Southsiders take team title again at Army Ten Miler

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Southsiders take team title again at Army Ten Miler

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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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