With land borders set to open next month organizers say they’re already looking ahead to next year and hope to have the international portion of the marathon back as well. “Definitely less crowded because of the pandemic, weather and crowd, great lots of supporters which was nice,” said Murdock.īarbara Bennage is the executive race director and said just to see the runners cross the start line and watch them finish was awesome. It was a brisk start Sunday with temperatures hovering in the upper 40s but safe to say after the last year and a half nothing was stopping them from pounding the pavement together. “You challenge yourself, try to beat yourself, gives you something to shoot for,” said Solt. He has been training since July and beat last years time. Solt added, ”It was unique to run the Detroit side miss the bridge and tunnel but awesome being back.” I did the international half two years ago but this was a different venue so it was great,” said Kelly Murdock, Grosse Ile runner. “It was nice a thing to run in parts of Detroit that I hadn’t run before. The route for the 45th annual race will spotlight some of. It’s only the third time in its history the route has solely been in Detroit. June 9, 2022, 2:19 PM 3 min read Changes are ahead this year for the Detroit Free Press Marathon with dramatic course updates. The 44th annual Detroit Free Press Marathon went without one of its biggest draws - crossing back and forth through Canada. “This is the first time she ran this one, she turned 65 and is still running,” said Michael Solt, a Royal Oak runner. MaryJane Hatton, recorded the times as the runners crossed the finish line. Major General Stan Connelly and Jerry Coyle organized the first international marathon. Mike Radecki and his wife travelled from Indiana. The Detroit Free Press Marathon is a 42.195-kilometre (26.219 mi) race run every third Sunday in October in Detroit, Michigan, United States and Windsor, Ontario, Canada since 1978. We’re lucky to be in Detroit,” said Kelly Murdock, a Grosse Ile runner. “They’re excited to be back on the streets, Boston and Chicago just happened. Thousands of athletes were finally back together in Detroit after running in their own neighborhoods during last year’s virtual race.

This weekend 14,000 runners made their way through the Motor City. Last year about 4,000 participated virtually. In a typical year, 26,000 runners cross the finish line. DETROIT – The Detroit Free Press Marathon was back on the streets of Detroit Sunday morning.

Detroit free press marathon route