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The
SunTrust National Marathon is an
annual marathon and half marathon
held in Washington, D.C. It was
established in 2006 as an annual
event. It is organized by the
Greater Washington Sports Alliance.
The
26.2 mile (42 km) course starts and
finishes at the RFK Stadium and the
number of participants was limited
to 8,000 in 2008. The course for the
first running of the race was in
Washington, D.C. and Prince George's
County, Maryland, but altered in
2007 for the course to be run
entirely within the District of
Columbia. The 2008 race passes
through 6 of the District's 8 wards.
Among
the beneficiaries of the marathon
are the Boys & Girls Clubs of
Greater Washington, the Special
Olympics District of Columbia,
United For D.C., Fort Dupont Ice
Arena, the Washington Tennis &
Education Foundation and the Black
History Invitational Swim Meet.
Running Alongside the National Mall
and through Washington’s historic
corridors, past Washington, Lincoln
and Jefferson, and along the Potomac
River, make Washington, DC your
marathon or half-marathon
destination this spring. Whether it
is for 13.1 or 26.2 miles, we invite
you to celebrate the culture and
history of our nation’s capital as
you prepare for a monumental
destination in the heart of the
United States of America. With
expectations as high as it has ever
been, marks the 6th year of the
event with an estimated 15,000
runners expected to participate. Six
years after it started, the National
Marathon and Half Marathon has shown
significant staying power in the
Washington, D.C. region and has
established itself as one of the
more popular races on the
international road racing calendar.
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