Detroit Free Press Marathon

Detroit Free Press Marathon
Date 3rd Sunday in October
Location Detroit, Michigan, United States and Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Event type road
Distance Marathon
Established 1978
Course records Male: 2:13:07 (Greg Meyer, 1980)
Female: 2:34:16 (Elena Orlova, 2004)
Official site www.freepmarathon.com

The Detroit Free Press/Talmer 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 predecessor to this race was the Motor City Marathon which started in 1963 and featured multiple laps on Belle Isle. The marathon course is international and has featured the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel for all but two years of its existence. From 1978 to 1998 the race started in Windsor and finished in Detroit. 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]

Apart from the main event, there is also a half-marathon, a relay and a 5 km fun run.

The 2009 overall winner was Nicholas Stanko (Haslett, Michigan)[2] in a time of 2:20:24. The female winner was Sarah Plaxton (Highland, Michigan),[3] who achieved a time of 2:57:10. The first prize for the marathon was $5,000.

2009's field was a record 19,326 runners who participated.[4]

In 2009, three men died participating in the half marathon race.[5][6]

In 2010, there was musical entertainment, such as the Detroit Party Marching Band at the half mile station.[7]

Winners

DateTimeMen's WinnerCountryTimeWomen's WinnerCountry
19782:17:37Robert McOmber United States2:55:51Erma Tranter United States
19792:15:42Gordon Minty England2:44:29Karen Blackford United States
19802:13:07Greg Meyer United States2:49:17Debbie Froehlich United States
19812:15:47Mike McGuire United States2:48:40Maureen Griffiths Canada
19822:17:41David Hinz United States2:45:05Karen Blackford (2) United States
19832:16:10David Olds United States2:46:22Cindy Keeler (1) United States
19842:23:40Loren Bandt United States2:43:00Karen Blackford (3) United States
19852:23:58Tim Fox United States2:51:49Elizabeth Watch United States
19862:17:24Ahmed Mohamed Ismail Somalia2:47:56Pat Wassik-Hinson United States
19872:18:03Doug Kurtis (1) United States2:47:25Christine Iwahashi United States
19882:20:14Doug Kurtis (2) United States2:41:49Ella Willis (1) United States
19892:17:24Doug Kurtis (3) United States2:38:22Ella Willis (2) United States
19902:19:36Doug Kurtis (4) United States2:44:56Barbara Remmers United States
19912:18:36Doug Kurtis (5) United States2:42:49Ella Willis (3) United States
19922:19:25Doug Kurtis (6) United States2:45:21Karen Blackford (4) United States
19932:19:53Peter Maher Canada2:43:07Amy Manson United States
19942:21:24Donald Johns United States2:34:55May Allison Canada
19952:18:11Michael McGowan Canada2:38:36Ann Boyd United States
19962:20:50Michael Dudley United States2:43:36Cindy Keeler (2) United States
19972:15:50Brad Hudson United States2:39:59Lyubov Klochko Ukraine
19982:18:51Zithulele Singe South Africa2:45:06Tatyana Maslova Russia
19992:18:27Fred Kieser United States2:43:58Irina Kramova Russia
20002:24:47Joseph Maina Kenya2:54:30Lisa Veneziano United States
20012:17:49Jacom Kirwa Kenya2:52:16Lupe Hegan United States
20022:19:14John Kariuki Kenya2:43:22Angela Strange Canada
20032:19:27Hilary Lelei Kenya2:46:59Elvira Kolpakova Russia
20042:19:15Joseph Ndirtu Kenya2:34:16Elena Orlova Russia
20052:14:59Andrey Gordayev Belarus2:40:46Wioletta Kryza (1) Poland
20062:18:22Josephat Ongeri Kenya2:41:26Elena Orlova (2) Russia
20072:15:15Christopher Toroitich Kenya2:34:50Anzhelika Averkova Ukraine
20082:16:44David Ngeny Cheruiyot Kenya2:40:17Tatyana Belovol Ukraine
20092:20:24Nicholas Stanko United States2:57:10Sarah Plaxton United States
20102:28:30Jordan Desilets United States2:52:14Paula Keating Canada
20112:28:22Derek Nakluski Canada2:44:09Wioletta Kryza (2) Poland
20122:25:26Viacheslav Shabunin Russia2:46:33Lyubov Denisova (1) Russia
20132:20:11Zachary Ornelas (1) United States2:44:53Lyubov Denisova (2) Russia
20142:24:54Michael Andersen United States2:45:52Courtney Brewis United States
20152:20:21Zachary Ornelas (2) United States2:41:35Lyubov Denisova (3) Russia
20162:19:20Alan Peterson United States2:43:54Lioudmila Kortchaguina Canada
20172:22:53Johnathan Mott United States2:49:53Valentyna Poltavska Russia

References

  1. ↑ http://www.freepmarathon.com/events--races/races/marathon.htm
  2. ↑ "Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon / Marathon | Active.com Race Results". results.active.com. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  3. ↑ "Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon / Marathon | Active.com Race Results". results.active.com. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  4. ↑ http://www.freep.com/article/20091018/SPORTS23/91018032/1401/sports23/A-joyous--sobering-race
  5. ↑ "Three die in Detroit marathon - CNN.com". cnn.com. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  6. ↑ "Autopsies expected today for 3 Detroit marathoners | Detroit Free Press | freep.com". Archived from the original on 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  7. ↑ http://www.freep.com/article/20101015/SPORTS23/10150373/1433/Try-for-three-at-Charlotte-will-include-new-chassis
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