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DETROIT, MI (WTVB) - Bronson High School graduate Mitchell Klingler won the men's marathon at the 46th annual ...

More than 19,000 people took part in the weekend races, which crossed over to Windsor for the first time since 2019.

Runners in the Detroit Free Press Marathon received a warm welcome in Windsor early Sunday morning as the marathon made its return to Canada after a two-year hiatus.

Detroit’s marathon made history Sunday with welcome course changes, a regrowing field, and some quirky motorized appearances at the finish line.

Mary Beasley, 46, from Gardena, California, covered the 26.2-mile course in 2:42:25 as she comfortably pulled away in the 45th Free Press Marathon.

More than 18,000 people were in the streets of downtown Detroit on Sunday for the 45th Annual Detroit Free Press Marathon - the first time in two years.

The 27-year-old Port Huron man collapsed during the same race last year and his heart stopped for nearly 20 minutes.

Ryan Corby, 40, from Novi, repeated as champion of the 45th annual Free Press Marathon on Sunday, covering the 26.2-mile course in 2:24:28.

After being canceled last year due to the pandemic, the Detroit Free Press Marathon made a comeback on October 17th, 2021.