september, 2019
Event Details
Women Run the D Half Marathon • 10K • 5K
The American Home Fitness Women Run the D event is Detroit’s premier women’s running event. Supporting various women’s charities, and whether you’re a seasoned runner, casual runner or training for your first ever race, we have the distance for you. Gu will be handed out at mile 7. The 5K, 10K, and half-marathon all take place together at the beautiful Belle Isle State Park.
Registration Discount Day at American Home Fitness!
THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 24
What is Registration Discount Day?
Stop in to a participating American Home Fitness store between noon and 5 p.m. to receive discounted pricing on your Women Run the D registration and avoid the registration fee — PLUS get an Epic Races fanny pack! Simply bring a check made out to “Epic Races” for the discounted price below, and you will receive a code to register for the race at the discounted rate and walk away with the fanny pack, and other fun gifts!
Need another reason to stop in? Our friends at American Home Fitness will offer special pricing on Precor fitness equipment and Hyperice products, as well as other special offers. Sweet!
Discounted rates:
Half Marathon: $90
10K: $50
5K: $40
Rim Foundation Handcycle 5K: $40
Checks only, please! No credit cards or cash will be accepted.
An Epic Heart Hero is a woman who has come back from a heart issue, has taken control of her health, and refuses to let her heart condition stop her. She approaches life with passion and strength, as she knows too well how short life can be. She embraces a healthful lifestyle, knows the risk factors for heart disease and stroke, and takes action to minimize that risk. She helps educate others about these risk factors so that they too can take control of their heart health.
Our Heart Heroes will serve as a spokespeople for the American Heart Association and the American Home Fitness Detroit Women’s Half Marathon, 10K, and 5K, represent the Epic Heart Heroes at the Women Run the D Expotique on race weekend and participate in the races on race day.
Meet the 2019 Epic Heart Heroes
Grace Davison
Agatha Gordon
Kathy Molinaro
PACERS
We are thrilled that GoalMakers and Run Detroit will be providing pace teams for this year’s race. Looking to run a certain pace or achieve a goal? Choose the right pace group for you and look for them holding up signs in the start area. You can also stop by their booth at the expo the day before for a meet and greet.
5K – pacers for :21, :24, :27, :30, :33, and :36 total finish time
10K – pacers for :42, :48, :54, 1:00, 1:06, and 1:12 total finish time
Half Marathon – 1:35, 1:45, 2 hours, 2:15, 2:30 total finish time
Not sure what pace to run? Check out the pace predictor here to help choose your group.
Interested in being a pacer?
In order to be a pacer, you must have extensive running and racing experience and plan to run a pace at least 2 minutes per mile slower than your typical race pace. For more information on pacing the 13.1 or 10K, please contact Bruce Seguin from Goal Makers at seguin.bruce@gmail.com. For information on pacing the 5K, please contact Justin Craig at justin@run-detroit.com.
Shop for exclusive gear and rep the race before or after you toe the line! We’ve got super-cute hoodies and more in the American Home Fitness Women Run the D store.
- Wireless Internet
- Business Center
- Fitness Center
- Outdoor Pool
- Kid-Friendly
- Wireless Internet
- Business Center
- Health/Fitness Center
- Indoor Pool
In addition to our three distances, Women Run the D features two special family-awards divisions:
Mother/Daughter
Three Generations of Women
Spend a memorable day on Belle Isle running with your mother, daughter, grandmother, or granddaughter! The family that runs together has fun together, after all, and what better way to show family pride — female pride! — than showing everyone how your family’s women run the D? Participating in these divisions will NOT preclude you from the regular age-group awards. These divisions are in addition to the age-group awards, so be sure to sign up when you register: one mother and one daughter for the Mother/Daughter division, and one grandmother, one mother, and one daughter for the Three Generations of Women award (note: all family-awards participants must be racing the same distance, eg. everyone doing the 5K).
ZERO WASTE
The event is a Leave No Trace event. Learn more about our race-day recycling and composting efforts here. Want more information about running a great race and leaving no trace? Click HERE to see our 2018 solid waste report.
- COURSE MAPS:
5K & 10K Map
See Map
13.1 Map
See Map
Age Groups:
8 and under, 9-11, 12-14, 15-17, 18-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+
13.1
1st Place Overall
1st Place Masters
Top 5 in each age-group
10K & 5K
1st Place Overall
1st Place Masters
Top 5 in each in each age-group
Mother Daughter, Three Generation
& Team Awards
1st Place Overall
- PACKET PICK-UP:
- Day before Race at the Expo
- Race Day at Race Venue 6 – 7:45 A.M.
- See Athlete Guide for details