Courtesy Virginia Vastag

Courtesy Virginia Vastag

Courtesy Virginia Vastag

Courtesy Virginia Vastag

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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 runn

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