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Marine Corps Marathon

Arlington, VA · Sports

When

October 25, 2026

Where

Marine Corps War Memorial · Arlington · VA

Cost

Not confirmed

Status

Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule

A marathon run by U.S. Marines from the Pentagon through Washington DC to a finish at the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington. It has run since 1976 and is the largest marathon in the world that pays no prize money. The 2026 race is set for October 25.

The history within reach

• Marine Corps Marathonsame spot

  A marathon run by U.S.

• The Netherlands Carillon, 53 bells sent to say thank you0.1 mi

  The Dutch gave this 127 foot tower and its 53 bells to the United States in thanks for the liberation of the Netherlands in 1945 and for the aid that followed.

• The Marine Corps War Memorial and the flag on Suribachi0.1 mi

  The sculpture copies Joe Rosenthal's 1945 Associated Press photograph of six Marines raising a flag on Mount Suribachi during the battle for Iwo Jima.

• 1812 N Moore tops out as the tallest building in Washington's region0.5 mi

  Height limits keep Washington itself low, so the region's tallest buildings stand across the river in Rosslyn.

• Freedman's Village established0.5 mi

  A government settlement for freed people built on Robert E.