The medals and trophies for the winners of the Fort Bliss Half Marathon and the annual 5k Turkey Trot are laid out in preparation for the award ceremony, Nov 16, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Robert Golden)
In the early morning hours, Jan 10, competitors stretched and attemted to stay warm prior to the half marathon portion of Saturday's race. More than 300 runners braved the sub-freezing temperatures to compete i More
Competitors prepare to begin the 16th annual City of Laguna Hills Memorial Day half marathon, 10k and 5k May 26, 2014. The race honored those who are currently serving, those who have served and those who have More
The second annual half marathon took place on March 28, 2009, at SHAPE near Mons, Belgium. The route for the race took the runners both inside and around the outside of SHAPE for a total distance of 21,097.5 m More
The second annual half marathon took place on March 28, 2009, at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe near Mons, Belgium. The route for the race took the runners both inside and around the outside of SHAPE More
Runners wait to cross the starting line during the Marine Corps Community Services’ 24th annual Marine Corps Half Marathon aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Sept. 25. More than 200 service members, familie More
Soldiers and civilian support personnel with United States Forces – Iraq gather at the starting line of the RunDisney “Heroes Race” half-marathon Jan. 8 at Camp Liberty, Iraq. Nearly 500 runners ran the 13.1-mi More
Pfc. Elaine Bungay, a supply clerk with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center and a Honolulu nati More
Lance Cpl. Laura Magness, communications operator, 202 Signals Squadron, and Cpl. Craig Robinson, Administrative Cell, Joint Operating Bastion, pose with their trophies after completing the Bastion Half Maratho More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Bob Cuyler, tactical operations officer for Task Force Falcon, 10th Mountain Division, enjoys an early morning run on Bagram Air Field, April 14. The Hannibal, N.Y., native run More
Sgt. Anella Oliva, the logistics non-commissioned officer in charge for deployment/redeployment operations with the 189th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Susta More
Staff Sgt. Marshall Shearer (left) of Kirkwood, Ill., and Staff Sgt. Stephanie McCurry (right) of Abingdon, Ill., stride out towards the finish line April 15th during the Camp Virginia half marathon. This was t More
Thirty-three runners wait for the signal to start the shadow version of the Marine Corps Historic Half marathon at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afghanistan, May 20, 2012. The Marines, sailors and civilian More
Participants begin the 4th Annual RAF Mildenhall Half Marathon Sept. 8, 2012, at the Hardstand Fitness Center. The race honored the families of wounded and lost military heroes.
Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Larry Layne delivers an invocation before the start of the Air Force Marathon at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Sept. 15, 2012. He is deployed from the Alabama Air National Guard a More
Airman or Ironman? (U.S. Air Force Iillustration/Senior Airman Dennis Sloan)
Command Sgt. Maj. Luis Rivera, 23rd Chemical Battalion, approaches the finish line wearing a protective mask he wore for 13 miles at the Race for a Soldier, a run and fundraiser for the Permission to Start Drea More
A 38th Sustainment Brigade Soldier, Sgt. Dameion Browlee, from Indianapolis, runs in the Kuwait Running Mafia Half Marathon, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Brownlee carried the guidon with the More
Service members, family members and Okinawa residents cross the start line of 7th Communications Battalion’s leprechaun run March 16 at Camp Hansen. The run was held to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, included 5-k More
Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13 pose at the start line of the Base 2 Base run here, March 16, 2013. The largest annual Morale, Welfare and Recreation Sigonella fitness event, More
Staff Sgt. David Nicholson, 779th Aerospace Medical Squadron NCO in charge of presidential support, runs multiple times a week during his lunch hour to prepare for the upcoming Joint Base Andrews Half Marathon More
Participants of the Inaugural Joint Base Andrews Half Marathon are awarded with medals as they cross the finish line April 20, 2013. The first place runner was Brenda Shrank who finished with a time of one hour More
Participants of the 7th Annual Marine Corps Historic Half gather at the start of the 5k run in Fredericksburg, Va., May 18, 2014. This year's Historic Half set the record for the second-most finishers in the ev More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Bennett, second from right, Headquarters Air Force Reservist Directorate, Air Staff, Pentagon, chief of airlift and tanker requirements, prepares to cross the finish line of More
A group of runners wait to begin the Run for the Fallen 5K/Half-Marathon at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Sept. 14, 2013. The event was hosted by the 4th Fighter Wing Company Grade Officers' Council - a More
Hundreds of runners, including more than 50 Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers, took part in the third annual Howard’s Medical Army Base Race during a break in Operation Rising Thunder exercises, Sept. 21.
