Detroit Free Press Marathon


The Detroit Free Press/ TCF Bank Marathon is a race run every 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.
Apart from the main event, there is also a half-marathon, a relay and a 5 km fun run.

History

The predecessor to this race was the Motor City Marathon which started in 1963 and featured multiple laps on Belle Isle.
The marathon was first held in 1978.
From 1978 to 1998 the race started in Windsor and finished in Detroit.
2009's field was a record 19,326 runners who participated.
The 2020 in-person edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants given the option of running the race virtually, transferring their entry to 2021 or 2022, or obtaining a 50% refund.

Winners