document: While Lt. Guy Zanti 's wife and father run a marathon today in Washington , the naval officer intends to match their efforts on the battleship Wisconsin in the waters of the Middle East . Zanti became interested in marathon running in April when he watched his 53-year-old father run his first marathon in California . Zanti told his father that even if he could n't make it to today 's Marine Corps Marathon , he would still run the 26.2 miles . `` He had been based in the Mediterranean , so he planned on training on land and the ship , and then running the marathon on land , '' said his father , Frank Zanti . `` When this crisis came up , he was deployed to the gulf . But he did n't stop his training , and he 's going to run on the ship . '' The Wisconsin is 887 feet long , about one-sixth of a mile ; the 29-year-old Zanti will have to make about 75 laps .
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