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This is the Marine Corps Marathon

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Forward at Camp Leatherneck Afghanistan .

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The Forward race is five laps around a

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flat course , complete with dust ,

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rocks and plenty of marathon pain .

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This year british Army captain fraser

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alexander claimed the men's title ,

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while first Lieutenant Angelica Valdez

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took home the women's race in three

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hours 15 minutes . 325 runners finished

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the event , although for many it wasn't

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easy . I did it and it was , it was a

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good , it was a good feeling , you know ,

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did it for all the fallen heroes as

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well . I was out there every time I

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wanted to quit , I thought about

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someone that we lost . So I kept me

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going . Good job , good job , good job ,

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good job . The Marine Corps Marathon

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Forward not as fast that your first one ,

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Not as scenic , but just as tough

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reporting from Camp Leatherneck Helmand

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province . I'm Staff Sergeant Jeremy ,

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ross .