Press Release - Marine Corps Marathon - 10/20/10

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

         Marine Corps Marathon Street Closures for Oct. 31, 2010

QUANTICO, VA (Oct. 20, 2010) - The 35th Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) will 
occur on Sunday, Oct. 31 in Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. The 
streets listed below will reopen as the streets are cleared following the 
MCM and MCM10K events. 

More information about the 35th MCM is available on the website at 
www.marinemarathon.com.

4:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. -- Marshall Drive from N. Meade Street to Route 110
4:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. -- North Meade Street from Marshall Drive to Lynn 
Street.
4:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. -- Route 110 from I66 to U.S. Highway 1
4:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. -- Wilson Boulevard from North Nash Street to Route 110
4:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. -- Lynn Street from North Meade Street to Lee Highway
4:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. -- Fort Myer Drive from North Meade Street to Lee 
Highway
4:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. -- North Moore Street from Wilson Boulevard to Lee 
Highway
4:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. -- 19th Street North from Lynn Street to North Nash 
Street
7:23 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. -- Lee Highway eastbound from Lynn to North Kirkwood 
Street
7:30 a.m. - 9:25 a.m. -- Spout Run Parkway from Lee Highway to George 
Washington Memorial Parkway
7:30 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. - George Washington Memorial Parkway from Spout Run 
to Key Bridge off ramp
7:33 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. -- Francis Scott Key Bridge (all lanes)
7:35 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. -- Canal Road NW from M Street NW to Reservoir Road NW
7:42 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. -- Reservoir Road NW from MacArthur Blvd. NW to 
Canal Road NW
7:42 a.m. - 10:25 a.m. -- MacArthur Boulevard NW from Foxhall Road NW to 
Reservoir Road NW
7:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. -- Foxhall Road NW from Canal Road NW to MacArthur 
Blvd. NW
7:47 a.m. - 10:36 a.m. -- M Street NW from Canal Road NW to Wisconsin 
Avenue NW
7:48 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. -- Wisconsin Avenue from M Street NW to K Street NW
7:49 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. -- K Street NW from Wisconsin Avenue NW to Rock 
Creek and Potomac Parkway NW
7:50 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. -- Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway NW from K Street 
NW to Independence Avenue
7:53 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. -- Ohio Drive SW at West Potomac Park from 
Independence Avenue SW around East Potomac Park to Maine Avenue SW
8:02 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. -- Maine Ave. SW from East Basin Drive to 
Independence Avenue SW
8:03 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. - East Basin Drive from Maine Avenue to Ohio Drive
8:06 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. -- Independence Avenue SW from Maine Avenue SW to 
Ohio Drive SW
8:10 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. -- Ohio Drive SW between Independence Avenue SW and 
Lincoln Circle
8:10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. -- Lincoln Circle from Ohio Drive SW to 23rd Street NW
8:11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. -- 23rd Street NW from Lincoln Circle to 
Constitution Avenue NW
8:11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. -- Constitution Avenue NW from 23rd Street NW to 
15th Street NW
8:13 a.m. - 12:35 p.m. -- 15th Street NW/SW (Raoul Wallenberg Pl) from 
Constitution Avenue NW to Maine Ave. SW
8:13 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. -- Madison Drive NW from 15th Street NW to 3rd 
Street NW
8:15 a.m. - 12:55 p.m. -- 3rd Street; Pennsylvania Avenue NW to Maryland 
Avenue SW
8:16 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. -- Pennsylvania Ave. NW from 3rd Street NW to East 
Capitol Circle
8:16 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. -- 1st Street; Pennsylvania NW to Maryland Avenue SW
8:17 a.m. - 12:52 p.m. -- Maryland Avenue SW from South Capitol Circle to 
3rd Street
5:00 a.m. - 1:08 p.m. -- Jefferson Drive SW from 3rd Street SW to 14th 
Street SW
7:35 a.m. - 1:17 p.m. -- 14th Street SW from Jefferson Drive to northbound 
HOV lanes
7:35 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. -- HOV lanes from 14th Street SW to HOV ramp at South 
Eads Street
7:40 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. -- South Eads Street from South Rotary Road to Army 
Navy Drive
7:45 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. -- Army Navy Drive from South Fern to 12th Street 
South
8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. -- 12th Street from Army Navy Drive to Crystal Drive
8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. -- Crystal Drive from 12th Street to 23rd Street
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. -- 15th Street from Crystal Drive to South Eads 
Street
8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. -- South Fern Street from Army Navy Drive to South 
Rotary Road
8:00 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. -- South Rotary Road from South Fern Street to 
Columbia Pike
8:00 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. -- Columbia Pike from S. Rotary Road to Washington 
Blvd. on ramp
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. -- Washington Boulevard from Columbia Pike to Route 
110 off ramp
4:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. -- Route 110 ramp from Washington Boulevard to Route 110

Voted the best marathon for families, the Marine Corps Marathon honors the 
dedication, sportsmanship and patriotism of its participants. Runners from 
all walks of life participate in the largest marathon not to offer prize 
money, earning the name, "The People's Marathon." The MCM is the fourth 
largest marathon in the United States and the eighth largest in the world. 
The 35th anniversary Marine Corps Marathon will be held on October 31, in 
Arlington, VA. No federal or Marine Corps endorsement is implied.

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