30th Annual Detroit Marathon: As With All Marathons Many Stories
The Detroit Free Press profiles a few of the participants in the 30th Annual Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon:
At 6-foot-9, Norm Allgood was the biggest of the 16,000-plus participants who turned up on Sunday for the 30th running of the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon.
So when he was asked why he chose the marathon for his first race, it was a bit disconcerting to see this giant of a man double over to hide his face as he tried to choke back tears and sobs.
Regaining his composure, the Detroiter, who completed the 13.1-mile half marathon competitive walk, said, “I’ve never done anything like this before. This is my first race. But I thought I had to do it for my wife, Di. She’s battling multiple sclerosis, and she’s out there doing the marathon for the fifth time.”