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Washington, D.C. — Lombardi Cancer Center is recruiting 200 runners from the Georgetown
community—faculty, staff, and students—and the DC Metro area to participate
in the 2001 Marine Corps MarathonTM as part of the inaugural
Team Lombardi.
The
MarathonTM, which is the fourth largest in the nation and is
now in its 26th year, will take place on Sunday, October 28, 2001. Team
Lombardi will start and end the race at the Marine Corps War Memorial in
Arlington.
Each
member of Team Lombardi is required to raise a minimum of $2,000, which
will benefit the Lombardi Cancer Center. Participants will receive a fundraiser
training packet and orientation classes to help raise the money. In addition,
participants will have access to a personal trainer and receive a detailed
training schedule that is geared toward their specific ability level.
Participants will train on their own during the week by following the training
program and participate in group runs on the weekends. Live seminar
topics include proper form, technique, diet, fitness and flexibility. Lombardi
hopes to have participants in place by March and plans to begin training sessions in April.
For
more information about how to become a member of Team Lombardi, or to pledge
your support, contact Tom Lane at 202-687-2936 or at: teamlombardi@gunet.georgetown.edu.
No Federal or Marine Corps endorsement is implied.
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