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Marathon Monday
By Lt Col P
A nice bit of good news out of Quantico today: "MCM director joins USA Hall of Champions."
Marine Corps Marathon race director Rick Nealis was one of five people recently inducted into the sixth class of the Running USA Hall of Champions, at a ceremony in San Diego becoming the 31st person to be so honored.
Rick Nealis is a great guy (a retired Marine, so how could he be less?) and real pro, hence the honor. He's the guy who took the Marine Corps Marathon from a seasonal pick-up event (albeit a large one) and turned it into the world-renowned year-long self-sustaining institution it is. I know this to be fact, for in 2002 I did six months of active duty on the Marathon staff, and saw it happen from the inside. Plus, I ran it in '99 and 2000 so I know it from both sides.
Congrtas, Rick! Well done, and long overdue.
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Too bad no background check was done on Mr. Nealis. He was convicted of domestic abuse in Prince William County in 2006 and is now under investigation by Arlington Child Protective Services for abusing his young children. Nice guy on the outside, not so behind closed doors.