REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (December 15, 2014) -- He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake -- and he'll even cheer you on when you're running a 5K.
Redstone Test Center employees and their families put down the Christmas cookies and grabbed their running shoes Friday for the annual RTC Runway Run. Set to the holiday tunes of the AMC Quintet, the runners, dressed in their favorite holiday gear, got the rare opportunity to take to the Redstone Army Airfield Runway, a privilege typically reserved for aircraft. Even Santa paid a visit to the event, leading the runners in the 5K -- from a golf cart of course, so as to not ruin his trademark Santa figure.
"It's everything wrapped up in one," said Col. Pat Mason, RTC commander. "Wellness is an important aspect of an organization, and so this is just another wellness event, that we come together and run a 5K. But it also provides esprit de corps because we get together, kind of as a unit, so it's a little bit of the military flair, but with the festive nature and the holiday outfits it creates a fun atmosphere. And then there's a coolness factor too -- you get to run the runway. You do wellness, esprit de corps, it's fun, and it's pretty cool to get out there on the runway and run down the runway and back."
First place finishers were:
Top Youth Female: Caroline Chalk, 31:53
Top Youth Male: Andrew Buller, 23:01
Top Female: Lana Latimer, 26:13
Top Male: Capt. Paul Flanigan
RTC, a subordinate command of the Army Test and Evaluation Command, provides technical expertise, state-of-the-art facilities, and capabilities to plan, conduct, analyze, and report the results of test on missile and aviation systems, sensors, subsystems and components.
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