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Next Generation Inspiration Initiative to Welcome Youth to Running Events - Next Generation Inspiration Initiative to Welcome Youth to Running Events

Marine Corps Marathon to inspire next generation of runners

The Marine Corps Marathon Organization (MCMO) has set sights on bringing the next generation of runners to the start line. This year, the MCMO will engage in the Next Generation Inspiration Initiative, promoting a love of running among youth age 17 and under.

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Anna Bernal runs passed the finish line of the Marine Corps 17.75k in Prince William County, Va., on March 28, 2015. Bernal finishes in first place for the females and ninteenth overall, finsihing the 11 mile trek in one hour, fifteen minutes and twenty seconds. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline A. Garcia/ Released) - Anna Bernal runs passed the finish line of the Marine Corps 17.75k in Prince William County, Va., on March 28, 2015. Bernal finishes in first place for the females and ninteenth overall, finsihing the 11 mile trek in one hour, fifteen minutes and twenty seconds. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Jacqueline A. Garcia/ Released)

Runners brave bitter cold to run Marine Corps 17.75K

Neither the frigid temperatures nor the biting winds were enough to slow down Jimmy Sosinski during Saturday morning’s running of the Marine Corps 17.75K race. Sosinski, a 32-year-old Haymarket resident and civilian Department of Defense employee, turned in a time of 1 hour, 9 minutes, 5 seconds to top the field of 2,165 runners who braved 30 degree temperatures and a considerably lower wind chill factor to cover the sprawling 11.03-mile course through Prince William Forest Park.

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The runners for the 2014 Marine Corps Marathon will be selected via lottery. - The runners for the 2014 Marine Corps Marathon will be selected via lottery.

Registration changes affect marathon events

Thirty thousand runners will have an opportunity to run through the nation’s capital on Oct. 26,

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Bret Schmidt answers questions after the 1997 Marine Corps Marathon. Schmidt is the operations manager for the Marine Corps Marathon. - Bret Schmidt answers questions after the 1997 Marine Corps Marathon. Schmidt is the operations manager for the Marine Corps Marathon.

Ops manager still running after 10 years

“People probably describe me as black and white,” said Bret Schmidt, operations manager for the

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Marines fill hundreds of cups with water before the start of the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 27, 2013. The Marines at Water Point 6, mark the halfway point of the 26.2-mile race. - Marines fill hundreds of cups with water before the start of the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 27, 2013. The Marines at Water Point 6, mark the halfway point of the 26.2-mile race.

Water Point 6 makes difference

Working only by the light of cellphone screens, more than 40 Marines prepared their post at Water

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Works for Navy, speaks to God, runs like the Devil

Running his first marathon isn’t the only significant thing about Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class

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Triathlete, Jane Kelly-Langford, begins the final portion of the triathlon aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on Aug, 18, 2013. This lady was the first female to complete the event which included a 400-meter swim, nine-mile bicycle race and five-kilometer run. - Triathlete, Jane Kelly-Langford, begins the final portion of the triathlon aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on Aug, 18, 2013. This lady was the first female to complete the event which included a 400-meter swim, nine-mile bicycle race and five-kilometer run.

Inaugural Quantico Triathlon splashes to successful end

Rain drenched the spectators who lined the edge of Marine Corps Base Quantico’s 50-meter pool on

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