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The Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) is a 26.2-mile road race run in late October through Arlington, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. It has been run every year since 1976, and as of 2006, is the nation's 4th-largest race by entrants.^[1]

The course, which varies slightly from year to year, is certified by USA Track and Field.

The race is generally run a few weeks before the Marine Corps' birthday on November 10. The race is also known as "The People's Marathon" because it is the largest race that offers neither prize money nor appearance fees to draw elite runners.^[2]

The 33rd MCM occurred on Sunday, October 26, 2008 — with Andrew Dumm winning the men's title and Cate Fenster winning the women's title. Both were first-time marathoners.^[3]^[4]

History

The "First Annual Marine Corps Reserve Marathon" was run on 7 November 1976 in Arlington. Some 1,175 participants started the race, which began and ended at the Marine Corps War Memorial.^[5] Four individuals have run in every Marine Corps Marathon.^[6]

The second race, with 2,655 runners, changed its route to run through Washington, D.C and added a wheelchair category.^[5]

The 2006 event included the first satellite running of the event, called "MCM Forward", which took place in Anbar province, Iraq.^[7]^[8]

In 2006, the MCM became the 4th-largest U.S. marathon, moving up one notch.^[9] The 2006 marathon had a record 34,000 registrants, and about 150,000 spectators.^[10] There were 20,934 finishers in the 31st MCM. Of those who finished, 39% were female and 61% were male. The overall average run time was 5:01:15. In 2006, Ruben Garcia of the Mexican Navy won the event for the second consecutive year, with an average pace of 5:23 minutes per mile, and an overall finish time of 2:21:20.

Recent winners

Year	Athlete	Time
Men
2008	Andrew Dumm	02:22:42
2007	Tamrat Ayalew	02:22:18
2006	Ruben Garcia	02:21:21
2005	Ruben Garcia	02:22:18
Women
2008	Cate Fenster	02:48:53
2007	Kristen Henehan	02:51:09
2006	Laura Thompson	03:00:23
2005	Susannah Kvasnicka	02:47:10

Deaths

2006 - Earl Seyford, 56, Olney, Maryland^[11]
2002 - Hilary Anne Bellamy, 35, Silver Spring, Maryland
November 4, 1990 - Midshipman Third Class Lisa Christensen, 19, Cheshire, Connecticut, stationed at Boston University Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC)
November 3, 1986- Staff Sgt. Martin A. Wurst Jr., stationed at Willow Grove Naval Air Station,Willow Grove, PA.

Disqualified

2006 Pilar Paras and Consuelo Visoso
2005 350 Runners (40 associated with the charitable group JeansMarines)^[12]

Notes

^ "2006 Marine Corps Marathon - Sunday, October 29". City of Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 2006-10-08.
^ "History: The MCM Story". Marine Corps Marathon. June 7, 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-08. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ "A Pair of First-Timers Win Marine Corps Marathon". Washington Post. October 26, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-26.
^ Crewdson, Cpl. Travis J. Crewdson (November 5, 2008). "Amateurs Dominate People's Marathon". Marine Corps News Hi what is your phone number. United States Marine Corps. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "MCM Story". Marine Corps Marathon. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
^ "Ground pounders". Marine Corps Marathon. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
^ "Marathon in Iraq to Honor Fallen Heroes: Marines Run for TAPS in Fallujah". U.S. Newswire. September 27, 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-01. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ "Marine Corps Marathon to Run in Iraq". News Blaze. 2006.
^ "Letter to Marine Corps Marathon Finishers". Retrieved 2006-10-31.
^ "Registration Closes with a Record 34,000 Runners". The Extra Mile. Marine Corps Marathon. Retrieved 2006-10-08.
^ Associated Press (October 29, 2006). "Runner Collapses and Dies at Marine Corps Marathon". Fox News. Retrieved 2006-10-29. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ "Cheating Runners Banned From Marine Corps Marathon". Retrieved 2008-12-03.

References

MarineMarathon.com, Official website. Contains a detailed history of the origins of the event, and a course description.
"Unofficial race results". Marine Corps Marathon (2006). October 29, 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-29. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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