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AFRC team competes in AF Marathon

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  • By 445th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --  The Air Force Reserve Command Marathon Team was among 15,000 runners participating in the 19th Annual Air Force Marathon here Sept. 19.

The marathon course is a 26.2-mile run that starts and ends at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. The course traverses historical places on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, including the museum, the Wright-Patterson AFB flight line, Huffman Prairie Flying Field, and the Wright Brothers Memorial Monument. All levels of runners participate from around the world in the marathon, wheelchair, half marathon, 10K, and 5K races.

The team consisted of traditional reservists, air reserve technicians, individual mobilization augmentees and Air Guard Reserve members. The MAJCOM challenge included six Airmen participating in the half marathon and four in the full marathon.

Two AFRC MAJCOM challenge team members placed first in their divisions. Lt. Col. Mark Cucuzzella completed the full marathon in 2:57:59 and Maj. Christina Hopper completed the half marathon in 1:35:53.

A more detailed story will be published when MAJCOM Challenge team results are announced.