SB Nation DC - Marine Corps Marathon 2012: Augustus Maiyo captures 37th annual race, Hirut Guangul top female finisherhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48897/dc-fave.png2012-10-29T17:40:22-04:00http://dc.sbnation.com/rss/stream/33125352012-10-29T17:40:22-04:002012-10-29T17:40:22-04:00First time runner wins Marine Corps Marathon
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<p>The Marine Corps Marathon concluded Sunday and a first-time marathon runner won the men's title.</p> <p>Augustus Maiyo, running in his first career marathon, won the men's title at the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.stripes.com/sports/maiyo-guangul-earn-marine-corps-marathon-laurels-1.194974">Marine Corps Marathon on Sunday</a>.</p>
<p>Maiyo, a specialist with the U.S. Army and a former track/cross-country athlete for the Alabama Crimson Tide, finished with a time of 2:20:20 on the 26.2 mile course which went around Washington D.C. and Arlington, VA. The race finished near the Marine Corps War Memorial. Maiyo had run shorter races in his career, but Sunday was his first marathon. He said winning the race was a one-in-a-million feeling.</p>
<p>He ran as part of the Army's World Class Athlete Program and his teammate, Kenneth Foster, finished second with a time of 2:22:39. Birhanu Tadesse, from Ethiopia, finished third on the men's side with a time of 2:23:03.</p>
<p>On the women's side, Hirut Guangul won with a time of 2:42:03. She ran as part of Team I Run 4 God which had three runners finish in the top six finishers. The group ran on behalf of an Army sergeant who is in treatment for post traumatic stress disorder and a brain injury.</p>
<p>Wayinshet Hailu finished second on the women's side with a time of 2:47:04 while Erin Richard finished third just over a minute behind at 2:48:11. More than 30,000 runners participated in the race.</p>
https://dc.sbnation.com/2012/10/29/3573262/2012-marine-corps-marathon-results-top-finishers-recapMark Sandritter2012-10-28T14:09:45-04:002012-10-28T14:09:45-04:00Augustus Maiyo top finisher in 37th running of MCM
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<p>Augustus Maiyo posted a time of 2:20:17 in capturing the 37th annual Marine Corps Marathon on Sunday morning. Hirut Guangul was the first female runner to cross the finish line, with a time of 2:42:06.</p> <p>Despite the impending arrival of Hurricane Sandy, 30,000 runners participated in the 37th annual Marine Corps Marathon on Sunday, with first-time marathoner and former University of Alabama track star Augustus Maiyo finishing first in a time of 2:20:17.</p>
<p>Maiyo bested friend and fellow member of his training team, Kenneth Foster, who finished second in a time of 2:22:20. Both men were representing the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program in Colorado Springs. Ethiopian native Birhanu Tadesse finished third with a time of 2:23:03.</p>
<p>The first female runner to cross the finish line was Hirut Guangul of Ellicott City, Md., completing the race in a time of 2:42:06. She was followed by Abebe Wayinshet Hailu, clocking in at 2:47:03, and Erin Richard, who posted a time of 2:48:10. Richard actually led the women for the first 19 miles of the race.</p>
<p>Sunday's runners were spared from any major weather problems, as temperatures were in the low 60s for the race and the rain held off. However, racers were subjected at times to winds gusting up to 17 mph.</p>
https://dc.sbnation.com/2012/10/28/3567108/2012-marine-corps-marathon-results-men-womenT.J. Doyle2012-10-28T07:00:23-04:002012-10-28T07:00:23-04:00Marine Corps Marathon course map, route info
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<p>The runners honoring our troops will run from the Arlington National Cemetary, past the Lincoln Memorial, to the U.S. Capitol and back again for the 2012 Marine Corps Marathon Sunday.</p> <p>The 2012 Marine Corps Marathon will debark Sunday morning — weather permitting, of course, what with Hurricane Sandy a.k.a. Frankenstorm in the forecast — from Arlington National Cemetery in Northern Virginia, and wind its way around many significant points in Northwest DC before going back across the Potomac River and finishing at the Marine Corps Memorial.</p>
