CASEY GARRISON South Korea - Against inclement weather, Warriors from all garrisons on the peninsula gathered in Carey Fitness Center June 12 for the annual running of the Eighth U.S. Army Annual 10- Miler. The race is held to determine who will represent the Eighth U.S. Army for the annual race Oct. 24 in Washington, D.C.
The all-time record of 52:25 set in 1996 by then Spc. Sammy Ngatia of the 473rd Quartermaster Company at the now defunct Camp Kyle remains but was almost equaled by Joshua Hudson, B Troop, 4/7th Cavalry at Camp Hovey, with a time of 53:27. The record for the women's division remains. The all-time record for the Army Ten Miler set in Washington D.C. in 2009 is 46:59 set by Alene Reta from Ethiopia and the women's all-time record of 55:25 set by Samia Akbar, from Herndon, Va.
"I hurt myself in March," Hudson said. "I had to wait three or four weeks before I could really run, after that, near the middle of April, I started training again with 50-mile weeks. Then I began progressing five miles each week until now, this week I am doing 70 miles."
Hudson revealed he mixed in long runs and shorter runs with pre-workouts on the track.
"I was hoping I would have someone to run with, it's always easier to run with competition," he said. "I started out a little too fast, I came out at 5:05, and I should have started at 5:15, so I probably paid for it in the middle of the run. I finished strong, so I did pretty well."
Josue Morales, Headquarters, Korean Service Corps Battalion at Yongsan Garrison, finished second overall with a time of 58:55.
Ryan Murphy, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 168th Multifunctional Medical Brigade at Camp Walker, placed third overall with a time of 1:00:58. He had a lot to say about training for marathons.
"I am training for an ironman triathlon now," Murphy said. "Interval work is the key for me. Most runners do distance work without doing the 400 meter and 800 meter repeats, but that is what works for me. You have got to get on the track."
Jennifer Woods from K-16 placed first in the women's division with a time of 1:09:48. She says her strategy was to pick some fast people to run with and try to get ahead of them.
"Thomas Foldon was my competition and I tried to stay up with him, but passed him in the home stretch," she said.
All categories' first place times were close to record times, so perhaps the rain and slick pavement on the course caused the Warriors to take safety precautions.
For the women's division junior vets, Kristen Epstein from Camp Walker placed second with a time of 1:11:10 and Fran Glass from the 168th MMB finished third in 1:11:32. In the women's sub-master division, Shanday Marnoch, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, took first in 1:23:00, Karen Graves, HHC, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team at Camp Hovey, was the runner-up in 1:28:11, and Anja Wright from Yongsan, finished third in 1:29:30. Carol Lowe, HHC, 19th ESC, claimed first place honors in the women's master division in 1:19:49.
For the men's junior vets division, Ledger West from K-16 placed third in 1:01:02. Thomas Marnoch, 551st Inland Cargo Transfer Company from Camp Carroll, finished first in the men's sub-master division in 1:02:28 Su Yi, C Company, 3/2nd General Aviation Support Battalion, was the runner-up finishing 15 seconds off the pace, And Richard Gash, HHC, 1st HCBT, took third place in 1:02:48. For the men's masters division, Mark Sullivan, U.S. Army Materiel Support Center-Korea at Camp Carroll, placed second in 1:03:13 and Richard Stewart, HHC, 19th ESC, finished third in 1:09:58.
Red Cloud Garrison's Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Sports Division puts a heavy emphasis on safety when sponsoring or holding sporting events.
"Although we do the same course for the 10-miler every year, the interest is up," said Jim Williams, FMWR sports specialist. "Unlike the past, there are more participants from other garrisons on the peninsula. For safety we have the road guards, the military ambulances; we insure they wear road guard vests and we do not allow head phones to be used while running."
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