The Marine Corps Marathon: A Running Tradition
I’ll be running this marathon in just over 3 weeks and have ordered the book so I can read up on the history before race day. Hopefully it will be an inspirational read and inspire me to one of my best finish times.
According to the MCM History web site,
Marine Corps Marathon: A Running Tradition captures the soul of this unique event and explains what “The People’s Marathon” represents. The book is written from the heart and by those who have a personal connection to the race, the race directors and runners. It represents an indispensable piece of literature for runners and spectators.
What makes this race so special is that the organization of the marathon is treated like a military maneuver and the race course becomes the battle site. The experience of planning and structuring military tasks helps the Marine Corps to perfectly organize this event.More than 330,000 runners have crossed the finish line since 1976. Their stories are captured within these pages: including their joy and triumph, as well as their mental and physical pain, which they endured while covering 26.2 miles. To support the text, this book includes a collection of pictures dating as far back as 1976. There are top athletes who run alongside amateur runners, as well as celebrities, such as Oprah Winfrey. The appendices are an extensive collection of race statistical facts and top performances.
The heart of the race is in the heart of the runners.
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October 4th, 2007 at 7:15 am
Good luck with your marathon. I hope you do well
October 4th, 2007 at 7:38 am
Thanks! Looking forward to it…still have a few weeks hard work ahead of me, but it should be fun
October 4th, 2007 at 11:18 am
Good luck Steve. I ran a half marthon a long time ago. Never again: It was in Cornwall so it was all up and down hills - I remember lying on my lounge floor afterwards feeling like this was it, I was going to die. Yes really it was that bad. So respect!
October 5th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
Thanks Mike. Gotta love those hills! I have a 20 mile training run to “look forward to” on Sunday, then I think I can start tapering for the race…
Stay posted to find out how I get on,
–Steve