 Ohio National Guard participates in,
supports Columbus Marathon
Photos by Staff Sgt. Peter Kresge, Ohio National Guard
Ohio National Guard members from around the state donned team jerseys with a
minuteman
logo and participated in the annual race as runners, while many more
served in various support roles. |
Before the 2011 Columbus Marathon, Ohio National Guard Soldiers and Airmen gather Oct. 16 on the steps of the state capitol
with Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst (front row, fourth from left), Ohio adjutant general. |
Ohio Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Samuel A. Cordova, of Newark and a member of Joint Force Headquarters, pushes toward mile 26 and the finish. Cordova would go on to complete the marathon in 3 hours, 26 minutes, 50 seconds. |
Ohio Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Christopher A. Antram, from Perrysburg and a member of the 180th Fighter Wing, enters the Arena District and approaches the finish. Antram would go on to finish the marathon in 3 hours, 3 minutes, 22 seconds, shaving more than 15 minutes from his marathon time the year before. |
Ohio Army National Guard Capt. Kelly P. Leugers, of Cincinnati and a member of 73rd Troop Command, waves and smiles as she pushes toward mile 26 and the finish. Leugers would go on to complete the marathon in 3 hours, 28 minutes, 39 seconds. |
Ohio Army National Guard Capt. Claudio Garcia-Castro, from Worthington and commander of the 212th Maintenance Company in Medina, pushes toward mile 26 and the finish. Garcia would go on to complete the marathon in 3 hours, 13 minutes, 51 seconds. |
Ohio Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Christopher A. Antram (left), from Perrysburg, and Tech. Sgt. Steven M. Chapa,
(right) from Liberty Center, both members of the 180th
Fighter Wing, run down South 3rd Street in German Village
and past the nine-mile mark. The duo returned to the
marathon after having run together the previous year.
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The Ohio National Guard's 122nd Army Band plays motivational music for runners on South High Street in front of the state capitol. |