Members of the ‘GK Runners’ pose for a photo Oct. 6, 2013, prior to competing in a half-marathon in Brussels. (Courtesy Photo)
Senior Airman Travis Walden and Airman 1st Class Karius Kiracofe, 730th Air Mobility Squadron passenger service agents, prepare food for the runners at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 19, 2014. There were many boo More
Cyclists make their way to the seven-mile marker, March 2 at Business 190 in Harker Heights. Despite the bitter cold, these cyclists continued to race in the second annual Army Marathon. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt More
More than 200 racers start the 2014 Chesty Puller 13.1 Trail Race, March 15, at Fort Benning's Dickman Field on Kelley Hill. The half marathon featured hills, rotted woods, swamp lands, gravel and dirt roads.
Military and civilian personnel along with sailors from the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS George Washington (CVN 73), begin the Morale, Welfare and Recreation-sponsored Anchors Aweigh Half More
Terminally ill active-duty Marine, Staff Sgt. Jack Blevins, completed the Marine Corps Historic Half in a 13.1 mile trek through the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia on May 18, 2014. With the help of his fellow More
Crowds of people cheer on the runners of the 7th Annual Marine Corps Historic Half which follows the 13.1 mile route from Central Park into historic downtown areas of Fredericksburg, Va., May 18, 2014. This yea More
Navy HM1, Manuel Cortez, hands out water to runners at the Navy-Air Force Half Marathon & Navy 5-miler, Sept. 14, 2014.
Arizona Marines from Marine Corps Recruiting Station Phoenix present the colors during the singing of the National Anthem before the start of the P.F. Changs Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Half Marathon in Tempe, Ariz. More
Half marathon runners participating in the H-E-B Alamo Run Fest enter the gates of Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 22. Fort Sam Houston opened the gate to runners marking the first time the militar More
Participants of the Annual Marine Corps Historic Half run the 13.1 mile route through historic downtown areas of Fredericksburg, Va., May 17, 2015. This year's Marine Corps Historic Half event also featured the More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Ronald Spotswood a Combat Camera Production Specialist with Marine Corps Base Quantico sketches historical George Washington's Mount Vernon in Mount Vernon, Va., July 8, 2015. Marines and civi More
Kaiserslautern Military Community members run the last quarter mile of the 86th Force Support Squadron’s annual Ramstein Half Marathon Aug. 15, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 341 participants that sig More
From left: 2nd Lt. Audrius Gineitas, a native of Vilnius, Lithuania, also a platoon commander and Sgt. Robertas Meskys, a native of Gargzdai, Lithuania, also a platoon sergeant, stretch out before the Danske Ba More
Participants run during Team Aviano’s 9th annual Aviano Half Marathon, Sept. 9, 2015. In addition to the 13.1 mile race, runners also participated in a 10K Run, family 5K run/walk and a children’s one-mile fun More
Maj. John Decker, 4th Fighter Wing chief of exercise plans, registers for the Run for the Fallen Half-Marathon/5K, Nov. 14, 2015, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. The event featured a 5K, half-marathon, More
Approximately 100 runners participated in the annual Marathon and Half Marathon hosted by the Moral, Welfare & Recreation program, at Cooper Field, Jan. 30, at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Runners, walkers, wheelchair and adapted racers of all ages prepare for Alamo Run Fest 5K, in San Antonio, Feb. 21, 2016. In addition to the 5K, a 10K and half-marathon were available to the athletes. Forty-eig More
Participants dance to the Cupid Shuffle prior to running the 5-mile Semper 5ive, part of the 9th Annual Marine Corps Historic Half (MCHH) 13.1-mile run through historic downtown Fredericksburg, Va., May 15, 201 More
U.S. Marines and volunteers hand out water to the participants of the 9th Annual Marine Corps Historic Half (MCHH) run in Fredericksburg, Va., May 15, 2016. The MCHH attracts over 8,000 participants and now fea More
Lt. Col. Christopher Fields, a mobility requirements manager with Air Force Special Operations Command, stands outside AFSOC headquarters building at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 23, 2016. Fields is scheduled to More
The schedule for the 75th Anniversary Celebration and Commodore Run, an event open to the public, October 22, adjacent to Naval Support Activity Crane, Indiana. (Official U.S. Navy graphic.)
