Marine Corps Marathon 2008

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The proposed 2008 course takes runners on a new journey through the nation's capitol. Featuring all the great milestones of recent courses, the 2008 course will showcase the best of Arlington, VA and Washington, D.C. The USATF certified course starts in Arlington, VA, and wind...s its way through Rosslyn along Lee Highway before turning on Spout Run and the George Washington Parkway. Runners will enjoy the spectator friendly streets of Georgetown as they travel down M Street, turning on Wisconsin Avenue and then K Street. Afterwards, runners pass the Jefferson Memorial before entering the National Mall and pass numerous monuments, memorials and landmarks, such as, the Lincoln, FDR, Korean War and Vietnam Veteran's memorials, Washington Monument, and the U.S. Capitol. Runners continue along Jefferson Drive and cross the 14th Street Bridge back to Virginia. read more