July 5, 2011 Air Force Marathon opens new transfer program For a limited time starting July 6, 2011, any Air Force Marathon, Half Marathon or 10K registered runner who is not able to participate in the September 17 event can transfer their entry to a non-registered runner through the marathon's new Transfer Program. The online transfer form is available at
June 23, 2011 Marathon slots available through Air Force Enlisted Village The Air Force Enlisted Village is offering the only remaining full and half marathon slots in exchange for raising funds for the charity, according to a news release.The Air Force Marathon, scheduled for September 17, sold out all its full and half marathon slots more than three weeks ago. This
June 14, 2011 Air Force Marathon seeks volunteers The Air Force Marathon office is looking for a few good men and women to help out at this year's marathon and expo event September 15-18, 2011.According to Jeanette Monaghan, volunteer coordinator, it takes nearly 2,000 volunteers to put together a successful event. "We absolutely could not do this
May 19, 2011 Air Force Marathon registration nearing capacity If you were planning on running in the Air Force Marathon this September but haven't registered yet, you're running out of time. Event organizers announced today that the marathon is 80 percent full and the remaining slots are selling fast."Just like the Boston Marathon, the Marine Corps Marathon
April 1, 2011 Command seeks members for AFMC marathon team Air Force Materiel Command is currently seeking members for its command Air Force Marathon team.A total of 10 active-duty members will be selected to participate. Three male and two female runners will be selected for both the full-marathon and half-marathon races.Individuals interested in
March 29, 2011 Marathon early registration brings chance to win prize package Anyone registering for the Air Force Marathon before April 30, 2011, will be automatically entered to win an All Access Prize Package. "We did this contest last year in July and it was a huge hit, but this year the races are filling up so fast that we didn't dare wait until then," said Molly Louden,
Dec. 27, 2010 Air Force Marathon to open registration on Jan. 1 The Air Force Marathon has announced that they will open registration for the 2011 marathon on Saturday, January 1, with special sale pricing for New Year's Day.The 15th annual event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. In addition to a
Oct. 27, 2010 Marathon officials release official plane for 2011 race Officials from the Air Force Marathon office here recently announced the B-1B Lancer will be the official plane for the 2011 Air Force Marathon. As the featured aircraft, the B-1B will be prominently displayed on all official marathon gear, including the finisher's medal racers receive after
Sept. 20, 2010 Air Force Marathon sets attendance record A record field of 12,000 runners registered for 2010 Air Force Marathon events Sept. 17-18 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. This year's race participation shattered the previous 2009 marathon record of 9,969 runners, and by Sept. 14 had completely sold out at the pre-determined race cap of
Sept. 15, 2010 U.S. Air Force Marathon sells out all events as of Sept. 14 All of the events at this year's Air Force Marathon sold out Sept. 14, 2010.The last spot was sold in the marathon's 5K event, closing out a field of 12,000 runners that will take part in the 14th annual event Sept. 17 and 18. "We are extremely proud that so many people have taken notice of this