For the
second consecutive year, Third Army Headquarters won the
All Comers division at the Army Ten Miler in Washington,
D.C. Sunday, Oct. 10.
The team is
comprised of individuals from the south side of Atlanta:
Col. Larry Camp of Sharpsburg, Maj. John Quinlivan of
Peachtree City, Sgt. Ken McEnaney from Riverdale, MSgt.
Lloyd McDonald and Cmnd. Sgt. Maj. Steve O'Connell from
Fort Gillem in Morrow, and Coach Bob Dalton from
Fayetteville.
This year,
the race made history again. With a record 16,300
registered runners (over 2,000 more than last year), the
race has been America's largest ten miler for ten
consecutive years. It is consistently rated by Runner's
World as one of the 100 best road races in the nation.
There were 673 registered teams competing in 18 different
divisions, featuring athletes from more than 15 different
foreign countries.
Unfortunately,
history also was made with rain for the first time in 15
years on the day of the race. The rain started the night
before and caused the famous Army Golden Knights to
cancel their parachute jump prior to the start of the
race.
When the
Army's 105mm Howitzer finally thundered, the runners let
out a roar and began splashing down the road. However,
the steady rain did convince some runners to roll over
and go






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