They did this knowing that it would prevent two runners who went to their race expecting a shot at the trials from competing at the trails. USATF knows for a fact that two runners ran the qualifying time over 13.1 and they will not let them in the trails because politics.įreep RD's played the "we arn't a fast race" card and refused to pay the fee. Completely f**cking a few runners because they didn't get their slice of the entry fee pie at Detroit. USATF is a bureaucratic nightmare as usual. Detroit offers thousands of dollars in prize money to top finishers.Īs you may have guessed, one of the qualifiers who was robber of her spot at the trials was a Playmakers elite runner. Zach Ripley was within second of the B standard in the half on more than one occasion. USATF extended an olive branch and told detroit that if Freep was sanctioned it for 2015, USATF would retrospectively sanction Detroit for 2014.ĭetroit refused claiming that "we never marketed ourselves as a fast race", and "people never run that fast here".īull shit.
#DETROIT FREE PRESS MARATHON RESULTS 2015 FREE#
USATF and Detroit Free Press RD had a meeting over it. Two runners qualified in the half marathon and found out later that they did not have an entry to the oly trails due to Detroit not being sanctioned. Although, a few males have been getting very close in the half and full. This was never a problem before because no one had qualified at Detroit in a great long time. No one knew however that it was not SANCTIONED. Well, as it was, last year the course was certified. It's essentially there to make sure that USATF gets richer. Here's what sanctioned means: the race pays usatf a certain amount of money. So, a little known rule about qualifying for the oly trails is this: the race must be usatf certified (13.1 miles long or 26.2, not too much of a drop, etc) AND USATF sanctioned. No wonder the city is going to the crapper with organizations like this. How does that make sense? Especially if the winnings are only 3 grand? They are notoriously cheap and lazy.ĭetroit has always been satisfied with just attracting weekend warriors, unwilling to pony up and make this marathon matter to elites. A couple years ago you could win the same amount for winning the half as you could winning the full. They aren't even willing to put up real money for winners. The Free Press Marathon/events is a complete joke. What's the point of having a large-scale marathon with good athletes if you aren't willing to certify the course for them? Really would impact the draw to how up again next year I'd think. There is an article written about her qualification here: I am sure It's too late to do anything now, but apparently a runner qualified for the trials in 2014 in the half marathon. In 2010, there was musical entertainment, such as the Detroit Party Marching Band at the half mile station.I just found about this today and am blown away. In 2009, three men died participating in the half marathon race. The first prize for the marathon was $5,000.Ģ009's field was a record 19,326 runners who participated. The female winner was Sarah Plaxton ( Highland, Michigan), who achieved a time of 2:57:10.
The 2009 overall winner was Nicholas Stanko ( Haslett, Michigan) in a time of 2:20:24. Detroit Free Press Marathonĭetroit, Michigan, United States and Windsor, Ontario, CanadaĪpart from the main event, there is also a half-marathon, a relay and a 5 km fun run. The race is a USATF-certified, Boston-qualifier course. 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 current course crosses the Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel between Detroit and Windsor. From 1978 to 1998 the race started in Windsor and finished in Detroit. The marathon course is international and has featured the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel for all but two years of its existence. The predecessor to this race was the Motor City Marathon which started in 1963 and featured multiple laps on Belle Isle. The Detroit Free Press/ TCF Bank Marathon is a 42.195-kilometre (26.219 mi) race run every October in Detroit, Michigan, United States and Windsor, Ontario, Canada since 1978.
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