Runners during the 2014 Detroit Free Press Marathon.  (Photo by Adelle Loiselle)Runners during the 2014 Detroit Free Press Marathon. (Photo by Adelle Loiselle)
Windsor

City calls on residents to "Line the Drive" during Detroit International Free Press Marathon

The City of Windsor invites you to take part in the excitement of the Detroit International Free Press Marathon.

A list of activities is planned downtown for the weekend of the big race on October 20.

They include a call for residents to line Riverside Drive to cheer on the 26,000 runners expected to participate in the cross-border marathon. People should come out at 7 a.m. on Sunday, October 20.

The city plans to set up a Canadian Cheer Zone in the Vision Corridor alongside Chimczuk Museum and Art Windsor-Essex.

On Saturday, October 19, residents can take in the Downtown Windsor Farmers' Market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pelissier Street Parking Garage.

Later that day, the Windsor Zombie Walk starts at the northeast corner of Tuscarora Street and Ouellette Avenue. The zombie hoard meets at 4:30 p.m. and is on the move at 6 p.m. The money raised supports the Downtown Mission.

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