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 | 2:13:07 (M; 1980, Greg Meyer) 2:34:16 (F; 2004, Elena Orlova) |
| 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, USA 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
| Date | Time | Mens Winner | Country | Time | Women's Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2:17:37 | Robert McOmber |  United States | 2:55:51 | Erma Tranter | United States |
| 1979 | 2:15:42 | Gordon Minty |  England | 2:44:29 | Karen Blackford | United States |
| 1980 | 2:13:07 | Greg Meyer | United States | 2:49:17 | Debbie Froehlich | United States |
| 1981 | 2:15:47 | Mike McGuire | United States | 2:48:40 | Maureen Griffiths |  Canada |
| 1982 | 2:17:41 | David Hinz | United States | 2:45:05 | Karen Blackford (2) | United States |
| 1983 | 2:16:10 | David Olds | United States | 2:46:22 | Cindy Keeler | United States |
| 1984 | 2:23:40 | Loren Bandt | United States | 2:43:00 | Karen Blackford (3) | United States |
| 1985 | 2:23:58 | Tim Fox | United States | 2:51:49 | Elizabeth Watch | United States |
| 1986 | 2:17:24 | Ahmed Mohamed Ismail |  Somalia | 2:47:56 | Pat Wassik-Hinson | United States |
| 1987 | 2:18:03 | Doug Kurtis | United States | 2:47:25 | Christine Iwahashi | United States |
| 1988 | 2:20:14 | Doug Kurtis (2) | United States | 2:41:49 | Ella Willis | United States |
| 1989 | 2:17:24 | Doug Kurtis (3) | United States | 2:38:22 | Ella Willis (2) | United States |
| 1990 | 2:19:36 | Doug Kurtis (4) | United States | 2:44:56 | Barbara Remmers | United States |
| 1991 | 2:18:36 | Doug Kurtis (5) | United States | 2:42:49 | Ella Willis (3) | United States |
| 1992 | 2:19:25 | Doug Kurtis (6) | United States | 2:45:21 | Karen Blackford (4) | United States |
| 1993 | 2:19:53 | Peter Maher | Canada | 2:43:07 | Amy Manson | United States |
| 1994 | 2:21:24 | Donald Johns | United States | 2:34:55 | May Allison | Canada |
| 1995 | 2:18:11 | Michael McGowan | Canada | 2:38:36 | Ann Boyd | United States |
| 1996 | 2:20:50 | Michael Dudley | United States | 2:43:36 | Cindy Keeler (2) | United States |
| 1997 | 2:15:50 | Brad Hudson | United States | 2:39:59 | Lyubov Klochko |  Ukraine |
| 1998 | 2:18:51 | Zithulele Singe |  South Africa | 2:45:06 | Tatyana Maslova |  Russia |
| 1999 | 2:18:27 | Fred Kieser | United States | 2:43:58 | Irina Kramova | Russia |
| 2000 | 2:24:47 | Joseph Maina |  Kenya | 2:54:30 | Lisa Veneziano | United States |
| 2001 | 2:17:49 | Jacom Kirwa | Kenya | 2:52:16 | Lupe Hegan | United States |
| 2002 | 2:19:14 | John Kariuki | Kenya | 2:43:22 | Angela Strange | Canada |
| 2003 | 2:19:27 | Hilary Lelei | Kenya | 2:46:59 | Elvira Kolpakova | Russia |
| 2004 | 2:19:15 | Joseph Ndirtu | Kenya | 2:34:16 | Elena Orlova | Russia |
| 2005 | 2:14:59 | Andrey Gordayev |  Belarus | 2:40:46 | Wioletta Kryza |  Poland |
| 2006 | 2:18:22 | Josephat Ongeri | Kenya | 2:41:26 | Elena Orlova (2) | Russia |
| 2007 | 2:15:15 | Christopher Toroitich | Kenya | 2:34:50 | Anzhelika Averkova | Ukraine |
| 2008 | 2:16:44 | David Ngeny Cheruiyot | Kenya | 2:40:17 | Tatyana Belovol | Ukraine |
| 2009 | 2:20:24 | Nicholas Stanko | United States | 2:57:10 | Sarah Plaxton | United States |
| 2010 | 2:28:30 | Jordan Desilets | United States | 2:52:14 | Paula Keating | Canada |
| 2011 | 2:28:22 | Derek Nakluski | Canada | 2:44:09 | Wioletta Kryza (2) | Poland |
| 2012 | 2:25:26 | Viacheslav Shabunin | Russia | 2:46:33 | Lyubov Denisova | Russia |
| 2013 | 2:20:11 | Zachary Ornelas | United States | 2:44:53 | Lyubov Denisova (2) | Russia |
| 2014 | 2:24:54 | Michael Andersen | United States | 2:45:52 | Courtney Brewis | United States |
References
- ↑ http://www.freepmarathon.com/events--races/races/marathon.htm
- ↑ http://results.active.com/pages/searchform.jsp?rsID=86153
- ↑ http://results.active.com/pages/searchform.jsp?posted_p=t&numPerPage=25&page=2&rsID=86153&eventClass=Marathon&queryType=division
- ↑ http://www.freep.com/article/20091018/SPORTS23/91018032/1401/sports23/A-joyous--sobering-race
- ↑ http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/18/michigan.marathon.deaths/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
- ↑ http://www.freep.com/article/20091019/SPORTS23/910190362/1318/Autopsies-today-for-3-runners
- ↑ http://www.freep.com/article/20101015/SPORTS23/10150373/1433/Try-for-three-at-Charlotte-will-include-new-chassis