Army Ten Miler

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Brian Steed, a security assistance officer with Iraq Security Assistance Mission, is surrounded by fellow service members at Forward Operating Base Union III as they participate in the five-m More

Runners draft off one another as they race down the sidewalk during the Army 10-Miler, at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.

Capt. Vanessa Parker, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), an Ohio native, reaches for water mid-run at the Army Ten-Miler Oct. 16 Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (Photo by: Sfc. Ray Calef)

Runners line up to receive their T-shirts after completing the Army 10-Miler Oct. 16, Joint Base Balad, Iraq.

The winners of the Army 10-Miler stand with Col. Shawne Morrissey, commander of the 3rd Sustainment Brigade, and his command group after the Army 10-Miler at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.

Scott Kool, cartographer with the 579th Engineer Detachment (FEST-M), completes the Army Ten-Miler on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

Service members and civilians stretch out and warm up before running the Army Ten-Miler shadow run on Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, Oct. 23.

Runners of all types participate in an early morning 10-mile run here Oct. 9., to shadow the 27th U.S. Army 10-Miler race held in Washington, D.C. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Bianca Ayers/Task Force Dragon)

Wounded warriors render honors to the United States flag at the starting line of the 27th Annual Army Ten-Miler held Oct. 9 in Washington. Third Infantry Division soldiers represented the division in the race a More

First Lt. Adriana Castro, a native of San Diego, and a member of the 601st Area Support Medical Company, crosses the finish line of the Army 10-miler race that Task Force Spearhead, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st More

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Silveria finishes the Army Ten-Miler. 70 personnel from the U.S. Embassy's Office of Security Cooperation Iraq participated in the Army Ten-Miler run at the Embassy Military Attache's More

Seventy personnel from the U.S. Embassy's Office of Security Cooperation Iraq begin the Army Ten-Miler run at the Embassy Military Attache Security Assistance Annex adjacent to the U.S. Embassy Baghdad Oct. 12, More

Lt. Col. Stephen Kleck, commander of ARCD 3rd Battalion, personally handed out 1,200 American flags to attendees.

Command Sgt. Maj. David Turnbull, Col. James C. Markert, Staff Sgt. Josh Richmond, Sgt. Vince Hancock and Sgt. 1st Class Josh Olson are pictured.

The Army Golden Knights perform before the Army Ten-Miler in Arlington, Va., Oct. 21, 2012.

ARCD Mission Failure is not an Option team members included Erin Miller, John Dunlap, Eleanor Cunningham, Chris Westerholm, Angel Liberg, Steven Mckee, Nancy Cortes, and Romeo Santos.

The South Dakota Army National Guard sent nine soldiers to run in the Army Ten-Miler, in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. The Army Ten-Miler is the third largest 10 mile road race in the world and the Army’s More

Runners participate in the U.S. Army Military District of Washington's 27th annual ten-miler race at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Oct. 21, 2012. This year's event marks the race's 30th year. The race course, More

After the 2012 New York City Marathon was cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Shamai Larsen joined roughly 20,000 other runners for laps around Central Park Nov. 4. Above, Larsen poses in Centra More

Participants in the first of two Army Ten-Miler qualifying races for the Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall team start at the Fort Myer Fitness Center June 28. This year’s Army Ten-Miler race will be held Oct. 20. More

Staff Sgt. David Seymour, Noncommissioned Officer Academy and team captain, and 2nd Lt. Matt Udermann, D Company, 1st Battalion, 145th Aviation Regiment, run along Dustoff Street early Saturday morning during More

Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. John F. Campbell shakes hands with a Wounded Warrior before the start of the Army Ten-Miler at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., on Oct. 20, 2013. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Mikki More

Rachel Larue, Pentagram staff photographer, poses for a photograph after finishing the 29th Army Ten-Miler Race Oct. 20, 2013. (Photo by Erik Uecke)

