Local race winners pop up
Matt O’Neil won the Marine Corps Marathon 17.75k in Prince William Forest Park — the event doubles as a commemoration of the Corps’ founding (dvidshub.net). Hastings AC also had a banner day at the local half marathon with standout performances across senior and junior fields, underlining strong community turnout this weekend (sussexexpress.co.uk).
Matt O’Neil’s official chip time for the Marine Corps 17.75K was 1:02:23, listed on the event awards sheet as a 30-year-old from Lakewood, Ohio (static.tptiming.com)). Natalie Daniels led the women with a 1:08:30 performance marked as a course record on the same results list, with Kalei Hering close behind in 1:08:37. (static.tptiming.com)) The 17.75K was staged at Prince William Forest Park on March 21, 2026, with official race photography and captions published by DVIDS showing the finish-area activity and date. (dvidshub.net)) Finishers of the Marine Corps 17.75K receive “Access Granted” passes that guarantee entry into the Marine Corps Marathon later in the year, and race-day logistics urged use of pre-race shuttles due to no parking at the start/finish. (marinemarathon.com)) The Hastings Half Marathon drew more than 2,600 starters on the hilly 13.1-mile route during the weekend event, according to the local report. (sussexexpress.co.uk)) Hastings AC entered 35 senior runners, with club chairman Rhys Boorman timed at 1:11:09, team-mate Ben McCallion at 1:11:28 and Michael Maxwell at 1:13:50; Grace Baker recorded 1:20:38 to place second among women and Yolanda King clocked 1:23:29 for fourth. (sussexexpress.co.uk)) The club also brought 64 juniors to the mini-run, where Jacob Smith posted 6:10 and Rosie Ferguson won the female mini-run in 6:55, while long-time participant Frances Burnham completed her 20th Hastings Half in 2:01:47 to finish second in F65. (sussexexpress.co.uk))
