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Runners and walkers head up Brookline Boulevard
at the start of the 32nd Breeze on August 10, 2013.
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Congratulations to Dennis Doyle and Emily Sagun,
the 2024 Brookline Breeze 5K Winners!
♦ The 44th Breeze 5K will be held Saturday,
August 9, 2025 ♦
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♦ Brookline Breeze Online Registration (opens April 2025) ♦
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Brookline Breeze 5K Course Map  Mini-Breeze 1-Mile
Course Map
Year-By-Year Race Results List of Past
Breeze Winners
Photos of Past Breeze Events Breeze Race Directors
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 the Mini-Breeze, a one mile fun run for children. There
is also a one-mile dog walk and the Boulevard BreezeFest, a community
celebration held yearly along Brookline Boulevard.
The Brookline Breeze has been a
tradition in the community since the first run in 1982. Now administered
by the Brookline Together organization, race proceeds benefit agencies
such the Brookline Area Food Bank, Meals on Wheels and Teen Outreach,
and provide funding for other neighborhood needs. The race is co-hosted
by the City of Pittsburgh and Citiparks Special Events
 
The Brookline Breeze is healthy fun
for runners and walkers of all ages. Start young, run long.
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.
Today, the Citiparks Special Events
staff and several dedicated community volunteers are working tirelessly to keep
the dream alive. Together, the combined efforts of all the race directors and
countless other individuals, past and present, have molded the Brookline Breeze
into one of the premier community foot races in Pittsburgh.
Runners are ready for the sound
of the pistol to start the 26th Breeze on August 11, 2007.
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.
Forty-plus years later that idea is still alive and running.
The post-race awards presentation after
the 1999 Brookline Breeze.
Post-Gazette article -
August 11, 2010:
"Breezin' in Brookline: Memories
from a Neighborhood Race."
Some Past Brookline Breeze Photos:
<Running a Breeze in
Brookline - 1982>
<Photos from the 1983
Brookline Breeze>
<Video of the 1985
Brookline Breeze>
<Breezin' up
Brookline Boulevard - 1987>
<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>
<Photos from the 2011
Brookline Breeze>
<Brookline Breeze Week
Car Cruise - 8/10/12>
<Photos from the 2012
Brookline Breeze>
<Video of the 2012
Brookline Breeze>
<Photos from the 2013
Brookline Breeze>
<Photos from the 2014
Brookline Breeze>
<Photos from the 2015
Brookline Breeze>
<Photos from the 2017
Brookline Breeze>
<Photos from the 2018
Brookline Breeze>
<Photos from the 2019 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>
<Photo of the 2011
5K Winners>
<Photo of the 2012
5K Winners>
<Photo of the 2013
5K Winners>
<Photo of the 2014
5K Winners>
<Photo of the 2015
5K Winners>
<Photo of the 2017
5K Winners>
<Photo of the 2018
5K Winners>
<Photo of the 2019
5K Winners>
The crowd gathers for the awards
presentation after the 26th Breeze on August 11, 2007.
The race course takes you from
Brookline Memorial Park along Brookline Boulevard, down Pioneer Avenue to
Dormont, and back again. Participants from around the Pittsburgh metropolitan
area and the Brookline community compete for prizes in the various age groups.
Our Brookline Breeze course is challenging, but it's all downhill at the
end!
Runners make their way along Pioneer Avenue
during the 17th Breeze on August 8, 1998.
Brookline
Breeze Complete Race Results
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019,
2020*, 2021*, 2022, 2023, 2024.
Results copied from www.runhigh.com (1996-2019), and www.athlinks.com (2022-2024),
* (2020-2021) Brookline Breeze ran virtually due
to COVID. No official results.
Brookline Breeze Past Champions (1982-2024)
5K
Course
Runners gather near the start line
before the start of the 26th Breeze on August 11, 2007.
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