Detroit Free Press Marathon

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Detroit Free Press Marathon
Date3rd Sunday in October
LocationDetroit, Michigan, United States and Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Event typeroad
DistanceMarathon
Established1978
Course recordsMale: 2:13:07 (Greg Meyer, 1980)
Female: 2:34:16 (Elena Orlova, 2004)
Official sitewww.freepmarathon.com

The Detroit Free Press/ TCF Bank Marathon is a 42.195-kilometre (26.219 mi) race run every October in Detroit, Michigan, United States and Windsor, Ontario, Canada since 1978. The marathon course is international and has featured the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel for all but two years of its existence. The current course crosses the Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel between Detroit and Windsor. Due to its use of the tunnel, the race is able to boast that it has the only official underwater international mile in the world, as the tunnel runs underneath the Detroit River. The race is a USATF-certified, Boston-qualifier course.[1]

The race weekend also features a half-marathon, a relay and a 5K fun run.

History[]

The predecessor to this race was the Motor City Marathon which started in 1963 and featured multiple laps on Belle Isle.

The marathon was first held in 1978.

From 1978 to 1998 the race started in Windsor and finished in Detroit. The race has had several other sponsors, changing the name slightly each time.

2009's field was a record 19,326 runners who participated.[2]

The 2020 in-person edition of the race was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Registrants were given the option of running the race on their own courses, transferring their entry to 2021 or 2022, or obtaining a 50 percent refund.[3]

Winners[]

Date Time Men's winner Time Women's winner
1978 2:17:37   (USA) 2:55:51   (USA)
1979 2:15:42   (GBR) 2:44:29   (USA)
1980 2:13:07  Greg Meyer (USA) 2:49:17   (USA)
1981 2:15:47   (USA) 2:48:40   (CAN)
1982 2:17:41   (USA) 2:45:05   (USA)
1983 2:16:10   (USA) 2:46:22   (USA)
1984 2:23:40   (USA) 2:43:00   (USA)
1985 2:23:58   (USA) 2:51:49   (USA)
1986 2:17:24  Ahmed Mohamed Ismail (SOM) 2:47:56   (USA)
1987 2:18:03  Doug Kurtis (USA) 2:47:25   (USA)
1988 2:20:14  Doug Kurtis (USA) 2:41:49   (USA)
1989 2:17:24  Doug Kurtis (USA) 2:38:22   (USA)
1990 2:19:36  Doug Kurtis (USA) 2:44:56   (USA)
1991 2:18:36  Doug Kurtis (USA) 2:42:49   (USA)
1992 2:19:25  Doug Kurtis (USA) 2:45:21   (USA)
1993 2:19:53  Peter Maher (CAN) 2:43:07   (USA)
1994 2:21:24   (USA) 2:34:55  May Allison (CAN)
1995 2:18:11   (CAN) 2:38:36   (USA)
1996 2:20:50   (USA) 2:43:36   (USA)
1997 2:15:50  Brad Hudson (USA) 2:39:59  Lyubov Klochko (UKR)
1998 2:18:51  Zithulele Sinqe (RSA) 2:45:06   (RUS)
1999 2:18:27   (USA) 2:43:58   (RUS)
2000 2:24:47   (KEN) 2:54:30   (USA)
2001 2:17:49   (KEN) 2:52:16   (USA)
2002 2:19:14  John Kariuki (KEN) 2:43:22   (CAN)
2003 2:19:27   (KEN) 2:46:59   (RUS)
2004 2:19:15   (KEN) 2:34:16  Yelena Sidorchenkova Orlova (RUS)
2005 2:14:59   (BLR) 2:40:46  Wioletta Kryza (POL)
2006 2:18:22   (KEN) 2:41:26  Yelena Sidorchenkova Orlova (RUS)
2007 2:15:15   (KEN) 2:34:50   (UKR)
2008 2:16:44   (KEN) 2:40:17   (UKR)
2009 2:20:24   (USA) 2:57:10   (USA)
2010 2:28:30   (USA) 2:52:14   (CAN)
2011 2:28:22   (CAN) 2:44:09  Wioletta Kryza (POL)
2012 2:25:26  Vyacheslav Shabunin (RUS) 2:46:33  Lyubov Denisova (RUS)
2013 2:20:11   (USA) 2:44:53  Lyubov Denisova (RUS)
2014 2:24:54   (USA) 2:45:52   (USA)
2015 2:20:21   (USA) 2:41:35  Lyubov Denisova (RUS)
2016 2:19:20   (USA) 2:43:54  Lyudmila Korchagina (CAN)
2017 2:22:53   (USA) 2:49:53   (UKR)
2018 2:20:59  Christopher Chipsiya (KEN) 2:47:24  Lyudmila Korchagina (CAN)
2019 2:18:59  Christopher Chipsiya (KEN) 2:39:20   (KEN)
2020 cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Marathon". October 18, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  2. ^ Eric Sharp (October 19, 2009). "Detroit marathon a joyous, sobering race". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Detroit Free Press Marathon | 2020 Race Update". 24 July 2020.

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