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The annual Brookline Breeze 5K
Run/Walk attracts a large gathering to the Recreation Center in early
August. The 5K run/walk, organized annually by Pittsburgh Citiparks, is
accompanied by a 1 mile fun run for the children. The Brookline Breeze
has been a tradition in the community since the first run in 1982.
Race proceeds benefit the Brookline Area Food Bank, Meals on Wheels,
Brookline Area Recreation Programs, and Brookline Regional
Catholic.
The Breeze attracts hundreds of runners
and walkers from around the city, and it is one of the showcase events
on the Citiparks yearly calendar. The post-race awards presentation takes
place in the children's playground area and a picnic type atmosphere prevails.
All runners receive a shirt, race pack, and are treated to refreshments
after the race.
The race is co-hosted by CitiParks
and the Brookline Chamber of Commerce, along with several local and corporate
sponsors. Special thanks go out to longtime Race Director Mike Radley for the
many years he has devoted to the Brookline Breeze, and to current Race Director
Debbie Brust for taking the reigns and keeping the tradition alive. Together,
their combined efforts have turned the Brookline Breeze into one of the premier
community races in Pittsburgh.
After the awards presentation, several
prizes are raffled off to race participants. There's something for everyone
at the Brookline Breeze, and it's one of the many things that makes the
community of Brookline a Special Place.
After the 25th Annual
running of the
Breeze on August 12, 2006, three of the race's founding father's were
honored for their service and dedication to the race. Jim
Turcol, Mike Radley and Danny O'Brien were each presented with a special gift to the delight of the
onlooking crowd of running enthusiasts. Back in 1982, they had an idea.
Twenty-nine years later that idea is still alive and running.
Post-Gazette article -
August 11, 2010:
"Breezin' in Brookline: Memories
from a Neighborhood Race."
Some Past
Brookline Breeze Photos:
<1987 Breeze Flows Up
Brookline Boulevard>
<Photos from the 2000
Brookline Breeze>
<Brookline Breeze Week
Car Cruise - 8/11/06>
<Photos from the 2006
Brookline Breeze>
<Brookline Breeze Week
Car Cruise - 8/10/07>
<Photos from the 2007
Brookline Breeze>
<Brookline Breeze Week
Car Cruise - 8/8/08>
<Photos from the 2008
Brookline Breeze>
<Brookline Breeze Week
Car Cruise - 8/7/09>
<Photos from the 2009
Brookline Breeze>
<Photos from the 2010
Brookline Breeze>
<Photo of the 1999
5K Winners>
<Photo of the 2000
5K Winners>
<Photo of the 2001
5K Winners>
<Photo of the 2005
5K Winners>
<Photo of the 2006
5K Winners>
<Photo of the 2007
5K Winners>
<Photo of the 2008
5K Winners>
<Photo of the 2009
5K Winners>
<Photo of the 2010
5K Winners>
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