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How difficult do you think it will be to register for the Marine Corps Marathon this year? Will demand exceed the number of open slots? It's the 50th anniversary and they're hyping it up to be a big year. General registration opens up April 7th, and AFAIK there won't be a lottery. Given the discussions I've heard at run clubs and the surge in applications to NYC and Boston marathons, I'm worried that MCM will have more people trying to register than open spots.

It's a bucket list race for me and I live nearby, so I want to run MCM this fall. I could register now for the Semper Fidelis challenge, which gives me guaranteed entry into both the half marathon in May and the MCM in October. Tha

Three male runners have left the Northern Arizona Elite in the past week. First Scott Smith, then Scott Fauble, and finally Rory Linkletter announced they were parting ways.

Scott Smith announced his retirement first. Scott Smith has had some good races. For example, he placed 6th at the 2018 Boston Marathon. While it's always sad to see an athlete leave, this didn't surprise me. His races at the 2020 Marathon Trials and the 2021 Boston Marathon show that his days of top-ten finishes may be over.

Within a week, [Scott Fauble](https://azdailysun.com/sports/local/naz-elite-this-week-scott

Race Information

• Name: Boston Marathon
• Date: October 11th 2021
• Weather: 55-67° F
• Time: 2:46:3x

Goals

Goal	Description	Completed?
A	2:42:00	No
B	PR	Yes

Splits

Mile	Time
1	6:34
2	6:11
3	6:06
4	6:11
5	6:12
6	6:04
7	6:10
8	6:11
9	6:09
10	6:14
11	6:14
12	6:08
13	6:10
14	6:05
15	6:21
16	6:06
17	6:23
18	6:23
19	6:10
20	6:24
21	6:35
22	6:13
23	6:37
24	6:45
25	6:58
26	7:23

Finish line pic

Training

My training went well. I followed the the 18-week 2Q plan by Jack Daniels for 55-70 mpw. I hit the target weekly mileage most weeks, with exceptions f