RACE DETAILS

Schedule & Packet Pickup

Race Date: April 11, 2026

Start Times:

  • 26.2M - 7:15AM
  • 5K - 8:00AM
  • 10K - 8:00AM
  • 13.1M - 8:45AM

KIDS' MARATHON - 1.2 MILE STARTING TIMES AND WAVE COLORS

  • 11:40am: White Wave - Individuals not in group
  • 12:00pm: Blue Wave - All Dearborn Wave
  • 12:20pm: Orange Wave
  • 12:40pm: Green Wave

Packet Pickup:

  • Tuesday - Packet pick-up and late registration from 2:00pm to 6:00pm at Orangetheory Fitness (22001 Michigan Avenue, Suite 180, Dearborn, MI 48124). Don't miss awesome perks at the Orangetheory Fitness packet pick-up only!
    • Orangetheory swag
    • Discount on a membership
    • Be entered to win a FREE month of unlimited classes
  • Friday - Packet pick-up and late registration from 3:00pm to 7:00pm at Ford Field Park
  • Saturday - Packet pick-up and late registration at Ford Field Park start/finish line
    • 5K through Marathon - Saturday starting at 6am
    • Kid's Race - Saturday starting at 10am

Race Day Location and Parking Information:

Start and Finish at Ford Field Park
500 Monroe, Dearborn, MI 48124

You can park at the start/finish at Ford Field Park or at any of the nearby parking areas listed HERE.

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Course Overview

All the Martian courses are wide, traffic free, beautiful and lightly rolling.

You can view course maps, elevation profiles/data, and dowload gpx files below or HERE

The half marathon has a 4.75 hour time limit.

The marathon has a 6.5 hour time limit and an intermediate cutoff at the end of the first loop. Runners must be through mile 12.8 (Brady and Morley) by 10:26am or they will be turned towards the finish and be scored as a half marathon finisher.

Aid Stations

Aid stations will be approximately every 2 miles with Absopure water and Gatorade. GU will be available at miles (3.5, 4.2, 6.9, 8.3, 9.9, 16.6, 17.3, 20, 21.4, and 23) for the half and full marathons. Bathrooms will be available every 5 miles. See the interactive map below for more information.

Course Map

Flood course for 13.1 & 26.2 will be used in the event that Hines Drive is flooded.

View online map with downloadable gpx files HERE.

Post-Race & Awards

Post-race: Plan on hangin' out after you finish! Stick around for some delicious food and great deals at the Martian Retail Shop!

Awards:

  • Finisher medals to all finishers!
  • Overall Awards - top three male and female finishers in each race based on gun time
  • Age Group Awards - 3-Deep in 5-year Age Groups based on chip time.
  • Additional Awards:
    • 10K
      • Male & female overall winner - $250
      • Masters male & female overall winner - $150
    • Marathon
      • Male & female overall winner - $500
      • Male & female overall 2nd - $300
      • Male & female overall 3rd - $200