

Irgens’ teammates Coast Guard Fireman Adair Gennorcro of USCG Station Indian River, Deleway and Navy Lieutenant Rachel Viger of Joint Base Andrews, Maryland helped sweep the women’s Armed Forces Championship podium capturing silver and bronze with times of 2:53:50 and 2:56:29 respectively. captured her first Armed Forces Gold with an impressive time of 2:50:24, placing fourth overall in the Marine Corps Marathon Women’s Division.

Katherine Irgens of Naval Submarine Base New London, Conn. Navy took team silver and Air Force finished in third. The Marine Corps men reached the top of the podium for the first time in Armed Forces Marathon history since the program started began in 1998. King’s time was 12 minutes faster than the next Armed Forces racer and fellow All-Marine teammate, Major Sean Barrett of MCB Camp Pendleton, California, who finished second in the Armed Forces Competition and fourth overall in the Marine Corps Marathon. Marine Corps Captain Kyle King of MAGTFTC Twentynine Palms, California dominated the course from the start winning the 2022 Marine Corps Marathon and Armed Forces Marathon title with a blistering time of 2:19:19. Perfect weather combined with energetic runners was the ideal conditions for the elite runners of the 47th edition of the Marine Corps Marathon held in Washington, D.C.
