■林國賓
原文：
The 50th running of the Marine Corps Marathon (or MCM for short) featured winners who are no strangers to the podium. Tessa Barrett crossed the finish line at the Marine Corps War Memorial Sunday morning, clocking a course-record time of 2:34:08 to claim the women's title.
On the men's side, Marine Major Kyle King defended his crown (having won in 2024 and previously in 2022) with a winning time of 2:18:51, holding off a strong international contingent.
The race drew over 40,000 registered runners, making it the third-largest marathon in North America and surpassing Boston's field for the first time.
Runners navigated the iconic 26.2-mile course from Rosslyn through the National Mall, past the Lincoln Memorial and Capitol, before tackling the "Beat the Bridge" challenge at mile 20 and the final uphill push to the Iwo Jima statue.
Over five decades, the MCM has seen Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas finish in 1980, Oprah Winfrey in 1994, and former First Lady Jill Biden in 1998. It endured a 2020 cancellation due to COVID-19, the only skip in its history, but rebounded stronger each year.
中譯：
第50屆美國陸戰隊馬拉松落幕，男女組冠軍皆為熟悉的名字，女子組由巴瑞特率先衝過陸戰隊戰爭紀念碑的終點線，以2小時34分08秒封后，破大會紀錄。
男子組方面，陸戰隊少校金恩力壓多名國際選手，以2小時18分51秒的成績衛冕，繼2022與2024年後第3度奪冠。
今年賽事吸引逾4萬名跑者報名，規模躍升為北美第3大馬拉松，首度超越波士頓馬拉松。
全程26.2哩（約42.195公里）的賽道從羅斯林出發，途經國家廣場、林肯紀念堂與國會大廈，並在第20哩挑戰著名的「跨橋關門」，最終爬上硫磺島紀念雕像的終點坡道。
過去半世紀以來，美國陸戰隊馬拉松吸引許多名人參賽，包括最高法院大法官湯瑪斯（1980）、脫口秀主持人歐普拉（1994）與前第一夫人吉兒．拜登（1998）。除了2020年因新冠疫情停辦外，此賽事從未中斷，並逐年擴大。
-關鍵軍語-
※surpass：超越
※Iwo Jima：硫磺島