Ferndale, Michigan, resident Andrew Bowman battled windy and rainy conditions to win the Detroit Free Press Marathon for the second year in a row, according to the race's results page. 

Bowman, 31, finished the 2025 marathon on Sunday morning with a time of 2 hours, 16 minutes and 10 seconds, beating out the second-place finisher, Tom Brady of Evanston, Illinois, by around three minutes. 

"For me to come in and defend the title against someone that I'm sure is better than I am was really awesome," Bowman said. "But even better, just to be able to greet my wife and son at the finish line," Bowman said.

Bowman won the international 26.2-mile race last year with a time of 2:17:47.   

"Honestly, that was pretty cool. No, I wasn't expecting that. I don't usually like to put that kind of pressure on myself. I try to enjoy the sport for what it's worth," Bowman said.

Christina Welsh, 29, of St. Petersburg, Florida, won the women's race with a time of 2:46:59, the results page said. She beat Milan, Michigan, resident Reagan Justice, who was the second woman to cross the finish line, by just over a minute. 

Organizers said over 26,000 runners were registered for this weekend's races, which included the marathon, International Half-Marathon, Motor City Half-Marathon, a marathon relay, 5K and a 1-mile competition.

The marathon and International Half-Marathon courses wind through Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

"I really love the energy of everyone when we cross the border, like both sides," Hope Brown, a half-marathon runner from Charlotteville, Virginia, said. "So everyone has this really good energy, even though, again, it's not the best weather."

Participants in last year's race ran under sunny skies.

For some runners, Sunday was an opportunity to challenge themselves.

"For the past two years, I did the international half twice. And yeah, I wanted to push the limit. I wanted to see if I could get a full marathon," Josh Mallare, a full marathon runner from Windsor, Ontario, Canada, said.

For others, it was a chance to accomplish their goals.

"I just have always wanted to run a Detroit half-marathon because I really wanted to go, like, into Canada, do the international vibe. So, really happy I got to do it," Brown said.

The USA TODAY's 10BEST Readers' Choice Awards named the Michigan race as the best marathon in the country earlier this year.