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Marine Corps Marathon

Index Marine Corps Marathon

The Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) is an annual marathon held in Arlington, Virginia and Washington, DC. [1]

72 relations: Adrian Fenty, Al Gore, Andrew Baldwin, Andrew Dumm, Arlington County, Virginia, Arlington National Cemetery, Association of Road Racing Statisticians, Augustus Maiyo, Clarence Thomas, Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia, Drew Carey, Emma Cabrera, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, George Washington Memorial Parkway, Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Hains Point, Harvey Walden IV, Hour, Independence Avenue (Washington, D.C.), Isaac García, James L. Fowler, Janet Cherobon-Bawcom, Jefferson Memorial, John Edwards, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Jon Porter, K Street (Washington, D.C.), Kenny Moore, Key Bridge (Washington, D.C.), Korean War Veterans Memorial, Lee Highway, Lincoln Memorial, Louis H. Wilson Jr., M Street (Washington, D.C.), MacArthur Boulevard (Washington, D.C.), Marathon, Marine Corps War Memorial, Mark Croasdale, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Michael P. Ryan (USMC), Mike Huckabee, Minute, National Gallery of Art, National Mall, National Museum of American History, National World War II Memorial, Ohio Drive (Washington, D.C.), Olga Markova (athlete), Oprah Winfrey, Pentagon Memorial, ..., Richie McDonald, Rosslyn, Virginia, Samuel Kiplimo Kosgei, Sean Astin, Second, September 11 attacks, Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Institution Building, Streets and highways of Washington, D.C., The Junkies, The Palisades, Washington, D.C., The Pentagon, Tidal Basin, United States Capitol, USA Track & Field, Virginia, Washington Monument, Washington, D.C., West Potomac Park, Wisconsin Avenue, 10,000 metres, 14th Street (Washington, D.C.). Expand index (22 more) »

Adrian Fenty

Adrian Malik Fenty (born December 6, 1970) is an American politician who served as the sixth mayor of the District of Columbia.

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Al Gore

Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American politician and environmentalist who served as the 45th Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001.

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Andrew Baldwin

Commander Andrew "Andy" James Baldwin, MD, USN (born February 5, 1977, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA) is a US Naval Officer, ironman triathlete, humanitarian, and physician.

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Andrew Dumm

Andrew Dumm (born 11 February 1985) is a long-distance runner.

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Arlington County, Virginia

Arlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia, often referred to simply as Arlington or Arlington, Virginia.

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Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery is a United States military cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., in whose the dead of the nation's conflicts have been buried, beginning with the Civil War, as well as reinterred dead from earlier wars.

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Association of Road Racing Statisticians

The Association of Road Racing Statisticians is an independent, non-profit organization that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics regarding road running races.

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Augustus Maiyo

Augustus Maiyo (born May 10, 1983) is a Kenyan-born American long distance runner.

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Clarence Thomas

Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American judge, lawyer, and government official who currently serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia

Crystal City is an urban neighborhood in the southeastern corner of Arlington County, Virginia, south of downtown Washington, D.C..

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Drew Carey

Drew Allison Carey (born May 23, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, sports executive, and game show host.

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Emma Cabrera

Emma Cabrera Palafox (born 5 May 1964) is a Mexican former long-distance runner who competed mainly in marathon.

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington D.C., dedicated to the memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, and to the era he represents.

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George Washington Memorial Parkway

The George Washington Memorial Parkway, colloquially the G.W. Parkway, is a parkway that runs along the south bank of the Potomac River from Mount Vernon, Virginia, northwest to Langley, Virginia, and is maintained by the National Park Service (NPS).

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Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)

Georgetown is a historic neighborhood and a commercial and entertainment district located in northwest Washington, D.C., situated along the Potomac River.

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Hains Point

Hains Point is located at the southern tip of East Potomac Park between the main branch of the Potomac River and the Washington Channel in southwest Washington, D.C.Map, National Mall Plan Study Area, Area of Potential Effect, United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service.

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Harvey Walden IV

Harvey Walden IV (born December 21, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former United States Marine drill instructor, author, actor and television host.

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Hour

An hour (symbol: h; also abbreviated hr.) is a unit of time conventionally reckoned as of a day and scientifically reckoned as 3,599–3,601 seconds, depending on conditions.