Fort Leonard Wood and Maneuver Support Center of Excellence Army Ten-Miler Team [from left to right]: 1st Lt. Alice Trickey, Staff Sgt. Roderick Reeves, Capt. Matvey Vikhrov, Lt. Col. Sam Volkman, 2nd Lt. Johan More

Soldiers mark off the start line as participants await the signal to start the Army Ten-Miler Oct. 20, 2013. More than 900 soldiers and civilians volunteered to support this year’s Army Ten-Miler. (Joint Base M More

Joint Base Lewis-McChord team member Spc. Preston Myers (center), 2-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, gives a thumbs-up before the start of the Army 10-Miler, Oct. 20, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Tara Ricci)

Runners in the 2013 Army Ten-Miler race get ready to run the course, which began at the Pentagon, and twisted and turned through the nation's capital, before finishing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Oct. 21 More

Staff Sgt. Claudia Smallman is a mortuary affairs noncommissioned officer assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 10th Special Troops Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, runs for physical training e More

Participants in Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s Shamrock Shuffle 5K Run and 1-Mile Walk past the Fort Myer Fitness Center on the Fort Myer portion of JBM-HH March 14, 2014. This year’s Shamrock Shuffle is Marc More

Soldiers throughout Joint Task Force Guantanamo competed for a spot on Army South’s 10-miler team for this year’s race in Washington, D.C.

Civilians and coalition service members start the Army Ten-Miler shadow run on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 19, 2014. The run was one of nearly a dozen Ten-Miler shadow runs to be conducted worldwide b More

A treadmill used by U.S. Army Maj. Brian Mayer, the signal officer for U.S. Army Alaska’s 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, is shown here as he undergoes a VO2 Max Test, or ma More

Capt. Benjamin Joslin from Melrose, Mass., earned his spot on the eighth Army Ten-Miler team, giving him the opportunity to travel to Washington to compete in the Army Ten-Miler this year. Joslin has been servi More

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno speaks with a wounded warrior before the start of the 30th Army Ten-Miler at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Oct. 12, 2014. Over 35,000 participants from all over the wor More

With 35,000 registered runners, participants in the 30th anniversary of the Army Ten-Miler raced Oct. 12, 2014. Starting and ending at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., the course winds its way through Washington More

Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Daniel B. Allyn, right, speaks with a wounded warrior before the start of the 30th Army Ten-Miler race at the Pentagon, in Washington, D.C., Oct. 12, 2014. (U.S. Army photo More

Gen. Frank J. Grass (in jacket, center), chief, National Guard Bureau, stands for a photo with Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst (to the right of Grass), Ohio adjutant general, and the Ohio National Guard conting More

Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, right, and his wife Linda cheer on participants from all over the world running during the annual Army Ten-Miler celebrating the race’s 30th anniversary in Wa More

Kevin Stuart, a retired Army veteran of almost 33 years, sports a purple cape as he walks the Army Ten-Miler through Arlington, Va., and Washington, D.C., Oct. 12. Stuart walked the race to raise awareness for More

George Banker runs past the U.S. Capitol during the 1987 Marine Corps Marathon. Banker has participated in 30 of the last 31 MCMs. The 2014 Marine Corps Marathon will be his 100th marathon. (Courtesy photo)

Lorri Martindale, fitness facilities manager, Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, briefs runners on their route during the last of four Army Ten-Miler time trials at Fort Carson, June 25, More

Nick Wong, 40, consumes six Twinkies July 2 while participating in the second annual Firecracker 5K “Twinkie” Challenge and 1.5-Mile Walk at the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. This year’s More

Pictured here, a new temporary fire station was constructed at the Fort McNair portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in September 2015, adding new fire response capabilities to that portion of the joint bas More

The Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Active Duty Mixed Masters Army Ten-Miler race team poses for a photo with Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region and U.S. Army Military District of Washington Comman More

Spc. Dwight Massally (left) and Pfc. Karlan Smith (right) stretch to warm up for sprint interval training Aug. 23 near Hood Army Airfield at Fort Hood, Texas. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alajuwan McCoy, 1st ACB PA More

