Army Ten Miler and Marine Corps Marathon May Be Cancelled

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t this funded by tickets????

Tickets? Like speeding tickets?

I'm assuming the issue is not for lack of funds for the race (there are entry fees and I believe private companies pay a lot of $$ to 'sponsor' it - I honestly have no idea if any govt. funds are used for this race, except maybe the wages of the soldiers who work the event by manning water stops, etc.)

I’ve run both races, and my husband is a Marine who has worked at the Marathon. The Marines manning the aid stations do not get paid anything additional to work there. They are “voluntold.”
At least in my husband’s experience, the only way to get out of working, is to run the race.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t this funded by tickets????

Tickets? Like speeding tickets?

I'm assuming the issue is not for lack of funds for the race (there are entry fees and I believe private companies pay a lot of $$ to 'sponsor' it - I honestly have no idea if any govt. funds are used for this race, except maybe the wages of the soldiers who work the event by manning water stops, etc.)

I’ve run both races, and my husband is a Marine who has worked at the Marathon. The Marines manning the aid stations do not get paid anything additional to work there. They are “voluntold.”
At least in my husband’s experience, the only way to get out of working, is to run the race.

Thanks for clarifying. Appreciate your husband doing this...this is my favorite race in DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The sad part is this is the 50th Marine Corps Marathon, and they increases the number of entries. For many people, this would be their first marathon, and it sucks that it may be suth down because our government is run by a bunch of bables.

not sad at all there'll be the 50th one next year or whenever it happens next time. it's not 'essential' to anyone not even the entrants or sponsors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is unfortunate for not just the runners but also the DC area -- already hit economically by DOGE, the cancellation of these two events would be worth millions in hotel rooms, restaurants, and other spending by the thousands of people who come into the city to participate or cheer on participants. These are often peak days for things like metro revenues and parking fees. With the Nationals failing again to make the post season, the loss of the race-related revenues contributes to a real down month for DC and the inner suburbs.

cite?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The sad part is this is the 50th Marine Corps Marathon, and they increases the number of entries. For many people, this would be their first marathon, and it sucks that it may be suth down because our government is run by a bunch of bables.

not sad at all there'll be the 50th one next year or whenever it happens next time. it's not 'essential' to anyone not even the entrants or sponsors.

Guessing you're not a runner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t this funded by tickets????

Tickets? Like speeding tickets?

I'm assuming the issue is not for lack of funds for the race (there are entry fees and I believe private companies pay a lot of $$ to 'sponsor' it - I honestly have no idea if any govt. funds are used for this race, except maybe the wages of the soldiers who work the event by manning water stops, etc.)

I’ve run both races, and my husband is a Marine who has worked at the Marathon. The Marines manning the aid stations do not get paid anything additional to work there. They are “voluntold.”
At least in my husband’s experience, the only way to get out of working, is to run the race.

ODAR.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The sad part is this is the 50th Marine Corps Marathon, and they increases the number of entries. For many people, this would be their first marathon, and it sucks that it may be suth down because our government is run by a bunch of bables.

not sad at all there'll be the 50th one next year or whenever it happens next time. it's not 'essential' to anyone not even the entrants or sponsors.

Some people actually like to get off their a$$ on occasion and do something healthy. I feel bad for those who trained for this, especially the marathon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t this funded by tickets????

Tickets? Like speeding tickets?

I'm assuming the issue is not for lack of funds for the race (there are entry fees and I believe private companies pay a lot of $$ to 'sponsor' it - I honestly have no idea if any govt. funds are used for this race, except maybe the wages of the soldiers who work the event by manning water stops, etc.)

I’ve run both races, and my husband is a Marine who has worked at the Marathon. The Marines manning the aid stations do not get paid anything additional to work there. They are “voluntold.”
At least in my husband’s experience, the only way to get out of working, is to run the race.

ODAR.

? What does that mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t this funded by tickets????

Tickets? Like speeding tickets?

I'm assuming the issue is not for lack of funds for the race (there are entry fees and I believe private companies pay a lot of $$ to 'sponsor' it - I honestly have no idea if any govt. funds are used for this race, except maybe the wages of the soldiers who work the event by manning water stops, etc.)

I’ve run both races, and my husband is a Marine who has worked at the Marathon. The Marines manning the aid stations do not get paid anything additional to work there. They are “voluntold.”
At least in my husband’s experience, the only way to get out of working, is to run the race.

Are you saying the marines aren’t doing this as part of their job?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t this funded by tickets????

Tickets? Like speeding tickets?

I'm assuming the issue is not for lack of funds for the race (there are entry fees and I believe private companies pay a lot of $$ to 'sponsor' it - I honestly have no idea if any govt. funds are used for this race, except maybe the wages of the soldiers who work the event by manning water stops, etc.)

I’ve run both races, and my husband is a Marine who has worked at the Marathon. The Marines manning the aid stations do not get paid anything additional to work there. They are “voluntold.”
At least in my husband’s experience, the only way to get out of working, is to run the race.

Are you saying the marines aren’t doing this as part of their job?

Yes, that is what this person is saying. They are doing it as volunteers during time that would be their free time. Just as many civilians volunteer during their free time to help organizations.

[Anonymous]

It's supposed to hurt. It's not supposed to be convenient.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t this funded by tickets????

Tickets? Like speeding tickets?

I'm assuming the issue is not for lack of funds for the race (there are entry fees and I believe private companies pay a lot of $$ to 'sponsor' it - I honestly have no idea if any govt. funds are used for this race, except maybe the wages of the soldiers who work the event by manning water stops, etc.)

I’ve run both races, and my husband is a Marine who has worked at the Marathon. The Marines manning the aid stations do not get paid anything additional to work there. They are “voluntold.”
At least in my husband’s experience, the only way to get out of working, is to run the race.

On Quantico I have driven by a Marine Corp Marathon bldg, so maybe there are year-round civilian staff who manage planning, organizing, marketing, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is unfortunate for not just the runners but also the DC area -- already hit economically by DOGE, the cancellation of these two events would be worth millions in hotel rooms, restaurants, and other spending by the thousands of people who come into the city to participate or cheer on participants. These are often peak days for things like metro revenues and parking fees. With the Nationals failing again to make the post season, the loss of the race-related revenues contributes to a real down month for DC and the inner suburbs.

cite?

Old but good data and you can assume revenues are higher now: https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2014/01/27/marine-corps-marathon-worth-88m-to.html

This article mentions more recent data and some breakdowns on what the MCM means for different municipalities/counties in the area (it's not just DC): https://wtop.com/business-finance/2017/10/marine-corps-marathons-big-winner-prince-georges-county/

Army Ten Miler may bring in less, but the two combined are easily over 100 million in revenue for the area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The sad part is this is the 50th Marine Corps Marathon, and they increases the number of entries. For many people, this would be their first marathon, and it sucks that it may be suth down because our government is run by a bunch of bables.

not sad at all there'll be the 50th one next year or whenever it happens next time. it's not 'essential' to anyone not even the entrants or sponsors.

Guessing you're not a runner.

nobody runs for livelihood except for the pros who'll be invited back next year or whenever it happens next time

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is exactly the kind of thing that should be cancelled during the shutdown. A shutdown with only certain federal workers not being paid but services still continuing is not really a shut down. I would also like to see members of congress and their staff not be paid during a shutdown.

I do feel sorry for the people who have been training for months. I also feel sorry for the many people who are not receiving paychecks due to elected representatives not doing their job to take care of the budget, AGAIN.

Do you want everything to shut down?