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Independence Avenue (Washington, D.C.)

Independence Avenue is a major east-west street in the southwest and southeast quadrants of the city of Washington, D.C., in the United States, running just south of the United States Capitol.

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Isaac García

Isaac García (born April 5, 1968) is a retired male long-distance runner from Mexico, who specialized in the marathon.

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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..

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Janet Cherobon-Bawcom

Janet Cherobon-Bawcom (born August 22, 1978) is an American distance runner.

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Jefferson Memorial

The Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington, D.C., dedicated to Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), one of the most important of the American Founding Fathers as the main drafter and writer of the Declaration of Independence, member of the Continental Congress, governor of the newly independent Commonwealth of Virginia, American minister to King Louis XVI, and the Kingdom of France, first U.S. Secretary of State under the first President George Washington, the second Vice President of the United States under second President John Adams, and also the third President (1801–1809), as well as being the founder of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, Virginia.

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John Edwards

Johnny Reid "John" Edwards (born June 10, 1953) is an American lawyer and former politician who served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina.

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John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (formally called the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, and commonly referred to as the Kennedy Center) is the United States National Cultural Center, located on the Potomac River, adjacent to the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C., named in 1964 as a memorial to President John F. Kennedy.

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Jon Porter

Jonathan Christopher "Jon" Porter (born May 16, 1955), an American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, the first representative elected from the new 3rd Congressional District of Nevada.

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K Street (Washington, D.C.)

K Street is a major thoroughfare in the United States capital of Washington, D.C. known as a center for numerous think tanks, lobbyists, and advocacy groups.

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Kenny Moore

Kenneth Clark Moore (born December 1, 1943) is an American athlete and journalist.

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Key Bridge (Washington, D.C.)

The Francis Scott Key Bridge, more commonly known as the Key Bridge, is a six-lane reinforced concrete arch bridge conveying U.S. Route 29 (US 29) traffic across the Potomac River between the Rosslyn neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia, and the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Completed in 1923, it is Washington's oldest surviving road bridge across the Potomac River.

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Korean War Veterans Memorial

The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located in Washington, D.C.'s West Potomac Park, southeast of the Lincoln Memorial and just south of the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall.

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Lee Highway

The Lee Highway was a national auto trail in the United States, connecting New York City and San Francisco, California via the South and Southwest.

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Lincoln Memorial

The Lincoln Memorial is an American national monument built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.

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Louis H. Wilson Jr.

General Louis Hugh Wilson Jr. (February 11, 1920 – June 21, 2005) was a World War II recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Guam, and 26th Commandant of the Marine Corps.

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M Street (Washington, D.C.)

The name "M Street" refers to two major roads in the United States capital of Washington, D.C. Because of the Cartesian coordinate system used to name streets in Washington, the name "M Street" can be used to refer to any east-west street located twelve blocks north or south of the dome of the United States Capitol (not thirteen blocks, as there is no J Street).

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MacArthur Boulevard (Washington, D.C.)

MacArthur Boulevard is a road in Montgomery County, Maryland and Washington D.C. The road follows a northwest to southeast route from Great Falls Park in Potomac, Maryland to Reservoir Road NW near the Georgetown Reservoir in Washington, D.C. MacArthur Boulevard runs parallel to the Clara Barton Parkway and the C&O Canal for most of its route.

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Marathon

The marathon is a long-distance race, completed by running, walking, or a run/walk strategy.

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Marine Corps War Memorial

The United States Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) is a national memorial located in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States.

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Mark Croasdale

Mark Croasdale (born January 1965) is an English athlete who was a British fell running champion and competed in cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

The Martin Luther King Jr.

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Michael P. Ryan (USMC)

Michael Patrick Ryan (January 30, 1916 - January 9, 2005) was a highly decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of major general.

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Mike Huckabee

Michael Dale Huckabee (born August 24, 1955) is an American politician, Christian minister, author, and commentator who served as the 44th governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007.

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Minute

The minute is a unit of time or angle.

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National Gallery of Art

The National Gallery of Art, and its attached Sculpture Garden, is a national art museum in Washington, D.C., located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW.

