QUANTICO, Va. - (November 29, 2006) - The Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) has announced the Pacers as the 2006 MCM Running Store Team Competition champion. The Northern Virginia running store team finished the 2006 MCM on October 29 in a combined time of 9 hours, 25 minutes, 40 seconds. Gotta Run of Arlington finished in second place with a combined time of 10:34:00.
Winning team members were:
Matt Sciandra, 2:44:42
Robert Wolfe, 2:48:33
Stephanie Burns, 3:52:25
Local running stores formed co-ed teams to compete for the Running Store Team title. The top two male scores and the one top female score from each team combined to determine the winner of the 2006 competition. All scores were based on ChampionChip times (net).
"This competition brought many fine runners from the great DC area running stores for friendly competition," said Rick Nealis, MCM Race Director. "I am proud to present this award to Pacers for their accomplishment. Thank you to all those who participated in the Running Store Team competition and congratulations on a great effort."
The MCM Running Store Award will be presented in a special ceremony to be held this winter.
Voted "Best Marathon for Families", the Marine Corps Marathon continues a combined tradition of dedication, sportsmanship and patriotism. Since its inception, over 300,000 civilian and military runners from all walks of life have participated, deservingly earning the event its nickname "The People's Marathon." The 32nd Marine Corps Marathon to be held on Sunday, October 28, 2007 in Arlington, VA is presented by USAA, Brooks Sports, Inc. and Cisco Systems. Rolling registration begins Wednesday, May 9, 2007. Visit MarineMarathon.com for more information.
Ryan Lamppa, Running USA Media Director
(805) 696-6232; Fax = (805) 659-0016
Ryan@RunningUSA.org
www.RunningUSA.org.
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