MCM Runners Club members invited to "Inspire a Miler" at Healthy Kids Fun Run
QUANTICO, Va. - More than 700 runners who have run the Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) five or more times will participate in the 35th edition on Sunday, October 31, 2010. As members of the MCM Runners Club, they receive a guaranteed entry for life to participate in "The People's Marathon" and are being called upon to generate enthusiasm in the next generation of runners. All MCM Runners Club members registered for the 2010 MCM will be invited via email to Inspire a Miler on Saturday, October 30, the day before the 35th MCM.
At 9:00am in the Pentagon North parking lot, just before the start of the Healthy Kids Fun Run, an annual one mile event for kids ages 6 to 13, MCM Runners Club members will run a 1.5 mile, untimed course demonstrating their love of running while inspiring the young runners as they prepare for the Healthy Kids Fun Run.
MCM Runners Club members will receive a special bib featuring the number of their most recently achieved five-year plateau.
"Inspire a Miler enhances the MCM's mission to promote physical fitness and community goodwill while perpetuating the future of our sport," says Rick Nealis, MCM race director. "When 3,000 Kids Run participants see the MCM Runners Club members in action, they will realize that this is a sport to be enjoyed throughout your life."
MCM Runners Club members will be required to register for this event. The invitation email details the proper registration procedures.
Children from schools across the United States will participate in the Healthy Kids Fun Run while reaching their one mile running goal alongside their classmates, siblings and friends. Online registration for the Healthy Kids Fun Run is available at www.marinemarathon.com. The Healthy Kids Fun Run will include the Camp Miles free family fitness festival that will be held from 9:00am to 2:00pm in the Pentagon North Parking lot in Arlington, VA.
Voted the best marathon for families, the Marine Corps Marathon honors the dedication, sportsmanship and patriotism of its participants. Runners from all walks of life participate in the largest marathon not to offer prize money, earning the nickname as "The People's Marathon". The MCM is the fourth largest marathon in the United States and the eighth largest in the world. The 35th Marine Corps Marathon will be held on Sunday, October 31, in Arlington, VA.
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