20 Sep 2005

First officially sanctioned Air Force Marathon draws runners, base community

Eyes are usually trained on the skies at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Saturday saw attention focused on the ground as the ninth annual U. S. Air Force Marathon was run.There were 3,454 runners from all 50 U.S. states and seven countries who finished the race, surrounded by aviation and U.S. Air Force history. This was the first year the