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Detroit Free Press Marathon | Half Marathon | Detroit, MI | Oct 15, 2017 | 2:18:00 |
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Detroit Free Press Marathon | Half Marathon | Detroit, MI | Oct 15, 2017 | 2:18:00 |
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Detroit Free Press Marathon
My first Half Marathon!
Detroit Free Press Marathon
The annual Detroit Free Press Marathon/Half/5K, etc. is a great way to see sights around Detroit and to meet your fitness goals. I've done the 5K in previous years but … MORE
The annual Detroit Free Press Marathon/Half/5K, etc. is a great way to see sights around Detroit and to meet your fitness goals. I’ve done the 5K in previous years but this year I entered the Half Marathon for the first time. Overall, it was a great experience. Support throughout including well-placed water stations, porta-potties, musicians (including my favorite, a high school drum band!) and crews cheering us on. I particularly appreciated having pacers running the course at various paces, so runners can try to stay with those pacers to meet their time goals (see my photo). Having pacers nearby really helped me start out slow and steady, rather than come out too quickly, and I was able to accelerate toward the end and beat my time goal. The atmosphere was friendly and supportive, and the race accommodates both competitive runners and fun runners.