Ethiopian runs for a good cause in the Marine Corps Marathon 10K race

Before, when she pumped her legs and pushed hard up that incline on 15th Street NW toward Meridian Hill Park, Etayenesh Asfaw was running for herself.

For a better time, for a clear mind, for her own health.

"Running is a luxury for me," said Asfaw, 29, an environmental policy analyst from Rockville who will compete Sunday in the Marine Corps Marathon 10K race.

Ethiopian runs for a good cause in the Marine Corps Marathon 10K race