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2013 Marine Corps Marathon

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October 27, 2013, 7:44 AM

A hand cyclist is happy to finish. (WTOP/Jamie Forzato)
WTOP/Jamie Forzato
Hand cyclists line up at the starting line at Sunday's Marine Corps Marathon. (WTOP/Jamie Forzato)
WTOP/Jamie Forzato
A parachutist with a giant American flag starts the festivities. (WTOP/Jamie Forzato)(WTOP/Jamie Forzato)
The hand cyclists are almost ready to start. (WTOP/Jamie Forzato)
WTOP/Jamie Forzato
"Hand cyclists are off! Now runners take their place." (WTOP/Jamie Forzato)
WTOP/Jamie Forzato
Runners continue along the Marine Corps Marathon course. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty)
WTOP/Megan Cloherty
Runners compete in the Marine Corps Marathon. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty)
WTOP/Megan Cloherty
Runners compete in the Marine Corps Marathon. (WTOP/Megan Cloherty)
WTOP/Megan Cloherty
Girma Bedada, of Columbia, Ga., wins the Marine Corps Marathon. (WTOP/Jamie Forzato)(WTOP/Megan Cloherty)
A pair of runners get philosophical. (WTOP/Jamie Forzato)
WTOP/Jamie Forzato
Arlen Bates, of Michigan, was emotional when he saw the skydivers. A retired Marine with 21 years service and the father of a Marine, he carried the Marine flag for the whole race. (WTOP/Jamie Forzato)
WTOP/Jamie Forzato
Runners head through Crystal City. (WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley)
WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley
Marathoners keep going through Crystal City. (WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley)
WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley
A crowd of Marines congratulate a hand cycle competitor at the finish line. (WTOP/Jamie Forzato)
WTOP/Jamie Forzato
Runners Colleen Keck and Katie McFeely, both of Annapolis. (WTOP/Jamie Forzato)
WTOP/Jamie Forzato
A crowd of Marines gathers at the finish line. (WTOP/Jamie Forzato)
WTOP/Jamie Forzato
Marine Corps Marathon
"Corner of 12th and Army-Navy." (WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley)
WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley
Runners in Pentagon City. (WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley)
WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley
Marine Corps Marathon Bertrand Jacquet, 58, of Chantilly, Va., hugs an unidentified woman as they cross the finish line of the Marine Corps Marathon - 10k race in Arlington, Va., Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013. The marathon winds its way through Washington, past numerous monuments, before ending near the Marine Corps War Memorial. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
AP Photo/Cliff Owen
Marine Corps Marathon Runners start the Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Va., Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013. The marathon winds its way through Washington, past numerous monuments, before ending near the Marine Corps War Memorial. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
AP Photo/Cliff Owen
Marine Corps Marathon A Joint Forces parachutist falls through the sky with an American Flag near the start site of the Marine Corps Marathon for the start of the race in Arlington, Va, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013. The marathon winds its way through Washington, past numerous monuments, before ending near the Marine Corps War Memorial. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
AP Photo/Cliff Owen
Marine Corps Marathon An unidentified wheelchair runner races through Washington during the Marine Corps Marathon Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013. The marathon winds its way through Washington, past numerous monuments, before ending near the Marine Corps War Memorial. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
AP Photo/Cliff Owen
Marine Corps Marathon Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos greets hand crank runners as they finish the Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Va., Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013. The marathon winds its way through Washington, past numerous monuments, before ending near the Marine Corps War Memorial. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
AP Photo/Cliff Owen
Kelly Calway Kelly Calway, 29, of Manitou Springs, Co., crosses the finish line to become the first female to cross the finish line during the Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Va., Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
AP Photo/Cliff Owen
Marine Corps Marathon Girma Bedada, of Columbia, Ga., crosses the finish line to win the Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Va., Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013. The marathon winds its way through Washington, past numerous monuments, before ending near the Marine Corps War Memorial. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
AP Photo/Cliff Owen
Marine Corps Commandant, Gen. James Amos and actress Maggie Q, left, wait near the finish line for the first runner to cross during the Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Va., Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013. The marathon winds its way through Washington, past numerous monuments, before ending near the Marine Corps War Memorial. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
AP Photo/Cliff Owen
Marine Corps Commandant, Gen. James Amos, and his wife Bonnie, right, watch runners cross the finish line during the Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Va., Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013. The marathon winds its way through Washington, past numerous monuments, before ending near the Marine Corps War Memorial. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
AP Photo/Cliff Owen
Marine Corps Marathon Honorary Starter actress Maggie Q, lower right, poses for a photograph with runners before the start of the race in Arlington, Va., Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013. The marathon winds its way through Washington, past numerous monuments, before ending near the Marine Corps War Memorial. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
AP Photo/Cliff Owen
A Navy security officer stands guard with an automatic weapon near the finish line of the Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Va., Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013. The marathon winds its way through Washington, past numerous monuments, before ending near the Marine Corps War Memorial. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
AP Photo/Cliff Owen
Carlos Torres, 24, of New York, finishes the Marine Corps Marathon - 10k race with a time of 2:15:55, in Arlington, Va., Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013. The marathon winds its way through Washington, past numerous monuments, before ending near the Marine Corps War Memorial. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
AP Photo/Cliff Owen
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