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Marine Corps Marathon Registration Opens March 27

Set your clocks and lace up your running shoes—dozens of McLean residents participated last year.

Save the date, runners: Registration for the 2013 Marine Corps Marathon opens at noon March 27.

Registration is $99 for the event, which is scheduled for Oct. 27. Registration will take place at www.marinemarathon.com.

In 2012, approximately 80 people from McLean finished the full marathon. James Davis was the fastest finisher from McLean with a time of 2:57:08, for an overall split time of 6:45 per mile.

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Active duty military members may register now and get a 15 percent discount.

The Marine Corps Marathon sold out in a record 2 hours, 41 minutes last year. Registration is already open for the marathon for active duty military personnel. Registration is also already open for several other Marine Corps events prior to the marathon, including Run Amuck, the Historic Ten and the Historic Half.

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Not ready to tackle 26.2 miles? Check out 2013 Running Season: Couch to 5K Motivation and Advice.

Also see: Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce to Host 5K


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