AFSBn-Kuwait Soldiers participate in Army Ten-Miler shadow run

By Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jonathan Keyes, AFSBn-KuwaitNovember 24, 2014

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2 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Maj. Derwin Allen (right), executive officer, 402nd Army Field Support Battalion-Kuwait, takes his final steps before completing the Army Ten-Miler shadow run at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Oct. 12. (Photo by Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jonathan Keyes, 402nd A... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait -- Now in its 30th year, the Army Ten-Miler is held every October in Washington, D.C.

For those who are avid runners and can't be in the nation's capitol for the main event, the Morale Welfare and Recreation program presents "shadow runs" for Soldiers and civilians to participate in. This year, there were 12 Army Ten-Miler shadow runs available at U.S. military bases throughout the world. On Oct. 12, Camp Arifjan's MWR hosted one of these shadow runs. The Army Field Support Battalion -- Kuwait, 402nd Army Field Support Brigade, was proud to have nine service members participate out of 732 runners.

The nine participating Soldiers from the AFSBn-KU were: Maj. Derwin Allen, executive officer; Maj. Jose Rodriguez, transportation officer-in-charge; Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jonathan Keyes, Watercraft Equipment Site-Kuwait OIC; Sgt. 1st Class Alicia Lyons, supply operations noncommissioned officer; Sgt. 1st Class Shernell Higgs, transportation NCOIC; Sgt. 1st Class Marlion Thompson, quality assurance NCO; Sgt 1st Class Mark Drummond, QA NCO; Staff Sgt. Jason Chatman, warehouse operations NCOIC; and Staff Sgt. Victoria Thompson, supply operations NCO.

The morning began with runners flooding the track at the Zone 1 Fitness Center as early as 4:30 a.m. After the National Anthem was played, the runners began final preparations as they moved toward the start line. The race horn blew promptly at 5 a.m. and runners took off as the clock started ticking.

The official Army Ten-Miler in Washington has a 15 minute per mile pace time limit, but the shadow runs allow for all running paces to compete. Congratulations go out to all of the AFSBn-KU's Soldiers who participated in this year's Camp Arifjan Army Ten-Miler shadow run.