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Eight from Keesler finish Air Force Marathon events

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  • By Bill Hancock
  • 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
WRIGHT -PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --  A record 12,000 runners registered for 2010 Air Force Marathon events last weekend at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

Events included the full marathon, a wheeled division, a half-marathon and 10K and 5K runs.

"There are representatives from every state, along with six nations, and 44 folks who have attended every U.S. Air Force Marathon start since its inception in 1997," said Lt. Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, Air Force Materiel Command vice commander, in welcoming the participants.

The Air Force Marathon, sanctioned by the USA Track and Field Association, is a qualifier for the Boston Marathon.

"What a privilege it is to run," said Morgan Burns, an Air National Guardsman from DeSoto, Kan., after winning the women's 10K. "I just completed basic training last January and currently attend technical school at Keesler. Academics come first, and I needed to attain special permission from my squadron commander to run today."

Brian Dumm, an English instructor at the Air Force Academy, won the full marathon with a time of 2:27:40.

Anne Marie Sibal, a judge advocate at the academy, finished first among military females running the full marathon at 3:06:47.

This half-marathon team event featured some friendly interservice rivalry between the Air Force and Marine Corps teams. The Air Force team of four males and two females took the honors.

In her first marathon, Alicia Salas, March AFB, Calif., took home the "Tail-end Charlie" trophy as the last full marathon finisher.

"Brutal," was how she described the pain in her knees during the final miles of the race. "I finished and I am very thankful," Sergeant Salas said.

For complete race results, visit www.usafmarathon.com.
 
Here's How Team Keesler fared

Eight Keesler runners completed Saturday's Air Force Marathon.

Morgan Burns, 21, a weather student in the 335th Training Squadron, beat 966 other female runners to take first place in the women's 10K with a time of 41 minutes 11 seconds. She was also 14th place overall of the total 1,702 runners in the race and 6th overall in the military division.

Here's how other Keesler runners finished, with clock time/chip time, overall place, gender place, division place and age grade.

Marathon
Walker Hofmann, 333rd TRS -- 4:31:25/4:29:47; 1,104/2,416; 880/1,712; 109/196; 46.3 percent.
Zsuzsanna Krokovay, 81st Medical Operations Squadron -- 4:39:51/4:30:55; 1,124/2,416; 232/704; 47/122; 50 percent.
Joseph Wheeler, 81st Inpatient Operations Squadron -- 5:34:37/5:32:11, 2,007/2,416; 1,473/1,712; 241/285; 37.6 percent.
Cody Spitler, 81st Force Support Squadron -- 5:37:41/5:14:31; 1,825/2,416; 1,355/1,712; 113/133; 39.7 percent.

Half marathon
Annette Owens, 333rd TRS -- 2:33:21/2:28:45; 2,584/4,302; 1,041/2,247; 1,041/2,247; 51.5 percent.
Nelson Viniegra, 81st MDOS -- 2:34:29/2:32:41; 2,740/4,302; 1,603/2,055; 223/289; 40.7 percent.
Terry Owens, 336th TRS -- 2:56:11/2:51:18; 3,317/4,302; 1,827/2,055; 252/282; 38.8 percent.

10K
Janet Draper, 338th TRS -- 1:14:17/1:10:53; 997/1,701; 452/1,701; 43/120; 44.3 percent.

Airman 1st Class Heather Holcomb and Susan Griggs contributed to this report.
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