The Marine Corps Marathon will be the third marathon that a Maryland teen has run with her mother.
The 50th Marine Corps Marathon is less than a month away, and WTOP is highlighting some of the inspiring people who are running to that start line.
While many ninth-grade students are getting into the swing of things for their new school year, one Maryland teenager is preparing with her mother for the 26.2-mile race.
“I just have always loved running, and I really like running with my mom, and it’s just really special to me,” said Adriana Vastag, a ninth grader from Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
The Marine Corps Marathon will be the third marathon Adriana has run with her mother, Virginia.
The pair, like many others, picked up long-distance running to fight boredom during the pandemic.
“When COVID came and we couldn’t do so much else, we started doing a lot more running together,” Virginia told WTOP. “She did her first half marathon when she was 10. And we just loved racing ever since.”
One day last year they were at their local library and were inspired to look for marathons that would allow a 13-year-old to enter. On an impulse, they signed up for the Virginia Marathon with just one month to prepare.
After they conquered that race, they signed up for a marathon in Delaware just two weeks later. For their hat trick, they have turned to the “People’s Marathon.