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<p>The race will first go through Arlington, where it gets pretty hilly on Lee Highway, go across the Key Bridge and into Georgetown. It'll then go down M Street before going past the Kennedy Center, behind the Lincoln Memorial and around Hains Point. Once the runners turn the corner—where they'll be approximately halfway—they'll go by the Jefferson Memorial and the Tidal Basin, run by the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial before heading up to the National Mall.</p>
<p>They'll go by the Washington Monument, and run up to the reflecting pool in front of the U.S. Capitol. They'll turn back there, run by the Smithsonian Castle, go back around the Tidal Basin and go over the I-66 bridge toward Crystal City, where they'll make a big loop before coming back up to Arlington National Cemetary for the finish line at the Marine Corps Memorial. It's 26.2 miles in all, and is among the most scenic marathons in the country.</p>
https://dc.sbnation.com/2012/10/28/3562770/2012-marine-corps-marathon-route-course-mapEthan Rothstein2012-10-27T19:05:07-04:002012-10-27T19:05:07-04:00Marine Corps Marathon Info
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<p>The 37th annual Marine Corps Marathon will begin at 7 a.m. on Sunday, October 28.</p> <p>Coverage of the Marine Corps Marathon will begin at 7 a.m. on Sunday morning. Information about streaming can be found on <a target="_blank" href="http://www.csnwashington.com/marine-corps-marathon">CSNWashington.com</a>.</p>
<p>The MCM will also be televised twice on Comcast SportsNet. Live coverage for fans will commence at 7 a.m., and runners can catch the encore presentation at 7 p.m. on Monday. Not sure if you have Comcast SportsNet? Try one of these channels:</p>
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<li>DirecTV: 642</li>
<li>Dish Network: 424</li>
<li>Fios (MD/VA): 576</li>
<li>RCN (DC): 685/370</li>
<li>Comcast (MD): 846/45, (DC): 846/10, (VA): 846/10</li>
<li>Cox (VA): 734/57</li>
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<p>Last year, Charles Ware of Wheeling, IL won the men's race with a time of 2:19:16. Tezata Dengersa of Ellicott City, MD was the women's winner at 2:45:28. More than 21,000 participants have finished the Marine Corps Marathon in each of the last three years.</p>
<p>This is the 37th annual Marine Corps Marathon. For more information about the race check out their official <a target="_blank" href="http://www.marinemarathon.com/">website</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk//launch.aspx?eid=6c6df2c9-880f-4016-af9c-d6fa10c26633">guide</a>.</p>
https://dc.sbnation.com/2012/10/27/3562812/2012-marine-corps-marathon-live-stream-coverage-tv-scheduleBrandon Kline2012-10-24T10:01:41-04:002012-10-24T10:01:41-04:0037th Marine Corps Marathon set for Sunday
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<p>The fifth largest marathon in the United States is back in action Sunday in Arlington.</p> <p>The 37th annual Marine Corps Marathon, the fifth largest marathon in the United States and the ninth largest in the world, is set to take place Sunday in Arlington.</p>
<p>The 26.2-mile course starts up Jefferson Davis Highway before looping west toward Maywood and then back over the Key Bridge. The race continues up Canal Road, then back south where it hooks around the East Potomac Golf Course. The race loops around the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial, then over the George Mason Memorial Bridge. The marathon finishes at the Iwo Jima Memorial.</p>
<p>Jeff Scuffins holds the marathon record for fastest time on the men's side. Scuffins finished it in 2 hours, 14 minutes and 1 second in 1987. For the women, Olga Markova set the mark at 2:37:00 in 1990. Recently, Janet Cherobon was just off that record performance, finishing in 2:39:19 in 2010.</p>
<p>Last year, Charles Ware, of Wheeling, Ill., won the men's division. Ware clocked in at 2:19:16, which was the fastest finish since 1997.</p>
<p>In the women's division last year, Tezata Dengersa, of Ellicott City, Md., finished in 2:45:28.</p>
<p>Kenneth Moore won the first MCM in 1976 with a time of 2:21:14. Susan Mallery won it in the women's division in 1976, checking in at 2:56:33. She also won it in 1977.</p>
https://dc.sbnation.com/2012/10/24/3547464/2012-marine-corps-marathon-previewRandy Booth