WASHINGTON — Inspiring stories and feats of athleticism alike, WTOP followed all 26.2 miles.
See snapshots from the Oct. 22 Marine Corps Marathon.
![First-time Marine Corps Marathon runner poses with a photo of her cousin who died in combat seven years ago. (WTOP/Monique Blyther)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MCM1.jpg)
WTOP/Monique Blyther
![Over 275 service members are remembered in photos along the Potomac River. (WTOP/Monique Blyther)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MCM3.jpg)
WTOP/Monique Blyther
![Runners cross the finish line of the Marine Corps Marathon on Oct. 22, 2017. (Courtesy Cody House)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_7208.gif)
Courtesy Cody House
![WTOP's Sarah Beth Hensley documented her marathon training along the way and completed the marathon on Sunday. (WTOP/John Domen)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MCM10.jpg)
WTOP/John Domen
![](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MCM2.jpg)
WTOP/Monique Blyther
![Some wounded warriors cross the finish line. (WTOP/John Domen)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MCM4.jpg)
WTOP/John Domen
![Some of the first runners meet WTOP's John Domen at the finish line. (WTOP/John Domen)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MCM5.jpg)
WTOP/John Domen
![Runners on the National Mall during the Marine Corps Marathon on Oct. 22, 2017. (Courtesy Cody House)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_7176.gif)
Courtesy Cody House
![Runners in the 42nd Marine Corps Marathon run past the Capitol on the National Mall. (Courtesy Cody House)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cap-952x1254.gif)
Courtesy Cody House
![WTOP's Sarah Beth Hensley is among a group of runners in the 42nd Marine Corps Marathon. (Courtesy Cody House)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/runners.gif)
Courtesy Cody House
![](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_7131-1675x1254.gif)
Courtesy Cody House
![Runners jog past the Jefferson Memorial during the Marine Corps Marathon. (Courtesy Cody House)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_7119.gif)
Courtesy Cody House
![Runners participate in the 42nd Marine Corps Marathon on Oct. 22, 2017. (Courtesy Cody House)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_7110.gif)
Courtesy Cody House
![Peter Dernier shows the ring he will give his wife 17 years after proposing to her at a Marine Corps Marathon. (WTOP/John Domen)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MCM6.jpg)
WTOP/John Domen
![](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_2375-1672x1254.jpg)
WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley
![The starting line of the 42nd Marine Corps Marathon. (WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/DMvYAVMUMAEqne1.jpg)
WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley
![A look at the view for WTOP's Sarah Beth Hensley as she ran the Marine Corps Marathon. (WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MCM9.jpg)
WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley
![Sunrise near the start of the Marine Corps Marathon. (WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/DMvT87hWkAEpzhr.jpg)
WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley
![Thousands marched to the start line Sunday morning. (WTOP/John Domen)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MCM7.jpg)
WTOP/John Domen
![Race day began early Sunday morning. (WTOP/John Domen)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MCM8.jpg)
WTOP/John Domen
![First-time Marine Corps Marathon runner poses with a photo of her cousin who died in combat seven years ago. (WTOP/Monique Blyther)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MCM1-260x174.jpg)
![Over 275 service members are remembered in photos along the Potomac River. (WTOP/Monique Blyther)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MCM3-260x174.jpg)
![Runners cross the finish line of the Marine Corps Marathon on Oct. 22, 2017. (Courtesy Cody House)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_7208-260x174.gif)
![WTOP's Sarah Beth Hensley documented her marathon training along the way and completed the marathon on Sunday. (WTOP/John Domen)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MCM10-260x174.jpg)
![](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MCM2-260x174.jpg)
![Some wounded warriors cross the finish line. (WTOP/John Domen)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MCM4-260x174.jpg)
![Some of the first runners meet WTOP's John Domen at the finish line. (WTOP/John Domen)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MCM5-260x174.jpg)
![Runners on the National Mall during the Marine Corps Marathon on Oct. 22, 2017. (Courtesy Cody House)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_7176-260x174.gif)
![Runners in the 42nd Marine Corps Marathon run past the Capitol on the National Mall. (Courtesy Cody House)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cap-260x174.gif)
![WTOP's Sarah Beth Hensley is among a group of runners in the 42nd Marine Corps Marathon. (Courtesy Cody House)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/runners-260x174.gif)
![](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_7131-260x174.gif)
![Runners jog past the Jefferson Memorial during the Marine Corps Marathon. (Courtesy Cody House)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_7119-260x174.gif)
![Runners participate in the 42nd Marine Corps Marathon on Oct. 22, 2017. (Courtesy Cody House)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_7110-260x174.gif)
![Peter Dernier shows the ring he will give his wife 17 years after proposing to her at a Marine Corps Marathon. (WTOP/John Domen)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MCM6-260x174.jpg)
![](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_2375-260x174.jpg)
![The starting line of the 42nd Marine Corps Marathon. (WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/DMvYAVMUMAEqne1-260x174.jpg)
![A look at the view for WTOP's Sarah Beth Hensley as she ran the Marine Corps Marathon. (WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MCM9-260x174.jpg)
![Sunrise near the start of the Marine Corps Marathon. (WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/DMvT87hWkAEpzhr-260x174.jpg)
![Thousands marched to the start line Sunday morning. (WTOP/John Domen)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MCM7-260x174.jpg)
![Race day began early Sunday morning. (WTOP/John Domen)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MCM8-260x174.jpg)