Fairfax County's Lynbrook Elementary Wins Marine Corps Marathon Healthy School Award for 6th Consecutive Time
FAMILY Magazine Presents Physical Education Scholarship to School with Most Participants in Healthy Kids Fun Run

The Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) and FAMILY Magazine, proud sponsor of the Healthy Kids Fun Run, will present the MCM Healthy School Award to Fairfax County's Lynbrook Elementary. This marks the sixth consecutive year the Springfield, VA school has received this honor. The Healthy School Award is presented to the school with the greatest number of students participating in the MCM Healthy Kids Fun Run, a one mile fun run conducted the day prior to the MCM. FAMILY Magazine will make a $1,000 donation to the school's physical education department.

The MCM and FAMILY Magazine will also recognize the school with the second most student participants. Eagle View Elementary of Fairfax, VA will receive a $500 donation from FAMILY Magazine to acknowledge their participation. "Raising healthy, active kids is a priority for every parent," said Brenda Hyde, publisher of Washington FAMILY Magazine. "FAMILY Magazine is thrilled to be involved with the Marine Corps Marathon Healthy Kids Fun Run and to offer this financial incentive to encourage students to participate in the event." The Healthy Kids Fun Run presented by The Washington Post, held October 28 at the DC Armory in Washington, DC, hosted 1,367 children between the ages 6 and 13. Kids representing more than 190 schools throughout the US participated in the event featuring mascots, educational activities, healthy snacks and fun with the Marines.

Winning school, Lynbrook Elementary boasted 83 student participants and second place Eagle View was represented by 61 participants. The MCM Healthy School Awards will be presented during a special assembly at the schools in February 2007 featuring the Marines and Miles, the MCM Mascot. Kids Run sponsors include Washington FAMILY Magazine, Navy Federal Credit Union, McDonald's, National Children's Museum, Lincoln Military Housing, and Sodexho.

Pacers Wins Marine Corps Marathon Running Store Competition
The Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) announced today Pacers as the 2006 MCM Running Store Team Competition. The Northern Virginia running store team finished the 2006 MCM with the winning combined time of 9:25:40. Gotta Run of Arlington finished in second place with a combined time of 10:34:00. Winning team members included:

Robert Wolfe 2:28:33
Matt Sciandra 2:44:42
Stephanie Burns 3:52:25

Local running stores formed co-ed teams to compete for the Running Store Team title. The top two male scores and the one top female score from each team combined to determine the winner of the 2006 competition. All scores were based on ChampionChip times.

"This competition brought many fine runners from the great DC area running stores for friendly competition," said Rick Nealis, MCM Race Director. "I am proud to present this award to Pacers for their accomplishment. Thank you to all those who participated in the Running Store Team competition and congratulations on a great effort."

The MCM Running Store Award will be presented in a special ceremony to be held this winter.

Voted "Best Marathon for Families", the Marine Corps Marathon continues a combined tradition of dedication, sportsmanship and patriotism. Since its inception, more than 300,000 civilian and military runners from all walks of life have participated, deservingly earning the event its nickname "The People's Marathon." The 32nd Marine Corps Marathon to be held on October 28, 2007 in Arlington, VA is presented by USAA, Brooks Sports, Inc., and Cisco Systems. Rolling registration begins May 9th.

Visit marinemarathon.com for more information.