| Detroit Free Press Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3rd Sunday in October |
| Location | Detroit, Michigan, United States and Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Event type | road |
| Distance | Marathon, Half-Marathon, Marathon Relay, 5K, 1-mile, Kids Marathon, Kids Run |
| 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 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. 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 an international half-marathon, a U.S.-Only half-marathon, a relay, a 5K, a 1-mile, a Kids Marathon and a Kids fun run.[2]