Track 'Marine Corps Half' Runners on Facebook, Twitter

Participants and spectators can track a runner's progress immediately on Facebook or Twitter, or choose to obtain continuous updates via email or mobile text messaging during the Marine Corps Historic Half on May 19.

By receiving text messages or email updates, family and friends located anywhere can follow a Historic Half runner as they move over the 5K, 10K, 15K, 20K splits and across the finish line throughout the 13.1 mile half marathon course Sunday, Rick Nealis, Historic Half Race Director, said.

Runners also can register pre-race to post on their Facebook timeline or tweet over a Twitter feed their own progress while running the course.

Runners and spectators can register to Track A Runner through Saturday, May 18, the day before the Historic Half.  Registration is online at www.marinemarathon.com.

"The Track A Runner program was initiated with great success during the 2012 Historic Half so runners and spectators can share these instant updates on Facebook and Twitter," Nealis said.

The Historic Half 'Track A Runner' program is offered free of charge and presented by Hyundai Hope On Wheels, which raises awareness and money for pediatric cancer research.

Some 8,000 participants are expected to run the Marine Corps Historic Half, now celebrating its sixth year in the City of Fredericksburg, according to Nealis. Limited registration to run the Historic Half, Historic 10K or Semper Fred 5K is available at www.marinemarathon.com.

The Marine Corps Historic Half is located halfway between the nation's capital in Washington, D.C. and the capital of the Commonwealth in Richmond.  The Marine Corps Historic Half is coordinated by organizers of the Marine Corps Marathon (MCM).

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