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Detroit Free Press Marathon
Sunday, October 18, 2026Detroit, Michigan, USA
Goal time
3:15:00
Adjusted time (preview)
About 142 m of climbing and 142 m of descent. Rolling.
Almost all within 2%No grades over 6%Three climbs
Impacts
Based on the forecast, 3 days out.
Elevation
Heat
Wind
Total Impact
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Race Day Forecast
The live outlook for this start.
8°C
Feels like 8°C
Race start: 7°C → 9°C
Forecast: cold, clear, with moderate winds
Race Day Pacing
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Live forecast, route, and elevation
Cloud Cover
0%
Wind
14.5km/h
Humidity
47%
WBGT
4.8°C
Race Day Pacing
Personalized pacing with weather-adjusted strategy tailored to your fitness level.
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Live forecast, route, and elevation
Race Timeline
Race starts 07:00
06:00
Starts 07:00
5°C
Feels 5°C
0.0 mm
0%
16.1 km/h
gust 26.6
07:00
Starts 07:00
7°C
Feels 7°C
0.0 mm
0%
10.7 km/h
gust 30.2
08:00
13.0 km
6°C
Feels 6°C
0.0 mm
0%
11.8 km/h
gust 23.4
09:00
26.0 km
7°C
Feels 7°C
0.0 mm
0%
14.0 km/h
gust 34.2
10:00
38.9 km
9°C
Feels 9°C
0.0 mm
0%
15.5 km/h
gust 33.5
11:00
Finished
11°C
Feels 11°C
0.0 mm
0%
16.2 km/h
gust 31.3
Conditions over time
18 Oct 2026 · Hover or drag to explore
47% humidityDew -3.6°CWBGT 4.8°C0.0 mm (0%)
8°CFeels 8°C
07:00-10:15
TempDewWBGTRain
14.5 km/h
gust 29.9 km/h
WindGust
Historical weather
Mean of race-window hours across the last 10 years, ±5 days around 18 October. Sticky years still count. This is not a forecast.
9°C
1 - 21°C range
Partly cloudy on average
Historical: cold, partly cloudy, with moderate winds
Historical average
10 years · ±5d around 18 October
2016-2025
Cloud Cover
33%
0 - 100% range
Wind
16km/h
7 - 30 km/h range • prevailing WSW
Humidity
75%
51 - 85% range
WBGT
7.5°C
5.8 - 7.8°C range
Race morning history
Last 10 years, around the 07:00 start hour. Typical mid-October air averages 9°C (about 0°C to 20°C in that window). The bands are that history, not a forecast range. Hover or drag to explore.
Race-morning temperature
Most mornings
4-13°C
Almost all
1-18°C
Humidity
76%
Dew
5°C
WBGT
6°C
9°CAverage
07:00-10:18
Almost all (90%)Most mornings (70%)AverageRain
Blue is most mornings. Dashed lines are the rare tails. Pink is the average. The bands are historical race mornings, not a forecast range. Blue columns are rain on the right scale. This assumes a 3:18. You can set your own time in the app.
Typical race-morning wind
Where the wind usually came from on race morning, not where it was going.
SSW
Most frequent (38%)
Wind speed
0-6 km/h
6-13 km/h
13-21 km/h
21+ km/h
A start that feels cool is not a promise about the second half.
Related races
Same city, region or country, when we can resolve them. World majors also point to each other.
- Bayshore Marathon
- Charlevoix Marathon
- Last Chance BQ.2 - Grand Rapids
- Marquette Marathon
- Zeigler Kalamazoo Marathon
View race map for this area.
Make sense of the conditions
- Dew point, WBGT and running in the heat
Read the heat and humidity before deciding what pace makes sense.
- When drafting helps your running pace
A group can help, but its pace and the conditions still need to suit you.
- Pacing the climbs and descents
Use the course profile to think about effort, not just splits.
Pacing and conditions FAQ
Beyond conditions
Conditions are only part of the race-day loss
Pacing mistakes often add several minutes, sometimes more than conditions alone, especially when the course and conditions are not ideal.
What your plan includes
Everything you need to turn this race preview into a usable race-day plan.
Personalized pacing
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Weather-adjusted splits
Split targets that account for heat, wind, and elevation.
Heat adaptation & drafting
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