Kyle King, remaining eternally laid back in a pic I poached from his Facebook.
Some Kings are welcome in DC.
For 26.2 miles, at least.
Running like a bolt of lightning Sunday, Coupeville grad Kyle King ran away with the title at the 50th edition of the Marine Corps Marathon, nailing down his third crown after also winning in 2022 and 2024.
The “People’s Marathon” is one of the largest in the United States, drawing a race-record 35,000 runners to the start line in Virginia this year, and went on despite the government being shut down.
King, a five-time state track and field champ during his high school days in Cow Town, hit the tape in two hours, 18.51 minutes, finishing more than four minutes ahead of runner-up Wojciech Kopec of Poland.
The Marine Corps Marathon was launched in 1976, with a mission to “promote physical fitness, generate community goodwill, and showcase the organizational skills of the United State Marine Corps.”
The fifth-largest marathon in the US, it is run on the final Sunday in October, so that it hits right before the Marine Corps’ birthday Nov. 10.
King, who is currently a Major in the Marines, is a 2008 Coupeville High School grad.
While running for dad Randy at CHS, Kyle won state titles in the 3200 three straight years (2006-2008), added the 1600 crown in 2007, and ran a leg on a triumphant 4 x 400 relay unit in 2006.
After graduation, King competed as an NCAA D-I runner at Eastern Washington University and the University of Oklahoma.
He has also competed at the US Olympic Team Trials and the CISM Military World Games in China.
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