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Oct.19.2021
Charity Sponsor Spotlight: World Wildlife Fund
When you run the Marine Corps Marathon with World Wildlife Fund’s Panda Nation, you’ll tackle the biggest challenges facing the planet—things like illegal wildlife trade, deforestation, climate change and water scarcity. While those challenges are massive, when we work together, we can take on anything. That’s why every day, WWF works in unity with many […]
Oct.18.2021
MCM Psyching Team Tips
Each MCM participant had a vision and expectation for October 31, 2021. Especially if you ran a virtual race in 2020, it was so exciting that the MCM would be back in person this year! Participants relish the beauty and excitement of the MCM course and love the experience of togetherness and competition on the […]
Oct.12.2021
Charity Sponsor Spotlight: Operation Gratitude
In March 2003, Operation Gratitude sent its first four care packages to deployed service members in Iraq. Since then, the nonprofit has successfully provided opportunities for millions of Americans to express their appreciation through hands-on volunteerism and has lifted the spirits of more than 3.3 million deployed troops, recruit graduates, veterans, military families, first responders, […]
Oct.12.2021
Charity Sponsor Spotlight: Nuru International
Nuru International was started by Jake Harriman, a West Virginia native, USNA and Stanford graduate, and Special Operations Marine. Jake graduated with distinction from the US Naval Academy and served seven and a half years as an Infantry and Special Operations Platoon Commander in the Marine Corps. He led four operational deployments and was awarded […]
Oct.12.2021
Charity Sponsor Spotlight: RUN FOR AUTISM
Organization for Autism Research (OAR) is a national charity located in Arlington, Virginia. Parent founded and led, OAR set out to use applied science to answer questions that parents, families, autistic individuals, teachers, and caregivers confront daily. No other autism organization has this singular focus. RUN FOR AUTISM is Organization for Autism Research’s (OAR) signature […]
Oct.05.2021
Charity Sponsor Spotlight: No Kid Hungry
Every kid needs three meals a day to grow up healthy, happy and strong. But today in America, too many children are missing those meals. The good news? Unlike so many challenges facing us, childhood hunger can be solved, and No Kid Hungry is working to do just that. No Kid Hungry is national campaign […]
Sep.24.2021
2021 MCM Weekend Officially Canceled Due to Safety Precautions
QUANTICO, VA (September 24, 2021) – The 2021 Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) Weekend events scheduled for Friday, October 29 through Sunday, October 31 in Arlington, Virginia and the nation’s capital, have been canceled due to security and safety precautions currently in place. “After exhausting all possibilities, the opportunity to safely operate and execute a live […]
Sep.03.2021
Video: Watch How Service Dogs Change Veterans' Lives
In honor of Service Dog Awareness month this September, our MCM partners at Purina Dog Chow are proud to launch the fourth annual Service Dog Salute campaign. Crafted in the USA, Dog Chow has proudly supported the military since the brand was founded in 1926, and their military commitment continues today. In partnership with service […]
Aug.13.2021
Beating The Heat: Staying Cool and Staying Motivated Through the Summer
It’s August (AUGUST!) and that means a few things: we’re into the double-digit countdown to MCM. Training is starting to get serious, runs are starting to get longer, but the race is still a fair way off. This can mean that the flurry of excitement at signing up for the race might be dampened by […]
Jun.03.2021
Why I’m Excited for Virtual MCM 2021
In the past week, I’ve been overjoyed to see that the Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) – one of my very favorite marathons and one I’ve run every year for the past four years – is going to be able to host an in-person event in 2021. This is an enormous win for the running community […]