As part of a yearlong salute to participants, the Marine Corps Marathon will be "super-sizing" 32 extra special goodie bags, in honor of the 32nd anniversary of the event. Each runner receives a goodie bag at Packet Pick-up, filled with coupons and giveaways from vendors and sponsors. This year, the special "super-sized" bags will also contain great products from MCM sponsors and licensees. Among the items that will be found in the "super-sized" swag bags:

* $100 gift cards from CVS
* Brooks. running shoes
* iPOD Shuffles from USAA
* Phones from AT&T including Motorola V3xx Platinum, BlackBerry 8800, AT&T 8525 and Nokia N75
* Flight certificates from Jet Blue
* Custom 1 Gig USB Flash Drives in the shape of a UPS package car
* Limited edition Hand Painted Tiles from Sports Pottery
* Bib Frames from Fond Memories includes engraved finish time plate plus medal
* Artist-signed, limited edition Marine Corps Marathon Fine Art Prints from Crossing the Line
* Joseph Abboud and Sigrid Olsen sunglasses from VSP


The goodie bags will be randomly distributed throughout the three-day Health and Fitness Expo, held at the DC Armory on Thursday, October 25 from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Friday, October 26 from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., and Saturday, October 27 from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Runners should be sure to check their bag before leaving, as some bags will require runners to claim their prizes at a specific booth.

Marine Corps Marathon web site