FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                         
           Marine Corps Marathon Offers Deferment Option
      Runners Have Through September 30 to Defer to 2011 Marathon
	
QUANTICO, VA (May 5, 2010) - Runners who have already registered for the 
35th Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) on Sunday, October 31 but will not able to 
participate in the 2010 marathon can defer their entry to 2011.

Because the MCM maintains a no refund policy, runners will pay $30 to defer 
their 2010 registration to the following year's event. Runners who have 
officially registered must go to the registration page on the MCM website 
at www.marinemarathon.com to access the required form.

Runners will not be able to extend deferment requests past 2011. All 
deferment requests for the 2010 race will be accepted through September 30.

Beginning in January 2011, those runners who have deferred will receive 
email reminders with a one-time password in which they must re-register to 
run the MCM in 2011. Once a deferment is made, no additional fees will be 
required to re-register for the 2011 MCM.

For more information about the 35th Marine Corps Marathon or deferments, 
link to the website at www.marinemarathon.com or call 1-800-RUN-USMC.

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 anniversary Marine Corps Marathon will be held on 
October 31, in Arlington, VA. No federal or Marine Corps endorsement is 
implied.

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