The Marine Corps Marathon (October 27) is one of the largest marathons in the U.S., taking place in Washington D.C. Now in its 49th year, this iconic race takes you past various landmarks, monuments, and buildings of importance in the nation’s capital, including the Pentagon, Arlington National Cemetery, and the National Mall, finishing at the Marine Corps War Memorial.

If you’ve been eager to race the Marine Corps Marathon, you can sign up with RW+ for a chance to receive guaranteed race entry, the possibility to be featured in Runner’s World, plus all of the benefits below that you receive as a member:

  • Official marathon training plans, created by Runner’s World
  • Virtual training and advice from Runner’s World staff and experts
  • Option to download all RW training plans, from beginning to run plans to marathons
  • A weekly members-only newsletter with insight from the Runner’s World staff and experts in the running community
  • Access to all stories, curated training plans for any running goal, cutting-edge tools, and gear reviews on runnersworldblog.com
  • Hundreds of streaming video workouts on demand

    We’re looking for RW+ members with various running experiences who would like to race the Marine Corps Marathon and are ready to take on a 16-week training plan. We will provide the training plan and our editors will chime in on nutrition, workout, and recovery tips. We’ll help you run your most fun—and hopefully best—marathon ever!

    All Runner’s World+ members have to do is fill out this survey by July 3 to tell us a little more about yourself and your running journey to be considered! (Make sure you’re signed in with your RW+ account to access the survey at the top of the page. Not a member yet? Sign up here!) We’re excited to hear from you!

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