Marine Corps Marathon: Race Recap - 10/25/15

Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 16:08:06 -0400

Had the opportunity to run "The People's Marathon" a.k.a. The Marine Corps Marathon this past weekend. It was the 40th anniversary of the event, and like always it was a GREAT show.

This is my 4th MCM, as I'm local to the area. I was lucky enough to get in this one via the 17.75k event back in March. They had switched to a lottery system this year because the race had gotten so big and sold out so fast that it was impossible to get in via normal means.

So, the wife and I took the metro (subway) up at 5am. It was relatively nice weather sitting at 50~ degrees and it didn't look like it was going to completely pour on us.

We arrived at the Pentagon, and made it to the runner's village right at 6am. That gave us two hours to get hyped up on adrenaline before the race. It did rain a bit, but it was mostly drizzle and only lasted a few minutes.

Race started at 8:00 and it took wife and I almost 25 minutes to get across the start line. Wife and I stayed together for the first couple miles (the hilly parts), and then split up.

Had a great run. MCM is always beautiful course. Ended up finishing right around my expected time.

Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made Oct 28 at 2015 5:12 PM

GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 17:12:45 -0400

Congratulations Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS ... to both you and your wife!

Response by Sgt Tom Cunnally made Oct 28 at 2015 5:25 PM

Sgt Tom Cunnally — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 17:25:57 -0400

Good Stuff Aaron & wasn't the winner of the USMC Marathon an Army Sergeant who came in at @ 02:35 if my memory is correct???

Response by WO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 28 at 2015 5:50 PM

WO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 17:50:16 -0400

good deal

Response by Capt Richard I P. made Oct 28 at 2015 5:58 PM

Capt Richard I P. — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 17:58:55 -0400

Congrats.

Response by SSG Carlos Madden made Oct 29 at 2015 2:31 PM

SSG Carlos Madden — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 14:31:26 -0400

Congrats. Ended up being a great day once the rain cleared

Response by MSgt Daniel Attilio made Oct 29 at 2015 3:00 PM

MSgt Daniel Attilio — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 15:00:27 -0400

Congrats - awesome work! I saw the medal for the 17.75K and it looked impressive. Was the MCM medal impressive too?

Response by LCpl Ash Carson made Oct 29 at 2015 8:08 PM

LCpl Ash Carson — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 20:08:12 -0400

Great job to both you and your wife. Congrats

Response by MSgt Stephan Hall made Oct 31 at 2015 9:00 AM

MSgt Stephan Hall — Sat, 31 Oct 2015 09:00:25 -0400

Outstanding Mark of personal achievement.

Response by PO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 11 at 2015 11:35 AM

PO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 11:35:20 -0500

I, too, ran MCM. The weather was great this year...and although the course was a bit more crowded than previous years, I had a great time. The wear blue mile always makes my heart skip a beat as we pay respect to our fallen brothers and sisters-in-arms. There is no better way to see VA/DC in such a compact amount of time. Congrats to you and your wife and hope to see you out there next year! That's me on the right going in for a bear hug to a fellow wear blue runner :)