Warriors of the North encouraged to participate USAF Marathon

Published Sept. 3, 2009
By Senior Airman R. Michael Longoria
319th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

GRAND FORKS AFB, N.D. -- Air Mobility Command officials are encouraging Airmen from Grand Forks Air Force Base and the rest of AMC to participate in the U.S. Air Force Marathon Sept. 19 at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.

Even though the official AMC team has been selected, registration is open until Sept. 18. The schedule of events includes:

Sept. 17 - Sports & Fitness Expo
Sept. 18 - Sports & Fitness Expo, 5K race, gourmet pasta dinner, 5K awards ceremony
Sept. 19 - Opening ceremonies, wheelchair race, marathon, half marathon, 10K race, post-race festival and awards

The USAF Marathon is an official Air Force activity, which means permissive temporary duty can be authorized. Airmen interested in participating are encouraged to sign up early because registration fees increase as time goes by. For more information or to sign up, click here.

The AMC team will compete for the prestigious traveling trophy which is presented each year at Fall CORONA to the winning major command commander.

(Capt. Bob Everdeen contributed to this article.)