5 Keesler runners make it to the finish line

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  • By Susan Griggs
  • Keesler News staff
Five Keesler runners completed the 12th annual Air Force Marathon, Sept. 18 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.  A total of 1,798 men and women completed the full marathon, a course that covered 26 miles and 385 yards.

Dominic Ancona, 81st Medical Operations Squadron, represented Air Education and Training Command.  The 21-year-old finished 111th overall with a time of 3 hours, 22 minutes and 1 second.  He was the 103rd male runner to cross the finish line and the eighth in the men's 20-24 age category.

Jimmy Shields, 33, Keesler Marine Corps Detachment, finished 101st overall.  He was the 94th male to finish the marathon and the tenth in the 30-34 category.

Don Alexander, 45, 338th Training Squadron, finished 312th overall with a time of 3:45:55.  Alexander was the 280th male finisher and 41st in the men's 45-49 category.

Glenn Brass, 41, 81st Medical Support Squadron, was 1,234th overall, 978th male finisher and 169th in the men's 40-44 category.

James Webb, 31, 81st Surgical Operations Squadron, completed the course in 5:01:49. He was 1,274th overall, 1,008th male finisher and 179th in the men's 35-39 category.