USS MAKIN ISLAND, Gulf of Aden (Feb. 13, 2017) U.S. Marines and Sailors with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group/11th Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in a half a marathon race aboard the USS Makin Isl More
Participants in this year's Marine Corps Historic Half are greeted by the Marine Corp Marathon mascots during the opening ceremony of the Healthy Lifestyle Expo at the Fredericksburg Expo and Conference Center, More
The Quantico High School Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Color Guard presents the colors during the opening ceremony of the Marine Corps Semper 5ive run in Fredericksburg, Va., May 21, 2017. The MCHH at More
The Quantico High School Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Color Guard presents the colors during the opening ceremony for the start of the Semper 5ive and Devil Dog Double portion of the Marine Corps Mar More
A runner receives energy beans from a U.S. Marine during the 10th Annual Marine Corps Historic Half (MCHH), a 13.1-mile route from the Fredericksburg Expo Center into historic downtown areas of Fredericksburg, More
Participants with the Ainsleys Angels head to the start line of the 10th Annual Marine Corps Historic Half (MCHH) the 13.1-mile route from the Fredericksburg Expo Center into the historic downtown areas of Fred More
Police officers escort runners during the 10th Annual Marine Corps Historic Half, a 13.1-mile route from the Fredericksburg Expo Center into historic downtown areas of Fredericksburg, Va., May 21, 2017. The MCH More
Participants run the Devil Dog Double, a combination of the Semper 5ive and the 10th Annual Marine Corps Historic Half (MCHH), a 18.1 mile route from the Fredericksburg Expo Center into the historic downtown ar More
David Wayne Shuey portrays Gen. John J. Pershing at the starting line of the 10th Annual Marine Corps Historic Half (MCHH) 13.1-mile route from the Fredericksburg Expo Center into the historic downtown areas of More
Fort Wainwright’s 1st Lt. Japheth Ng’ojoy of Medical Activity-Alaska, bib No. 55, takes an early lead at the start of the Santa Claus Half Marathon Aug. 5 in North Pole. Ng’ojoy held onto the advantage at the h More
Second Lt. Veronica Leddy, 50th Civil Engineer Squadron operations engineering chief, nears the finish line during the 12th annual Schriever half-marathon at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, Oct. 6, 2017. Le More
Competitors in the 37th Annual Yokota Striders Frostbite Race begin the 2K family run at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Jan. 14, 2018. The event also consisted of a half- marathon, 5K and 2K kids to promote physical f More
Past race photos of Staff Sgt. Patti Lee-Smith, of David City, Nebraska, are seen in her office at the Nebraska National Guard's Joint Force Headquarters building in Lincoln. Lee-Smith is preparing to run her 2 More
Medals for the Devil Dog Double race of the 11th Annual Marine Corps Historic Half (MCHH) run are displayed at the finish line in Fredericksburg, Va., May 20, 2018. Runners of the Devil Dog Double “go for two” More
Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, Airmen, Spanish Military personnel, spouses and civilian contractors take off at the start of the No Bull Half Marathon and 10K More
In honor of the fallen, leaders and Soldiers assigned to the 715th Military Intelligence (MI) Battalion, 500th Military Intelligence Brigade-Theater, participated in the Hibiscus Half Marathon May 27, 2018 at K More
Airmen and dependents prepare to run a half marathon Sept. 22, 2018, at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The half-marathon was an Octoberfest event designed to enhance morale. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st C More
Runners take off from the starting line during the thirteenth annual half marathon at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, Oct. 12, 2018. Despite the cold weather, 47 Airmen participated in the 13.1 mile race. ( More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 335th Signal Command (Theater) (Provisional) pose after completing the Camp Arifjan Half Marathon at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, January 27, 2019. Front row: Sgt. Rodney Pina. Back More
Service members and patrons check in to the annual “No Bull” 10-kilometer and half-marathon run aboard Moron Air Base, Spain, May 3, 2019. The event allowed the members of the base to participate in a run throu More
Sgt. Ayrin Hamner-Ripperger, the administration and supply non-commissioned officer for the 831st Engineer Company, Iowa Army National Guard (IANG), holds the race medals she has earned on her “Chasing 50 State More
U.S. Army Soldier deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, runs the 2019 Air Force Marathon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Isaac Garden/Released)
Attendees at the Fall Festival, an annual open-post event on Sagami General Depot, Japan, pose for a photos with military police officers during the event Oct. 6.
