The Detroit Free Press Marathon has a brand new accomplice.
Orangetheory Health is the official health heart of the 2022 Free Press Marathon, race officers introduced Thursday.
“We’re excited to introduce Orangetheory Health as our Official Health Heart,” mentioned Aaron Velthoven, vp and government producer of the Detroit Free Press Marathon. “Orangetheory’s revolutionary coaching packages are an important possibility for our runners as they construct their health and endurance main as much as race-day in October.”
The one race in America to cross worldwide borders twice — from Detroit to Windsor and again — the Free Press Marathon is anticipating greater than 20,000 runners for the forty fifth annual race weekend, Oct. 14-16, 2022.
Final yr was simply the third time within the occasion’s historical past that routes have been within the US solely. However the plan is to return to Canada this fall.
The weekend-long occasion will embrace numerous races; amongst them the complete marathon, five-person marathon relay, the worldwide half marathon and the U.S. half-marathon.
Registration remains to be open.
The re-designed marathon course will probably be introduced within the first week of June and is probably the most important replace for the reason that first race in 1978.
“Orangetheory Health is worked up to accomplice with the 2022 Detroit Free Press Marathon to convey #MORELIFE to the Detroit Group,” mentioned Lucy Babcock, Orangetheory Health’ regional director of health. “This partnership helps the Orangetheory Health mission, which is to supply confirmed health outcomes for a more healthy world.”
Orangetheory has greater than 1,400 areas nationwide, together with 23 in Michigan and 18 in metro Detroit.
Contact Tony Garcia at apgarcia@freepress.com. Comply with him on twitter at @realtonygarcia.