RECREATION: Breaking a sweat and cooling off
Here’s a sampling of the races, Open Streets and other activities.
RUNNING
Greenfield Glide 5K Run Fitness Walk: Schenley Park Overlook (8:30 a.m. June 5); greenfieldglide.com.
Brookline Breeze 5K Run/Walk: 5K run and fitness walk and 1-mile fun run. Brookline Boulevard at Pioneer Avenue (8:35 a.m. Aug. 13); brooklinebreeze.com.
Historic Hill 5K Run/Fitness Walk: Hill District (8:15 a.m. Aug. 27); historichill5k.com.
Run Around the Square: 1.5-mile fun run/walk and 5K run through Fern Hollow, Frick Park; includes musicians. Regent Square School (8:15 a.m. Aug. 27); runaroundthesquare.com.
Dollar Bank Junior Great Race: Includes the 1-Mile Family Fun Run, the 50Yard Tot Trot and the Diaper Dash. Downtown ( 11 a. m. Sept. 24); RunGreatRace.com.
Richard S. Caliguiri Great Race: 10K race begins in Frick Park at Beechwood Boulevard and finishes outside Point State Park, Downtown. The 5K starts at Fifth and Atwood in Oakland (8 a.m. Sept. 25); RunGreatRace.com.
BIKING
Pedal Pittsburgh: Bike Pittsburgh presents this ride that ranges from 10 to 62 miles (Aug. 28); bikepgh.org.
SWIMMING POOLS
Find info at pittsburghpa.gov/citiparks/swimming-outdoor.
Citiparks will operate its 18 outdoor swimming pools from June 12 to Labor Day.
SPRAY PARKS
Arlington (Arlington Playground, Fernleaf Street); Beechview (Vanucci Playground, Orangewood Street); Burgwin (Burgwin Playground, Mansion Street); East Hills (East Hills Park, Wilner Drive); Paulson (Paulson Playground, 1300 Paulson Ave.); Shadyside (Mellon Park, Fifth Avenue); Troy Hill (Cowley Playground, Goettman Street).
Spray Parks are scheduled to open May 28. 10 a. m. to 8 p. m.; pittsburghpa.gov/citiparks.
ROVING ART CART
Citiparks Roving Art cart brings an Arts in the Parks experience to regional and neighborhood parks every Tuesday through Friday. Schedule at pittsburghpa.gov/citiparks.
SUMMER SOUL LINE DANCING
Presented by the city of Pittsburgh, instructor Roland Ford incorporates R&B music in free classes that begin with basic steps and finish with more advanced moves.
• Highland Park, Reservoir Drive: 7-9 p.m. (following Reservoir of Jazz concerts), Sundays Aug. 7, 14, 21, 28.
• West End/Elliott Overlook Park, Elliott: 6:30 p.m. June 21.
• Point State Park, Downtown: July 4. Info at pittsburghpa.gov/events.
OPENSTREETSPGH
OpenStreetsPGH closes the streets to cars for yoga, dance and fitness workshops, biking, community arts and more; openstreetspgh.org.
May 29: Downtown to South Side. June 26: Downtown, Strip District, Lawrenceville.
July 30: East End Loop.