In anticipation for the 42nd annual Marine Corps Marahton, WTOP's John Domen featured eight runners and their stories. Here's how they finished.
Runners cross the finish line during the 1998 race. (Courtesy Marine Corps Marathon)
Runners cross the finish line during the 1998 race. (Courtesy Marine Corps Marathon)
In anticipation for the 42nd annual Marine Corps Marahton, WTOP’s John Domen featured eight runners and their stories. Here’s how they finished.
Lisa Anderson
Time: 5:22:37
Anderson ran the Marine Corps Marathon to honor her son Nick, a fallen Marine. She is from Ventura, California.
Lisa Anderson is seen with her son, Nick.
(Courtesy Maj. Scott Cuomo)
Courtesy Maj. Scott Cuomo
Shameen Anthanio-Williams
Time: 6:11:01
Anthanio-Williams, of Spencerville, Maryland, ran to raise money for Girls on the Run, the organization who has helped her 13-year-old daughter, Savannah Williams run 5ks even when doctors said years ago she wouldn’t be able to walk.
Savannah Williams and her mother, Shameen Anthanio-Williams, at a nearby track.
(Courtesy Shameen Anthanio-Williams)
Courtesy Shameen Anthanio-Williams
Peter and Nicole Dernier
Peter: 6:22:20
Nicole: 6:22:19
They ran the Marine Corps Marathon together to mark 22 years of love. Peter proposed to Nicole precisely 22 years ago as they crossed the finish line for the Marine Corps Marathon. They live in Vermont.
This photo shows the couple 22 years ago with Peter Dernier’s daughter, Hillary.
(Courtesy Nicole Dernier)
Courtesy Nicole Dernier
Vincent Carrano
Time: 3:28:09
Carrano is a former Marine from Philadelphia who served in Afghanistan. He ran for the many in his unit and platoon who gave their lives as well as his older sister who died from leukemia when she was only 9-years-old.
Vincent Carrano works for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
(Courtesy Vincent Carrano)
Courtesy Vincent Carrano
Maria Maldonado
Time unavailable
Maldonado ran for her son, Ethan Arbelo who always dreamed of being a Marine. He was diagnosed with grade III anaplastic astrocytoma, a deadly form of brain cancer; he passed away in 2014 but was recognized as an honorary Marine a year earlier.
Ethan Arbelo is recognized as an honorary Marine during a ceremony on Oct. 31, 2013 at the headquarters of the 4th Marine Assault Amphibian Battalion, located in Tampa, Florida.
(Courtesy of Maria Maldonado)
Courtesy of Maria Maldonado
John Chenoweth
Time unavailable
Chenoweth, of Springfield, Virginia, was a Marine for 20 years. He retired this month and capped off his career by running the Marine Corps Marathon.
Chenoweth stands with his wife April and son John Jr.
(Photo Credit: April G Photography)
Photo Credit: April G Photography
Dan O’Neil
Time unavailable
O’Neil ran his second Marine Corps Marathon this year. He started running when he weighed over 300 pounds. Since then, he has lowered his blood pressure, improved his sleep apnea and mustered the courage to publish his journey in a children’s book.
Dan O’Neil is photographed running the Boston Marathon.
(Courtesy Dan O’Neil)
Courtesy Dan O’Neil
Christina Kuss
Time: 5:10:14
Capt. Jeff Kuss of the Blue Angels asked his wife Christina to run the Marine Corps Marathon shortly before he died. She ran in his honor along with the extended Blue Angels family who knew Jeff.
(Courtesy Christina Kuss)
