The 40th Annual Marine Corps Marathon

The 40th Annual Marine Corps Marathon, which took place Oct. 25 in Arlington, Va.

Around 30,000 people start the 40th Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Va. on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
Around 30,000 people start the 40th Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Va. on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
Around 30,000 people start the 40th Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Va. on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
Around 30,000 people start the 40th Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Va. on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
Around 30,000 people start the 40th Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Va. on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
Around 30,000 people start the 40th Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Va. on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
Gunnery Sgt. Kristofer Hutsell, an enlisted conductor for the Quantico Marine Corps Band at the 40th Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
Gunnery Sgt. Kristofer Hutsell, an enlisted conductor for the Quantico Marine Corps Band at the 40th Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
A runner competes with a view of Rosslyn, Va. in the background at the 40th Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
A runner competes with a view of Rosslyn, Va. in the background at the 40th Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
A runner competes in the 40th Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
A runner competes in the 40th Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
Judy Chen cheers on a friend at the 40th Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
Judy Chen cheers on a friend at the 40th Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
Jackson Vance, 12, and Carter Frais, 10, from Atlanta, attended the 40th Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
Jackson Vance, 12, and Carter Frais, 10, from Atlanta, attended the 40th Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
A spectator waves American flags as runners pass by at the 40th Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
A spectator waves American flags as runners pass by at the 40th Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
Lance Corporal Megan Schriever passes out water to runners at the 40th Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
Lance Corporal Megan Schriever passes out water to runners at the 40th Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
A runner waves to people cheering her on at the 40th Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
A runner waves to people cheering her on at the 40th Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
A runner passes by the Washington Monument at the 40th Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
A runner passes by the Washington Monument at the 40th Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
Carrying an American flag, a runner passes the Capitol around mile 19 at the 40th Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
Carrying an American flag, a runner passes the Capitol around mile 19 at the 40th Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
Runners cool down or relax at the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington, Va. after the finish of the 40th Marine Corps Marathon on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
Runners cool down or relax at the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington, Va. after the finish of the 40th Marine Corps Marathon on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
A runner hugs a Marine at the finish of the 40th Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Va. on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.
A runner hugs a Marine at the finish of the 40th Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Va. on Sunday, October 25. Photo by Clay Lomneth.