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 couldn'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 didn'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.
Lieutenant Zanti intends to match the expectations of his wife and father who are running in the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington . The naval officer is planning on running on the battleship WISCONSIN . he had been stationed in the Mediterranean and planned on running on land and on the ship . Because of the battleship 's deployment to the Persian Gulf , these plans were canceled . The track is 887 feet long or about 1/6 of a mile . Zanti will have to do about 75 laps to equal 400 miles . Zanti becomes interested in marathon running while watching his father in California marathons .