A group of 4 Marines are going on a little 5 day trip. They will be travelling from Tun Tavern in Philadelphia to Washington DC. Doesn’t seem like a bad way to spend a week with your buddies. I mean its less than 200 miles so it should be a fun 5 days drinkin beer and havin a good time right?

I don’t think it is going to be a very enjoyable 5 days though. You see these guys are going to RUN from Philly to DC. Yes you read that correctly they are going to put on some shoes and hit the pavement on Oct 22 and begin a run of 177.5 miles over 5 days.

These Marines will finish the run when they cross the finish line of the Marines Corps Marathon in DC on 26 Oct. The Marines are running in order to raise funds for the Injured Marines Semper Fi Fund which was established in May of 2004 by a Camp Pendleton naval hospital nurse.

She organized a group of Marine Corps spouses to provide financial grants to returning OEF/OIF injured Marines and Sailors, and their family members. The fund is dependant on the generosity of people making contributions.

The Marine runners’ site can be found here:

http://1775.weebly.com/index.html

Please visit them and if you can afford it drop a few bucks there way. 

GOOD LUCK GUYS AND SEMPER FI

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