FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

     Marine Corps Marathon Opens Registration on March 7 Celebration in 
           Rosslyn at Noon Precedes Registration Launch at 3 p.m.

QUANTICO, VA (March 5, 2012) - The much-anticipated opening of registration 
for the 37th Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) occurs on Wednesday, March 7 at 3 
p.m. EST on the MCM website at www.marinemarathon.com.  In 2011, MCM 
registration closed in a record 28 hours driving the MCM name to the top of 
the Google trends list.  

Registration for the 37th MCM is just $92, considerably less than many 
other U.S. marathons. The 37th MCM will be held on Sunday, Oct. 28 in 
Northern Virginia and throughout the nation's capital. 

"We are pleased to have only increased registration costs by just $4 over 
the past five years," says Rick Nealis MCM Director. "Even with rising 
prices throughout the economy and within the running industry, the Marine 
Corps Marathon has been able to minimize costs for its participants while 
hosting a world-class event."

Earlier in the day, the MCM celebrates its registration in Rosslyn, VA from 
noon to 1:30 p.m. on N. Lynn Street near Metro Park between 19th 
Street and Wilson Blvd. The MCM Registration Roadshow features the MCM 
team, Miles the bulldog mascot, giveaways, prizes, vintage MCM shirt 
giveaways and entertainment by Mix 107.3 FM. The Registration Roadshow is 
free and open to the running and non-running public as a thank you to the 
finish line host community.  

About the MCM: Voted the "Best Marathon for Families" and the "Best 
Marathon in the Mid Atlantic," 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 name "The People's Marathon." The 37th MCM will be held 
on October 28, 2012 in Arlington, VA. No federal or Marine Corps 
endorsement is implied.

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