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The relay run begins in Copper Harbor, located in the Upper Peninsula, on Sept. 8 and concludes in Sterling Heights on Sept. 12. Teams from the Michigan State Police and the Michigan Department of Corrections also participate in the annual event. Each officer runs every eight hours around the clock for five days to cover the 750-mile event.

Sterling Heights officers have been involved in the event for more than nine years, raising nearly $20,000 per year. Special Olympics Michigan provides sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.