Runners participate in the Kinser Half-Marathon at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 12th, 2020. The race was open to participants island wide to strengthen relationships between the U.S. military and local Oki More
A starting pistol fires to signal the start of the Kinser Half-Marathon Jan. 12, 2020 at Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. The 13.1-mile race was open to all residents island-wide to promote friendly competition and More
Soldiers from NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Poland participate in a half-marathon in Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, July 3, 2020. The event was organized by the British contingent to incr More
Prior to the start of a half marathon race starting and ending at Joshua Soto physical fitnes center, Jan 10, more than 300 competitors stretched and warmed up in anticipation of the 13 mile road race. The annu More
Members of the race crew hand water to competitors during the 16th annual City of Laguna Hills Memorial Day half marathon, 10k and 5k May 26, 2014. The race honored those who are currently serving, those who ha More
With the sound of the starter pistol, 178 runners of all ages take off during the annual Fort Bliss 5k Turkey Trot, Nov. 16, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Robert Golden)
The second annual half marathon took place on March 28 at SHAPE near Mons, Belgium. The route for the race took the runners both inside and around the outside of SHAPE for a total distance of 21,097.5 meters, a More
Runners sprint to the finish line during the Marine Corps Community Services’ 24th annual Marine Corps Half Marathon aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Sept. 25. The athletes ran 13.1 miles, and everyone wh More
Soldiers and civilian support personnel with United States Forces – Iraq gather at the starting line of the RunDisney “Heroes Race” half-marathon, Jan. 8, at Camp Liberty, Iraq. Nearly 500 runners ran the 13.1- More
Soldiers and civilian support personnel with United States Forces – Iraq take off from the starting line of the RunDisney “Heroes Race” half-marathon Jan. 8 at Camp Liberty, Iraq. Nearly 500 runners ran the 13. More
Competitors in the Bastion Half Marathon shuffle out from the starting line Jan. 29 aboard Joint Operating Base Bastion, Helmand province, Afghanistan. More than 420 runners participated in the event, which rai More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Bob Cuyler, tactical operations officer for Task Force Falcon, 10th Mountain Division, takes advantage of the early morning quiet to run on Bagram Air Field, April 14. The Hann More
Thirty-three runners take off at the start of the shadow version of the Marine Corps Historic Half marathon at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afghanistan, May 20, 2012. This race took place on the same day More
Lt. Col. Douglas Soho, 17th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III pilot, 437th Airlift Wing, competed in the Ironman 70.3 World Championships Sept. 9 in Las Vegas. Soho placed 654th out of more than 1,800 of th More
Master Sgt. Martin Bird hands a cup of water to a runner during the Air Force Marathon at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Sept. 15, 2012. Each water station participated in a best decorated contest and More
Race for a Soldier founder Leslie Mayne (right) recognizes soldiers of the 602nd Brigade Support Company as the organization bringing the most participants. The Race for a Soldier is a run and fundraiser for th More
Kuwait Running Mafia founding members host the Kuwait Running Mafia Half Marathon, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The running club was organized when the 38th SB deployed to Kuwait in early Oct More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher Bennett, Headquarters Air Force Reservist Directorate, Air Staff, Pentagon, chief of airlift and tanker requirements, prepares to cross the finish line at the Sleaford half-m More
Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13 talk before the beginning of the Base 2 Base run here, March 16, 2013. The largest annual Morale, Welfare and Recreation Sigonella fitness eve More