This experience won't be unfamiliar to many Midwest residents who have mused on the benefits of tunnels and bridges as they sat at the lowered gates at the rail crossing waiting for a lengthy freight train to finally pass. The Des Moines, Iowa marathon which was also run on Sunday, saw a different, and blessedly, more benign stress.Īccording to the Associated Press, the leaders of that race were delayed for about a minute when they had to wait a minute for freight train to pass. According to legend, the messenger died upon delivering his message: "Rejoice, we conquer." 2018 Detroit Free Press/Chemical Bank Marathon logo. Sunday's deaths were a reminder of the legendary ancient inspiration for the marathon when a messenger ran from the plains of Marathon to Athens to tell the Greeks their army had prevailed over a vastly larger Persian force. Detroit Free Press marathon New Balance runner of the week: Carly Drzewiecki. More than 19,000 people were registered to run the Detroit race. hello all i am running my first half marathon in grand rapids this weekend (yay) but the weather is not supposed to be very nice (boo) wondering. Toledo hosts one of the longest running marathons in the United States, where thousands of runners go the distance for the first time, qualify to run Boston. Jenny Atas, an emergency physician from Detroit Receiving Hospital, who directed the team. There were 14 doctors on the team of more than 60 health workers, said Dr. All throughout the course, bands will be along the way to provide music and pump up the participants, the field of which will be open to runners, walkers and wheelchair participants.Īnd there’s lots to see of the revitalized city center and riverfront areas along the way, including Campus Martius Park near the heart of Detroit’s downtown, just before runners cross the finish line.Marathon doctors and race officials said rapid, state-of-the- art resuscitation was provided. The finish line lies close the starting line, along West Fort Street next the DMP building, which is also the home of the Detroit Free Press newspaper. Once they reach Goyeau Street, runners then start making the turn that takes them through the tunnel and back into the United States for the remaining few miles of the race. The out-and-back run through campus then gives way to a roughly two-mile-long straightaway run along the banks of the river, along Riverside Drive through the Canadian city of Windsor. Though it’s mostly level, the race experiences uphill stretches just before runners cross the Ambassador Bridge over into Ontario between miles 2 and 3, and when they emerge from the tunnel around the mile 8 marker.Īfter crossing the bridge, and giving up the elevation they’ve just gained on the downhill side, runners then head into the campus of Ontario’s University of Windsor. From there, the course follows a somewhat circuitous route through the city, running for a long stretch along West Fort, followed by across the Ambassador Bridge and through the underwater Detroit-Windsor Tunnel. Are you looking to become a runner for the first time Coming back to running after a hiatus Our friends at None to Run have. Mostly fast and flat and run on paved surfaces throughout, the race starts in downtown Detroit at the intersection of West Fort Street and 2nd Avenue, next to the Detroit Media Partnership building. The race also offers a U.S.-only half marathon course route maps for both are provided on the course maps page. Note: The info below describes the race’s international half marathon, which runs through both the U.S. The race even takes runners underground for a mile-long stretch of the race, between the seventh and eighth miles through the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel under the river. One of a select few races around the world that can truly be called an international race - its course really does take runners across two nations - the Detroit Free Press Talmer Bank Marathon & Half Marathons feature a route that takes runners through the streets of the Motor City and over into Ontario, Canada, for a run along the banks of the Detroit River.
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