Keeping a running tradition alive: Al Udeid completes 2015 Air Force Marathon Forward

Col. Arno Bischoff, 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group commander, runs towards the finish line to complete his 10K ruck run during the 2015 Air Force Marathon Forward September 13, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. This will mark seven years of U.S Air Force deployed location races overseas at seven operating bases in theater. The first Air Force Marathon was held in 1997 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Since then, each marathon has been held the third Saturday of September, with an aircraft chosen each year to represent Air Force history in flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

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Keeping a running tradition alive: Al Udeid completes 2015 Air Force Marathon Forward

Runners sign up and collect their numbers and pre-run nutrition packs prior to the start of the 2015 Air Force Marathon Forward September 13, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. This will mark seven years of U.S Air Force deployed location races overseas, with seven operating bases in theater participating. The first Air Force Marathon was held in 1997 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Since then, each marathon has been held the third Saturday of September, with an aircraft chosen each year to represent Air Force history in flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

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Keeping a running tradition alive: Al Udeid completes 2015 Air Force Marathon Forward

Sergeant Maj May Ragsdale , U.S. Army Central Command, crosses the finish line as the first female to complete 13.1 miles at the 2015 Air Force Marathon Forward September 13, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. This will mark seven years that the race has taken place at seven operating bases in theater. The first Air Force Marathon was held in 1997 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Since then, each marathon has been held the third Saturday of September, with an aircraft chosen each year to represent Air Force history in flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

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Keeping a running tradition alive: Al Udeid completes 2015 Air Force Marathon Forward

Major Austin Caulfield, US Army Central Command 4th Battlefield Coordination Detachment, crosses the finish line as the first male to complete 13.1 miles at the 2015 Air Force Marathon Forward September 13, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. This will mark seven years that the race has taken place at seven operating bases in theater. The first Air Force Marathon was held in 1997 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Since then, each marathon has been held the third Saturday of September, with an aircraft chosen each year to represent Air Force history in flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

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Keeping a running tradition alive: Al Udeid completes 2015 Air Force Marathon Forward

Runners stretch and line up as they wait to start the 2015 Air Force Marathon Forward September 13, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. This will mark seven years that the race has taken place at seven operating bases in theater. The first Air Force Marathon was held in 1997 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Since then, each marathon has been held the third Saturday of September, with an aircraft chosen each year to represent Air Force history in flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

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Deployed members make their way to the starting line during the 2015 Air Force Marathon Forward September 13, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. This will mark seven years that the race has taken place at seven operating bases in theater. The first Air Force Marathon was held in 1997 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Since then, each marathon has been held the third Saturday of September, with an aircraft chosen each year to represent Air Force history in flight. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

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Keeping a running tradition alive: Al Udeid completes 2015 Air Force Marathon Forward

Published Sept. 17, 2015
By Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes
379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

AL UDEID AIR BASE, QATAR -- Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Coalition partners deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar completed the 2015 Air Force Marathon Forward September 13, 2015. This marked seven years that the race has taken place at seven operating bases in theater. The first Air Force Marathon was held in 1997 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Since then, each marathon has been held the third Saturday of September, with an aircraft chosen each year to represent Air Force history in flight.