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MARADMIN 298/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRS//
SUBJ/SEMPER FIT SELECTS MARINES FOR THE MARATHON TRAINING CAMP
/REGIONAL RUNNING PROGRAM//
POC/J.M./OGORMAN/MRS/-/TEL:703-784-9542
/EMAIL:OGORMANJM@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE REGIONAL RUNNING PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN
2001 BY CMC AS PART OF AN ONGOING EFFORT TO SELECT AND TRAIN THE
MOST COMPETITIVE MARINE ATHLETES, FOR ENTRY INTO ARMED FORCES
COMPETITIONS AND THE MARINE CORPS MARATHON. THIS YEAR THE
ALL-MARINE MARATHON TEAM WILL COMPETE AT THE 29TH MARINE CORPS
MARATHON 31 OCT 04. IN ADDITION TO COMPETING AGAINST THE OTHER
ARMED FORCES TEAMS, THE ALL-MARINE TEAM WILL COMPETE AGAINST THE
BRITISH ROYAL NAVY/MARINES IN THE CHALLENGE CUP COMPETITION. CMC
HAS DIRECTED CMC (MRS) TO SELECT THE BEST TEAM POSSIBLE FOR THIS
COMPETITION. IN KEEPING WITH CMC INTENT, HQMC WILL HOST A HIGH
ALTITUDE MARATHON TRAINING CAMP IN UTAH FROM 1 TO 8 AUG 04. THE
PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE SELECT ATHLETES THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN AT
ALTITUDE AND TO RECEIVE SPECIALIZED COACHING. AT THE END OF THE
CAMP THE ATHLETE'S ABILITY LEVEL AND CONDITIONING WILL BE ASSESSED
AND THE BEST ATHLETES POSSIBLE WILL BE CHOSEN FOR THE ALL-MARINE
MARATHON TEAM. THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF THE COMMANDANT'S REGIONAL
RUNNING PROGRAM ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND:
QUANTICO
MAJ ALEXANDER G. HETHERINGTON 4929
MAJ SARAH FULLWOOD 6137
CAPT MARY KATE BAILEY 7854
CAPT LAUREN EDWARDS 9028
2NDLT KYLEANNE HUNTER 4925
SAN DIEGO
MAJ THOMAS BLACKWELL 3377
CAPT ANDREW E. BARTLE 6299
CAPT MAMIE WARD 5834
1STLT BLAKE D. BENKE 5001
GYSGT JEFFERY KLEMMER 1670
MARFORLANT
1STLT WILLIAM EDWARDS 4141
MARFORRES
CPL STEVE KALINA 8824
RS PORTLAND
CAPT FAYE HUTCHISON 1393
CAMP PENDLETON
MAJ MICHAEL CONOVER 7981
CAPT MICHAEL HOWARD 2708
CORPUS CHRISTI
2NDLT FELICIA WILKERSON 8913
NAVAL POSTGRAD
LTCOL GREG MISLICK 5315
29 PALMS
CAPT CHAD WALTON 4302
OKINAWA
SSGT ARMONDO TIJERINA 4349
NAVAL ACADEMY
2NDLT ERIK SCHMIDT 8805
2. TRAVEL PROCEED DATE WILL BE 1 AUG AND RETURN TRAVEL DATE IS 8
AUG 04. MARINES ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN TO SALT LAKE CITY
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BY 1500 ON 1 AUG 04. RENTAL VANS ARE
AUTHORIZED FOR CAPT LAUREN EDWARDS, CAPT ANDREW BARTLE AND MAJOR
ALEX HETHERINGTON. TRAVEL AND PER DIEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE JOINT
FEDERAL TRAVEL REGULATIONS WILL BE BORNE BY LOCAL MCCS FUNDS,
REIMBURSABLE BY SEMPER FIT (MRS). SUBMIT REQ FOR REIMBURSEMENT TO
CMC (MRS) NLT 30 DAYS AFTER COMPLETION OF TAD. IF LOCAL MCCS FUNDS
NOT AVAILABLE, CONTACT SEMPER FIT FOR TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS. ATHLETES
WILL COORDINATE ARRIVAL TIMES AND FLIGHT ITINERARIES WITH CAPT
O'GORMAN AT HQMC SEMPER FIT.//