrate together!* 🎉

This will include snacks from Val’s Aid Station, glitter and temporary tattoos, @project1nutrition electrolytes, a balloon arch start/finish, photo ops, hype music, a cooling zone, and MORE. If you’d like join or get involved, let us know ASAP. ❤️🤍💙

Otherwise, don’t be sad you have to wait a whole year for this excitement! 👀

*This will be an UNOFFICIAL, untimed party. Addt’l details to follow.

#runpgh #runningcommunity #danceparty #racerecap #werunthiscity taken in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by @valsaidstation

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