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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 Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac Race is often confused with the Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race. They were held on the same weekend until 1939, when both clubs agreed to alternate the date of their Mackinac races, scheduling them a week apart. The 104th running of the race began on July 21, 2012. [3] 320 boats were entered in the race ...
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of 42 km 195 m (c. 26 mi 385 yd), [1] usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy.
Johnathan Hogan, Port Huron Times Herald July 20, 2024 at 5:01 PM More than 300 sailboats packed into the Black River to join the 100th Port Huron-to-Mackinac Island Sailboat race on July 20, 2024.
The two Port Huron race courses allow for maximum participation from yachts ranging in size from 26 feet (7.9 m) to more than 80 feet (24 m). In 2015 they allow a new minimum of 24 feet (7.3 m) to compete. Allowing Target Practice and Solvo to be the first Cal25s to participate and complete the race.
Michigan is home to one of the major canoeing marathons: the 120-mile (190 km) Au Sable River Canoe Marathon. The Port Huron to Mackinac Boat Race is also a favorite. Twenty-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams was born in Saginaw. The 2011 World Champion for Women's Artistic Gymnastics, Jordyn Wieber is from DeWitt.
Out-of-town runners Zac Truman and Sara Tsai claim Sunday's Erie Marathon at Presque Isle for their first career victories at 26.2 miles.
On Marathon Monday, these Fantastic Five high school athletes made sure their teams went the distance. They piled up the goals, starred at the plate and ensured their team ended innings.