Greetings from DC! My mom and I arrived in Washington yesterday afternoon and after dropping our stuff of at our hotel we headed over to the Marine Corps Marathon Health & Fitness Expo. The expo is being held at the DC Armory so we hopped on the metro and were easily over there in about … Continue reading
With just 10 days to go it’s been an eventful week in the Marine Corp Marathon world! Twitter erupted with a flurry of panic over these tweets: EXCLUSIVE: Marine Corps Marathon in jeopardy if gov't shutdown is not lifted this week; Army 10-Miler route changed http://t.co/J2EDxbzryM — Arlington News (@ARLnowDOTcom) October 15, 2013 Report: #Shutdown … Continue reading
Note: Shortly after I posted this I received an e-mail from MCM confirming that the race would indeed be on regardless of the government shutdown. It specifically said “Marines are known for being Semper Fidelis, always faithful. In this spirit, the expectation is that runners will remain faithful to their training and the MCM will … Continue reading
I can’t believe there is only one month to go until the Marine Corp Marathon! This will be my 3rd full and 1st non-Disney marathon! Training through the summer for a fall marathon was definitely tough and I really struggled through some of the long runs with the heat and humidity. I have to admit … Continue reading
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