The 48th annual Detroit Free Press Marathon presented by MSU Federal Credit Union has begun in downtown Detroit on Sunday, Oct. 19.
The first wave of runners — for the marathon, international half-marathon and marathon relay — took off from the starting line at 7 a.m. at downtown Detroit's West Fort Street and 3rd Avenue. Just before that, participants in the Adaptive Athlete Division started at 6:58 a.m. The Motor City half-marathon begins at 10:30 a.m.