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Metro to open early for Marine Corps Marathon in October

By WTOP Staff

WASHINGTON — Metro will open at 6 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 22 for this year’s Marine Corps Marathon. The marathon course begins in Arlington, Virginia, and runs through D.C., a press release revealed Tuesday.

See a full map of the course here.

Both the marathon and the Marine Corps 10K will start together at 7:55 a.m. The 10K, however, will start on the National Mall in D.C., but will finish alongside the marathon at the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington.

Marine Corps Marathon weekend starts Friday, Oct. 20 with a variety of events at National Harbor in Maryland.

Find more information at the Marine Corps Marathon website.

It is time to sign up for this year’s Marine Corps Marathon

By Luke Lukert
Long distance runners might need to make a sprint to their computers. Registration for the Marine Corps Marathon opened Monday morning and organizers expect it to sell out quickly. Last year, the race swelled from just over 25,000 participants to around 40,000 runners. Organizers plan to keep it that large this year.
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