26th Annual Marine Corps Marathon
Sunday, October 28, 2001, 8:30 A.M.
The Marine Corps Marathon is an open, amateur race that begins
and ends at the Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Monument) in
Arlington, VA. It is the fifth-largest marathon and is widely
acclaimed to be the best organized and most efficiently run race in
the United States.
The Marine Corps Marathon has grown from a field of 1,174 to
18,000+ race-day participants in its 25 years of running. The race
is not an invitational event and there is no prize purse. The
runners compete to achieve their personal record. The added bonus
for the runner is to run through the monuments of the nation's
capital with thousands of Marines, Sailors and spectators cheering
them on every step of the way.*
In March of 2001, I was coerced into running a marathon. I
hadn't really put my mind to until I won a slot in the lottery
system. I followed the Jeff Galloway virtual training program,
and needless to say finished in almost the exact amount of time he
said I would. I started my training about 6 months out
from the race, slowly building my mileage. The training really
paid off on my Glacier
trip. For more training tips go to the Marine Corps Marathon
Homepage. My time for the race was nothing to stand up
and cheer about. It was more of a personal accomplishment than
anything. I try to look at the bright side; there were at
least 11,000 runners slower than me.
The Course
Official Time
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BIB
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NAME
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CITY
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STATE
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COUNTRY
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AGE
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SEX
|
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H1908
|
BRISKI, MICHAEL
|
ANNAPOLIS
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MD
|
US
|
36
|
M
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