The 26.2-mile run started under cool temperatures early this morning at Fort and Second in Detroit, with a route that crosses into Canada and back into downtown via the Ambassador Bridge and Detroit/Windsor Tunnel.
Runners competed in several events, including a 26.2-mile marathon, a 13.1-mile half marathon, a five-person relay, and a 5K run/walk.
About 2,300 entered the 5K run, and the first-place finisher was August Pappas, a senior cross-country runner at Chelsea High School, who finished in 15 minutes, 55 seconds.
“It felt great. I’ve never run in Detroit before. It was awesome — it’s super flat,” Pappas said. “The weather was great. The wind was nice and cool. You could see yourself in all the windows, so it’s kind of cool.”
Pappas, who is considering going to college at Michigan, Colorado, Michigan State and Indiana, also has run in marathons with the cross-country team.
“As a tradition, after the state meet each year, on the Monday morning, we wake up at 3:00 and run a marathon before school,” said Pappas, who finished fourth in the high school state meet. “So, I’ve run three of those.”
Race organizers said 19,700 runners registered in the events, with about 10,000 in the half marathon. Runners were released in several waves to start the race.
Participants in the marathon, half-marathon and 5K races hail primarily from Michigan. But athletes also were coming from Japan, Ireland, Venezuela, France and Pakistan, said Brian Birney, race director.
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