[2] In 2007, the National Marathon was sponsored by Wirefly, an online cell phone retailer.

The race was sold to Competitor Group, Inc. in 2011 to become part of their Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series.

[4][5][6][a] Organizers announced that the race would return on March 27, 2021 as a "Half Marathon event".

[10] In addition, both courses are entirely contained within Washington, D.C.[10] The course for the inaugural race in 2006 was largely in Washington, D.C., with about 7 miles (11 km) located in Prince George's County, Maryland.

[9][11] Among the beneficiaries of the marathon are Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, Special Olympics District of Columbia, United For D.C., Fort Dupont Ice Arena, Washington Tennis & Education Foundation and Black History Invitational Swim Meet.