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The Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) is an annual marathon held in Washington, D.C., and Arlington County, Virginia. The mission of the MCM is to promote physical fitness, generate community goodwill, and showcase the organizational skills of the United States Marine Corps. The MCM was established in 1976 and is currently the fourth-largest marathon ...
James L. Fowler. Colonel James Loftus Fowler (January 11, 1931 – January 20, 2015) was an American Marine who was the founder of the Marine Corps Marathon, an annual race since 1976 in Washington, D.C. He was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars. [ 1]
Post-collegiate. On May 25, 1985, he was the men's winner over runner-up Sosthenes Bitok at the Travel Run 10K run in Crystal City, Virginia, in a time of 29:13. He was given $2,500 in prize money for the victory. [6] On November 8, 1987, Scuffins finished in first place among men at the Marine Corps Marathon, setting a course record of 2:14:01 ...
Marine Corps Marathon: Washington, D.C., US Coronary artery abnormality USA: Julius Becza [13] 58 24 October 1993 Marine Corps Marathon: Washington, D.C., US Heart attack USA: Samuel Grafton [14] 42 16 October 1994 Detroit Marathon: Detroit, US Heart attack SWI: Pierre Marguet [15] 27 6 November 1994 New York City Marathon: New York City, US
The marathon and half marathon start Saturday at 8 a.m.; and the 5K start will start at 8:35 a.m. For information about the races and events, visit monumentalmarathon.com . It's almost time: You ...
Calum Neff. Calum Neff (born 15 August 1984) is Canadian long-distance runner and coach who lives in Katy, Texas. He holds three Guinness World Records for pushing his daughters in 10K, Half Marathon and Marathon distance races. [1][2] Neff was born in Aberdeen, Scotland to Canadian parents. [3] He competes for Canada in the World Mountain ...
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of 42km 195m (c. 26mi 385yd), [1] usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair divisions. More than 800 marathons are held worldwide each year, with the vast ...
Other races — including the half marathon, Old Reliable 10k and Acorn 5k — will start at 7 a.m., 7:15 a.m. and 7:20 a.m. on Glenwood as well. The full marathon course will close at 1 p.m., and ...