Photo by Sgt. Shawn Miller | 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 04.17.2011
U.S. Division-North soldiers hand out cups of water to runners during the Task Force 26.2 Half Marathon and Marathon at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, April 17. Top marathon finishers received a chance to submit their time for an opportunity to be selected for the next Boston Marathon....
Photo by Sgt. Shawn Miller | 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 04.17.2011
Task Force Ironhorse service members stationed in U.S. Division-North compete in the Task Force 26.2 Half Marathon and Marathon as the sun rises over Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, April 17. Service members at COB Speicher competed in a series of races since November leading up to the marathon....
Photo by Sgt. Shawn Miller | 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 04.17.2011
U.S. Division-North service members and civilians start the Task Force 26.2 Half Marathon and Marathon at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, April 17. Created by Spc. Nicholas D'Ambrosio, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Task Force 26.2 featured a series of running events leading up to the half and full marathon....
Photo by Sgt. Shawn Miller | 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 04.17.2011
U.S. Division-North service members and civilians dash off the starting line at the Task Force 26.2 Half Marathon and Marathon at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, April 17. Runners completed the half or full marathons as the final events of the Task Force 26.2 race series, which began in fall 2010....
Photo by Sgt. Shawn Miller | 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 04.17.2011
U.S. Division-North soldiers pace themselves through the fifth mile of a combined half marathon and marathon at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, April 17. Service members raced in the half or full marathon as the culminating event of the Task Force 26.2 "I Wanna Be Awesome" run series at COB Speicher....
Photo by Sgt. Shawn Miller | 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 04.17.2011
Spc. Nicholas D'Ambrosio, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, leads a group of U.S. Division-North service members during the Task Force 26.2 Half Marathon and Marathon at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, April 17. D'Ambrosio created Task Force 26.2 with a series of morale-building races leading up to the marathon as the culminating event of the "I Wanna Be......
Photo by Sgt. Shawn Miller | 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 04.17.2011
U.S. Army Cpl. Bevin Cook, 272nd Military Police Company, U.S. Division-North, runs the Task Force 26.2 Half Marathon at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, April 17. Cook, from Royal Oak, Mich., took first place for the female division....