McMurray · Saturdays · 7 AM
Do hard things together.
Free Saturday miles on the Montour / Peters Trail. Walk, jog, or run. Come as you are.
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Runner highlights
No-drop run lead
Fast. Patient. There for the last runner.
Laura leads our no-drop group. Her 3:25:24 marathon at Mountains 2 Beach is inside the Boston-qualifying standard for her age group. On Saturdays, she runs at the pace of whoever shows up.
Read Laura’s storyConsistency pays off
64 minutes faster. One season together.
Nick went from 5:18:15 at Pittsburgh to 4:13:33 at Columbus in 23 weeks. His story is about coming back to running and no longer training alone.
Read Nick’s storyValley Brook Road lot. Forecast pulled from the National Weather Service.
The Saturday route, straight from Strava. Run out, turn around, finish together.
Free gravel lot at the trailhead. Room for about 20 cars. Meet by the trail map board.
DirectionsHere to learn?
21 guides and 6 free tools from what we see every Saturday. Useful whether you run with us or not.
Free run club · Pittsburgh South Hills
GRYT Run Club is a free community running group in Pittsburgh's South Hills. We meet every Saturday at 7 AM at 212 Valley Brook Road in McMurray, PA, in Peters Township (Washington County), next to Upper St. Clair and Bethel Park, and run the Montour/Peters Trail, a flat, paved rail trail. The route is roughly four miles out and back, so you can turn around whenever you want and still finish with the group.
GRYT is no-drop. Walkers, joggers, comeback runners, and people training for races all start together, and the run ends when the last person finishes. There is no membership, no fee, and no pace requirement. First-timers RSVP on this page and sign a short waiver, and a founder or regular will find you before the start. Afterward, people hang out in the parking lot with coffee.
The club was founded by Laura and Nick Merich for former athletes, busy parents, and anyone who misses having a team. It's built to be close to home for runners in McMurray, Peters Township, Upper St. Clair, Bethel Park, and across Washington County.
No pace requirement, a no-drop rule, walkers welcome, an out-and-back route so you can turn early, and coffee after so there's a reason to stay. GRYT offers all five every Saturday. In the South Hills, City of Bridges Run Club's Thursday 6:30 PM run (free with registration, pace groups) and Fleet Feet Pittsburgh's Tuesday 6:30 PM pub run from Arthur's Korner Pub in Mt. Lebanon are good weeknight options for casual runners too. Staying motivated gets easier when the time never changes and someone expects you, which is why the Saturday 7 AM start is fixed and the Milestone Club counts walking.
Pittsburgh has good free options, and the right one is the one you'll keep showing up to. These honest guides compare schedules, cost, and who each club fits:
Coming back after a long break? Start with should you join a running club and what to expect on a Saturday run.