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        "Blood and Guts" Are Just Part of New Partnership Between 
           Marine Corps Marathon and National Children's Museum 


QUANTICO, Va. - (August 15, 2005) - The Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) has 
announced a new partnership with the National Children's Museum. The 
National Children's Museum will host marathon-day activities in two 
locations - Camp Miles, located at the Iwo Jima Monument and in Crystal 
City as part of the Crystal City Street Spectacular on Sunday, October 30, 
2005. Activities at both locations are free and open to the public. 

"The National Children's Museum is pleased to partner with the Marine Corps 
Marathon," says Kathy Dwyer Southern, President and CEO. "We are especially 
excited to be part of the Healthy Kids' Fun Run that offers a way for 
children to participate in a safe run and includes post-race activities for 
the entire family."

The National Children's Museum will be located on the Marine Corps War 
Memorial grounds in a tent called "Camp Miles" during the Sunday, October 
30 event, as part of the MCM Healthy Kids Fun Run. The museum will host 
hands-on activities teaching children how the body works through the 
interactive Blood and Guts exhibits. Children will learn how organs fit 
inside the body, examine how lungs are affected by smoking and study a 
piece of a real human brain. 

The National Children's Museum will also host crafts and games at the 
Crystal City Street Spectacular featuring international toys, secret sun 
jewelry, fossil hunting and more. The Street Spectacular is open to the 
public on Sunday, October 30 along Crystal Drive at mile 22 and 23 of the 
MCM course from 9am to 3:30pm. 

"I'm pleased to welcome the National Children's Museum as a partner of the 
Marine Corps Marathon," said Rick Nealis, MCM Race Director. "Their 
exhibits promise to make race day fun and educational for children of all 
ages."




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