A high school acquaintance of my daughter's won the Marine Corp marathon

[Mom of Scooby]

Holy crap!  First woman in her first marathon ever.. her time was 2:51: 40 something.. she graduated West Point and ran xc there.. and is in the marines.. but holy crap.. that's impressive...

I don't follow it really but I wonder if it's common for an active marine to win? Probably..

[Carson]

They don't offer prize money, so it's not uncommon for a "regular person" to win MCM.

Kudos to her!

[Mom of Scooby]

They don't offer prize money, so it's not uncommon for a "regular person" to win MCM.

Kudos to her!

Oh that makes sense


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[Natasha]

That's pretty cool.

[No Disrespect Whatsoever]

The winner of the 2014 Marine Corps Marathon is not a marine (and despite Uncle Fred's insistence, you were right not to capitalize the word "marine."). She's captain in the U.S. Army and a graduate of Chelmsford High School in Massachusetts. Maybe your daughter was thinking of someone else.

[Hobie1]

I ran the MCM in '08.  No elite runners in the field and it was a congested, slow race.

MOS, are you sure she is in the marines?  Why would a West Point grad be in the marines?

[Mom of Scooby]

The winner of the 2014 Marine Corps Marathon is not a marine (and despite Uncle Fred's insistence, you were right not to capitalize the word "marine."). She's captain in the U.S. Army and a graduate of Chelmsford High School in Massachusetts. Maybe your daughter was thinking of someone else.

Nope that's the girl. My daughter went to Chelmsford high school though 9th grade.. Guess I confused marine with army I sort of thought thy were one and the same.. My bad


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