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MoMo
11-09-2005, 04:41 PM
In case anyone missed this...
It'll go from D.C. largely east, into Prince Georges County, Md., instead of coming from the west and Virginia, as the Marine Corps Marathon does.
It's set for March 25 -- when temps should still be cool.
Keith Dowling will be the race director.
Anyone tempted?
http://www.nationalmarathon.com/

They're limiting it to the first 5,000 entrants who meet qualifying standards, but they're not exactly tough -- even I meet them :eek: :
Qualification:
If you are between the ages of 18-49, you must have previously completed:
a marathon in 4:30 or
a half-marathon in 2:10 or
a ten-miler in 1:40.
If you are over 50 years of age, you must have previously completed:
a marathon in 5:00 or
a half-marathon in 2:25 or
a ten-miler in 1:55.