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Capt. Rachel Weiler (left), Capt. Michelle Harrington (center) and 2nd Lt. Haley Janssen, all officers assigned to the 86th Maintenance Group, pose for a photo in front of a C-130J Super Hercules propeller Jan. 6 on Ramstein. The three company grade officers completed their first marathon in November in Athens, Greece, the location of the very first marathon ever run.

First marathon in Marathon: Airmen team for success

Story and photo by Senior Airman Jonathan Bass 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Some say that running is a hobby. For others, it’s a passion. For a good portion of people, it’s simply a means to an end — passing their physical training test.

January 19, 2017 ×

Sports

Courtesy photoAbout 440 runners participate in the half marathon in 2013.

Kaiserslautern hosts half marathon March 23

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The running division of the sports club TSG 1861 Kaiserslautern will sponsor the 33rd annual half marathon March 23 in Kaiserslautern.

February 13, 2014 ×

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Courtesy photo Runners start the 28-kilometer forest run from the sports field of the technical university in Kaiserslautern to Diemerstein April 28, 2012. The second forest run will begin at noon Saturday.

University sponsors run, hike, park fest

The Technical University Kaiserslautern will sponsor its second forest run, called “Uni-Villa-WaldLauf 28,” from the university’s sports field to Villa Denis in Diemerstein Saturday. The UVL28 is a 28-kilometer-long run with an altitude difference of 400 meters. The event will end with a park fest in Diemerstein.

May 23, 2013 ×

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Photo by Bernd Mai Aliya Ankeney crosses the finish line as Lt. Col. Mike Sullivan, U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder commander, “pipes” in the next runner. Sullivan and his pipes motivated the runners as they braved the brisk Baumholder weather to participate in the annual St. Patrick’s Day 5-kilometer run March 22.

Commander “pipes in” runners at annual run

by Ignacio “Iggy” Rubalcava
U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder Public Affairs

More than 50 runners, joggers, strollers and dog walkers showed up March 22 at the Hall of Champions in Baumholder for the annual St. Patrick’s Day run.

April 4, 2013 ×

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Photos by Airman 1st Class Holly Cook Members of the KMC Eagles hockey team pose for a group photo before the start of the second annual Airman 1st Class Zachary Ryan Cuddeback Memorial 5K March 2 on Ramstein.

‘Honor super omnia’ — Honor above all things

The weather was crisp and stern. With a 30 percent chance of rain and a low temperature of 43 degrees, runners adorned their various costumes and neon running suits with scarves and gloves as they prepared to run a 5K in memory of Airman 1st Class Zachary Ryan Cuddeback.

March 8, 2013 ×

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Courtesy photo Participants of the 2012 half marathon run through the Kaiserslautern forests.

Half marathon takes place March 24 in Kaiserslautern

The running division of the sports club TSG 1861 Kaiserslautern will sponsor a half marathon run March 24 in Kaiserslautern.

February 22, 2013 ×