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The crowd cheers as Senior Master Sgt. Lanita Vargas crosses the finish line during a half-marathon race at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Aug. 8, 2011. Vargas, the 376th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron Personnel Support for Contingency Operations superintendant, captured first place in her age category. She is deployed here from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chelsea Zalduondo)

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Capt. Ross Dotzalf runs toward the finish line during a half-marathon race at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Aug. 8, 2011. Dotzalf was the first runner to complete the race with a time of 1:24:45. He is deployed to the 376th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chelsea Zalduondo)

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Runners from the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing begin a half-marathon race at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Aug. 8, 2011. The race provided runners a chance to determine where they stand in their preparation for the Air Force Marathon taking place here Sept. 17. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chelsea Zalduondo)

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Out for 13.1-mile morning run

Published Aug. 10, 2011