Bentley III, is an eight-time marathoner and a triathlete. Fortunately, Nealis’s commanding officer, Col. The ultra also counts toward MCM Runners Club status.įor Nealis, being the race director for the Marine Corps Marathon comes with a unique intricacy when it comes to changing things up mainly, running new ideas up the flagpole. The cost is slightly more than the MCM-$200 versus $180-and registration for the ultra is capped at 500 runners. Final course details are still being hammered out before registration opens on February 27. “There’s always this magic of the ultra, especially in this area with the JFK 50-miler,” he said, referring to the longest continuously-held ultramarathon in the country.Īnd now runners will have their chance at something longer during MCM weekend with the MCM 50K. Yes, that’s the same time as the marathon.įrom both groups, he kept hearing the same thing: an ultra. Now, Nealis is to thank for the biggest change to the The People’s Marathon since the 10K was added in 2006: the debut of a 50K ultra, which will take place on Sunday, October 27, at 7:55 a.m. runner Gregory Price after noticing some very suspect splits. He’s known to catch cheaters by placing race pads in secret spots throughout the MCM course, and in 2015 issued a rare lifetime ban against Washington D.C. In 2001, Nealis navigated complex security measures post-9/11 to ensure the marathon would happen, with runners carrying flags throughout a course just 50 yards from the damaged Pentagon. In 1994, the second-year race director-still an active-duty Marine-was the one who convinced Oprah Winfrey to run the Marine Corps Marathon instead of Chicago. When it comes to the race directors, Rick Nealis’s résumé as head of the Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) takes on almost mythic proportions. The cost is $200, and the race is capped at 500 participants. It will likely run on similar parts of the marathon course, though full details have not been provided.
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