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    Arkansas, Kentucky take top honors in Lincoln National Guard Marathon

    Arkansas National Guard Marathon Team 2019

    Photo By Staff Sgt. Anna Pongo | The Arkansas National Guard Team was named the overall National Guard team winner of...... read more read more

    LINCOLN, NE, UNITED STATES

    05.06.2019

    Story by Spc. Lisa Crawford 

    Joint Force Headquarters - Nebraska National Guard

    LINCOLN, Neb. – More than 170 Army and Air National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from across the United States came together Sunday, May 5, for the Lincoln National Guard Marathon.

    These National Guard runners, representing 46 states and two territories, competed in the 42nd Annual Lincoln National Guard Marathon.

    According to the National Guard Marathon Coordinator, Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Sterns, the competition is designed to promote physical fitness and military readiness in the National Guard. The top runners at Sunday's race were selected as members of the 2019 "All Guard" Marathon Team, which travels to promote the National Guard and assist in recruiting and retention efforts across the United States.

    Top winners:

    -Arkansas National Guard Spc. Derek Yorek, of Bentonville, Arkansas, overall male winner with an unofficial time of 2:30:01

    -Kentucky National Guard Maj. Varinka Ensminger, of Lexington, Kentucky, overall female winner with an unofficial time of 3:19:50

    -The Arkansas National Guard Team was named the overall National Guard team winner of the Lincoln National Guard Marathon.

    Sterns said the Marathon Program promotes both local and national levels of the Army and Air National Guard, and the Military Competitions Programs. The Marathon Program additionally encourages and enhances the National Guard Retention Program by instilling physical fitness, self-discipline, and esprit de corps among National Guard members from all 50 states and U.S. territories.

    "The Lincoln National Guard Marathon brings Soldiers and Airmen together with the local community to promote health and fitness, while serving as the trials for the ‘All Guard’ Marathon team," Sterns said. "The All Guard team has a family atmosphere – a family of runners inside the National Guard family. That’s what I love most. The marathon and the marathon team instills camaraderie between the runners who come from all over the United States and Territories to compete."
    Along with the traditional runners, at least 12 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen ruck marched the half-marathon distance in honor and memory of fallen and deceased service members from across all branches of the military.

    “Everybody loves the Guard’s presence at the marathon – whether with the runners, the support staff or the ruck marchers,” Sterns said. “I often hear from members of the community how much they enjoy their troops being there.”

    The All Guard team competes in multiple marathon races throughout the year, traveling to different communities and helping local recruiters generate leads and sharing the National Guard story.

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    Date Taken: 05.06.2019
    Date Posted: 05.06.2019 10:28
    Story ID: 320855
    Location: LINCOLN, NE, US
    Hometown: BENTONVILLE, AR, US
    Hometown: LEXINGTON, KY, US

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