Team Competitions

Marine Corps Marathon Team Competition
Armed Forces and Challenge Cup Competition
Running Store Team Competition

MARine Corps Marathon Team Competition

The Marine Corps Marathon Team Competition offers a variety of categories for individual runners to join others to compete as a team.

Teams are comprised of three to five runners. Only the top three finishers will count toward the team score, (except the mixed category where different rules apply). Winners are determined by the average team time. Team awards are presented to the top three teams in each division.

Before registering as a team, all individual runners must be registered for the Marine Corps Marathon. One member of each team, to be recognized as the team captain, is required to download and submit the team entry form.

Team 2

Team captains will need to include a list of team members on the application, as well as the team name and selected category. Individual runners may only be a member of one team. For administrative purposes, the team captain will need to provide his or her contact information.

Team captains should visit the Information Booth during Packet Pick-up at the MCM Health and Fitness Expo to verify team information. This is also the time to make any changes. Teams who do not verify their information will be disqualified.

*Category*	*Description*
Men	Members must be all male
Women	Members must be all female
Mixed	Members may be male or female. At least one male and one female finish time will be used for scoring.
Masters	Members may be male or female. All members must be age 40 or older.
Military	Members may be male or female. All members must be part of the United States Armed Forces.
Organization	Members may be male or female. Members should be part of the same corporation, government entity, club, etc.

Armed Forces and Challenge Cup Competitions

Team 3

Each year, military organizations from around the world send their top racers to compete with runners from other services. Military members from the United States compete in the Armed Forces Marathon Championship, which pits the Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy against each other for bragging rights and the title of the fastest service.

The winner is determined in two categories, a men’s division and a women’s division. The men’s winner is determined by the combined time of the top four male finish times. The women’s winner is determined by the combined time of the top two female finish times. In 2009, the Air Force won both the men’s and women’s divisions.

International teams get in on the fun as well. Each year, members of the British Royal Navy and Marines travel thousands of miles to compete against the United States Marine Corps team in the Challenge Cup Competition.

Team 4 The winner is determined in two categories, a men’s division and a women’s division. The men’s winner is determined by the combined time of the top three male finish times. The women’s winner is determined by the combined time of the top two female finish times.

The winning men’s team also receives the Challenge Cup trophy, a 1897 Victorian silver cup, originally belonging to the H.M.S. Victory. In 2009, the British Royal Navy won the men’s division and the Challenge Cup, and the Marine Corps won the women’s division.

Running Store Team Competition

34th MCM Running Store Team Winner The Potomac River Running Store is the winner of the annual Running Store Team Competition, held as part of the Marine Corps Marathon on October 25, 2009. The team from Potomac River Running of Falls Church placed first with an overall time of 3:11:17, while its sister store, Potomac River Running of Rockville, MD, placed third (3:41:38). Fleet Feet Sports of Washington, DC, took second place in the annual competition with a team time of 3:38:14.

Local running stores formed co-ed teams to compete for the Running Store Team title. The scores of the top three finishers from each team, including at least one male and one female, combined to determine the winner of the 2009 competition. All scores were based on chip times. The store will receive recognition for its first-place finish from Marine Corps Marathon at a special presentation this winter. Previous winner of the Running Store Team Competition was Georgetown Running Company.

Potomac River Running Store's winning team members included:
Aaron Schwartzbard 2:42:
Kory Jessen 3:08:38
Mary Klaff 3:42:45

For information regarding the 2010 Running Store Team Competition, contact Tami Faram, Community Relations Coordinator at 703-432-1840 or tami.faram@usmc.mil.

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