Marine Corps Marathon and 10K Race

35th Annual Marine Corps Marathon Countdown

UPDATE: 07/13/2010

The Marine Corps Marathon has sold out! A limited number of guaranteed race slots are still available for our Rally Athlete team!

Marine Corps Marathon News

35th Marine Corps Marathon Bibs Still Available Through Charity Partners

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General Information

2010 Marine Corps Marathon* & 10K Race
Sunday, October 31
Washington, DC 20001


Health & Fitness Expo
Presented by GE
Washington Convention Center
801 Mount Vernon Place, NW
Washington, DC 20001


Expo Hours:
Friday, October 29 | 9-7PM
Saturday, October 30 | 9-7PM


About the Expo:
Featuring more than 200+ Exhibitors for everything runners want including running apparel and gear, training and nutrition products, food samples, MCM licensed merchandise and more!


Registration
Rally Athlete (Returning Athlete) - $100 Entry Fee
Rally Athlete (New) - $150 Entry Fee


Packet Pick-Up
Rally Athletes are responsible for picking up their race materials at the Health & Fitness Expo. Your packet will include your bib number, B-tag and baggage claim sticker. You then will proceed to the expo to receive your coveted mock neck participant shirt and goodie bag containing safety pins, a commemorative MCM patch, special giveaways and offers as well as the information race program.


To pick up your packet, runners will need to present their E-Confirmation Card. A photo ID is also required.


*The Marine Corps Marathon is an official Boston qualifier race.






Congratulations to the last two Rally Athlete teams who have raised over $178,000 for childhood cancer research!

View photos of past Rally Athlete training teams


 

Top 10 Reasons You Should Run the Marine Corps Marathon:


  • It is an official Boston Marathon Qualifier Race
  • This year is the 35th Anniversary of the Marine Corps Marathon – extra hype and extra goodies for all participants
  • Only the Marine Corps race will have a Drill Team “Gun Start”
  • The course showcases the best of Arlington, VA and our nation’s capital. Sites include: passing by the Jefferson, Lincoln, FDR, Korean War and Vietnam Veteran’s Memorials, Washington Monument, the National Mall and the U.S. Capitol. What other race can you see so many historical landmarks?
  • Entertainment provided by various bands each mile of the course
  • Rally Foundation cheering sections for all Rally Athletes throughout the course
  • The honor of being presented your finisher medal by a marine
  • Having your “finish photo” taken in front of the Marine Corps War Memorial
  • Doing something you love for a good cause, in honor/memory of a Rally Kid!

Questions?
Contact Amber Johnson at (404) 847-1273
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Meet Taylor

Before July, 2007, Taylor was a normal teenager, looking forward to starting as a freshman at high school where she would be taking all honors and gifted classes. She is a first degree black belt in Tang Soo Do and enjoyed playing soccer and taking guitar lessons.

Taylor’s life changed radically in July of 2007 when her family noticed that her stomach was swollen. Her pediatrician sent her to the hospital where she was admitted and tests were begun. The doctors discovered there were tumors in her stomach and did a biopsy of her lymph nodes. On Friday, July 13, 2007, just before her 14th birthday, we got the news that every parent dreads hearing - Taylor had cancer. Specifically, she had Stage IV Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor cancer, a very rare type of cancer usually found in boys.

Taylor began chemotherapy treatments the day that she was diagnosed. Because her cancer is rare and funding for children’s cancer research is limited, her treatments were planned by the doctor searching for documented cases and trying these regimens to see if they delivered positive results. Taylor relapsed in early 2008, and she lost her battle with cancer and won a place in heaven just after 3AM on April 1, 2008 in the arms of her family.

Taylor went to school everyday she was not in treatment, and she acted as team manager for her high school girl’s varsity soccer team. She also served in her community by volunteering at an International Karate Competition and being a poster child for a blood drive. Taylor also wanted to make a difference for the cancer patients at the hospital where she was treated. In addition to raising money for new technology, she also organized a holiday party for the patients and families.