Marathon News and Highlights

Army women and Navy men dominate the 2023 Armed Forces Marathon Championship
2023 Armed Forces Marathon Championship held in conjunction with the 48th Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C.  The Armed Forces Championship features teams from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy (with Coast Guard runners), and Air Force (with Space Force Runners).  Department of Defense Photo by Mr. Steven Dinote - Released.
Oct. 29, 2023 - Under clouds and humidity, the 48th edition of the Marine Corps Marathon celebrated the 25th Anniversary of hosted the Armed Forces Marathon Championship in Washington, D.C. Sunday, October 29. 

King wins Marine Corps/Armed Forces Marathon; Navy women sweep podium
Marine Corps Capt Kyle King of Twentynine Palms, California jumps out in front of the competition to win the 47th Marine Corps Marathon as well as the Armed Forces Men's Gold.  The 2022 Armed Forces Marathon Championship held in conjunction with the 47th Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C.  The Armed Forces Championship features teams from the Marine Corps, Navy (with Coast Guard runners), and Air Force.  Department of Defense Photo by Mr. Steven Dinote - Released.
Oct. 30, 2022 - Perfect weather combined with energetic runners was the ideal conditions for the elite runners of the 47th edition of the Marine Corps Marathon held in Washington, D.C. Marine Corps Captain Kyle King of MAGTFTC Twentynine Palms, California dominated the course from the start winning the 2022 Marine Corps Marathon and Armed Forces Marathon title with a blistering time of 2:19:19.   Navy  Lt. Cmdr. Katherine Irgens of Naval Submarine Base New London, Conn. captured her first Armed Forces Gold with an impressive time of 2:50:24, placing fourth overall in the Marine Corps Marathon Women’s Division.

USA runners race to 5th-place finish, set personal bests in marathon
Marathon competitors cross the start line during the 7th Conseil International du Sport Militaire World Games in Wuhan, China Oct. 27, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Vito T. Bryant)
Oct. 26, 2019 - Marine Corps Capt. Kyle King sat exhausted in the back of an oversized bus as it cruised through the downtown streets of a Chinese metropolis.

Military World Games opens with dazzling spectacle
The U.S. Armed Forces Sports team marches during opening ceremonies for the 2019 CISM Military World Games in Wuhan, China Oct. 18, 2019. Teams from more than 100 countries will compete in dozens of sporting events through Oct. 28. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)
Oct. 18, 2019 - U.S. service members watched colorful pageantry Friday evening during the opening ceremony for the 7th CISM Military World Games.

Navy men, Air Force women earn gold in Armed Forces marathon competition
The 2018 Armed Forces Marathon Championship held in conjunction with the 43rd Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C. on October 28, featuring service members from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard.
Oct. 29, 2018 - Navy lieutenant Patrick Hearn and Army first lieutenant Lindsay Gabow finished today’s 43rd running of the Marine Corps Marathon as the top male and female Armed Forces team runners, respectively.