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National Mall

The National Mall is a landscaped park within the National Mall and Memorial Parks, an official unit of the United States National Park System.

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National Museum of American History

The National Museum of American History: Kenneth E. Behring Center collects, preserves, and displays the heritage of the United States in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific, and military history.

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National World War II Memorial

The World War II Memorial is a memorial of national significance dedicated to Americans who served in the armed forces and as civilians during World War II.

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Ohio Drive (Washington, D.C.)

Ohio Drive is a street in Southwest Washington, D.C., located in East and West Potomac Parks and bordering the Tidal Basin, Washington Channel, and the Potomac River.

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Olga Markova (athlete)

Olga Markova (Ольга Маркова; born August 6, 1968) is a retired long-distance runner from Russia, who set the world's best year performance in 1992, when she won the Boston Marathon, clocking 2:23:43.

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Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey (born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954) is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist.

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Pentagon Memorial

The Pentagon Memorial, located just southwest of The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, is a permanent outdoor memorial to the 184 people who died as victims in the building and on American Airlines Flight 77 during the September 11 attacks.

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Richie McDonald

Richard Vance McDonald (born February 6, 1962) is an American country music singer and songwriter.

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Rosslyn, Virginia

Rosslyn is a heavily urbanized unincorporated area in Northern Virginia located in the northeastern corner of Arlington County, Virginia, north of Arlington National Cemetery and directly across the Potomac River from Georgetown and Foggy Bottom in Washington, D.C. Rosslyn encompasses the Arlington neighborhoods of North Rosslyn and Radnor/Ft.

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Samuel Kiplimo Kosgei

Samuel Kiplimo Kosgei (born January 20, 1986) is a Kenyan-born American long-distance runner who specializes in road running competitions.

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Sean Astin

Sean Patrick Astin (né Duke; February 25, 1971) is an American actor, voice actor, director and producer.

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Second

The second is the SI base unit of time, commonly understood and historically defined as 1/86,400 of a day – this factor derived from the division of the day first into 24 hours, then to 60 minutes and finally to 60 seconds each.

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September 11 attacks

The September 11, 2001 attacks (also referred to as 9/11) were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001.

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Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution, established on August 10, 1846 "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge," is a group of museums and research centers administered by the Government of the United States.

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Smithsonian Institution Building

The Smithsonian Institution Building, located near the National Mall in Washington, D.C. behind the National Museum of African Art and the Sackler Gallery, houses the Smithsonian Institution's administrative offices and information center.

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Streets and highways of Washington, D.C.

The streets and highways of Washington, D.C., form the core of the city's surface transportation infrastructure.

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The Junkies

The Sports Junkies, also known as The Junkies, are the hosts of an eponymous morning drive time radio show aired in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area.

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The Palisades, Washington, D.C.

The Palisades, or simply Palisades, is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., along the Potomac River, running roughly from the edge of the Georgetown University campus (at Foxhall Road) to the D.C.-Maryland boundary (near Dalecarlia Treatment Plant).

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The Pentagon

The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. As a symbol of the U.S. military, The Pentagon is often used metonymically to refer to the U.S. Department of Defense.

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Tidal Basin

The Tidal Basin is a partially man-made reservoir between the Potomac River and the Washington Channel in Washington, D.C. It is part of West Potomac Park and is a focal point of the National Cherry Blossom Festival held each spring.

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United States Capitol

The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol Building, is the home of the United States Congress, and the seat of the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government.

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USA Track & Field

USA Track & Field (USATF) is the United States national governing body for the sports of track and field, cross country running, road running and racewalking (known as the sport of athletics outside the US).

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Virginia

Virginia (officially the Commonwealth of Virginia) is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States located between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

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Washington Monument

The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, once commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and the first President of the United States.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.

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West Potomac Park

West Potomac Park is a U.S. national park in Washington, D.C., adjacent to the National Mall.

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Wisconsin Avenue

Wisconsin Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Washington, D.C., and its Maryland suburbs.

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10,000 metres

The 10,000 metres or 10,000-meter run is a common long-distance track running event.

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14th Street (Washington, D.C.)

14th Street NW/SW is a street in Northwest and Southwest quadrants of Washington, D.C., located west of the U.S. Capitol.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Marathon

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