[1] The Grand Rapids Marathon picked up Metro Health as a title sponsor in 2008.

The full marathon gives runners a tour of downtown Grand Rapids and then heads out of the city and into the trails of Millennium Park.

It is considered a flat, fast course and is a qualifying opportunity for the Boston Marathon.

The current pace teams include Oprah Winfrey (4:29), P. Diddy (4:14), Will Ferrell (3:56), George W. Bush (3:44), William Baldwin (3:24), and Pi (3:14).

The 2017 female winner was Sara Sandborn (Sunfield, Michigan), who achieved a time of 2:58:03.