Maj. Wener Vieux, a Spring Valley, New York native and staff judge advocate with the 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, runs during the Camp As Sayliyah’s Shadow Run of the Army 10 Miler race for deployed Sold More

Community members participate in the Commander's Run during the installation observance of the Army's 242nd birthday on June 14, 2017, at at Fort McCoy, Wis. The run was the final qualifier for Fort McCoy to ad More

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — Capt. Milana Taylor (front), a Soldier with 225th Brigade Support Battalion, and 1st Lt. Idris Usman, a Soldier with the U.S. Army Health Clinic-Schofield Barracks, run in the ninth annual More

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — Participants take off from the starting line during the ninth Annual Army Ten-Miler Hawaii Qualifier at Schofield Barracks, July 15, 2017. Three teams will be representing U.S. Army Hawaii More

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — Spc. Luis Morales, a Soldier with 18th Medical Command, runs in the ninth annual Army Ten-Miler Hawaii Qualifier, July 15, 2017. Three teams will be representing U.S. Army Hawaii at the Arm More

Capt. Josh Joseph (front right), commander for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Sustainment Brigade, 101st Abn. Div., and another memb More

Fort Wainwright’s 1st Lt. Japheth Ng’ojoy of Medical Activity-Alaska, bib No. 55, takes an early lead at the start of the Santa Claus Half Marathon Aug. 5 in North Pole. Ng’ojoy held onto the advantage at the h More

Members of the Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Army Ten-Miler team prepare for a run at Fort Eustis, Va., Sept. 8, 2017. The team will head to Washington, D.C., for the annual competitive run on Oct. 8, 2017. (U.S. More

Spc. Samantha Trotter interviews Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Snow, commanding general for U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Oct. 7 during the Army Ten-Miler Expo at the D.C. Amory.

Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, Gen. Mark A. Milley attends the 33rd Annual Army Ten-Miler (ATM) in Arlington Va., Oct. 8, 2017. The mission of the ATM is to promote the Army, build espirt de corps, support Ar More

U.S. Army soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Regiment Old Guard, present present the colors during the National Anthem in the thirty-third annual Army Ten-miler at Washington, D.C., October 8, 2017. The race is the t More

Manny Herrera, a Wounded Warrior participant, prepares his cycle before the race at Washington D.C., Md., Sep. 8, 2017. The race is the third largest Army Ten Miler in the world ran by both joint and internatio More

Wounded Warrior competes in the 33rd Annual Army Ten-Miler at Washington, D.C., Oct. 8, 2017. The Race is the third largest ten-miler in the world, combining both joint and international competitors. (U.S. Army More

The Army Color Guard presents the colors during the pre-race ceremonies at the Army Ten-Miler Oct. 8 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Mary M. Rall/U.S. Army Alaska Public Affairs)

Maj. Martin Wennblom with the 181st Multi-Functional Training Brigade gets in a workout on a treadmill at Rumpel Fitness Center on Oct. 18, 2017, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Wennblom has been a competitive runner since More

Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Director Patric McGuane speaks about the installation's Army Ten-Miler team during a welcome home ceremony for the team Nov. 1, 2017, at McCoy's Communit More

The road to this year’s Army Ten-Miler in Washington, D.C., began outside Magrath Sports Complex on May 9 at Fort Drum, New York, for 43 Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division (LI). The first of two 10K quali More

More than 45 members of the 10th Mountain Division gathered outside Magrath Sports Complex on Aug. 8 to try out for the Fort Drum Army Ten-Miler Team. This was the second qualifier before the 18 runners are sel More

Sgt. William Ezzard, center, leads a training run with Specialists Nicholas Brown and Emma Larson on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Ezzard, a paralegal NCO with 42nd Military Police Brigade, is one of three brigade More

Maj. Gen. Walter E. Piatt, 10th Mountain Division (LI) and Fort Drum commander, introduces the Fort Drum Ten-Miler Team at the Memorial to Monument Run on Sept. 29 at Fort Drum, New York. (Photo by Mike Strass More

Staff Sgt. Claudia McNally, a Psychological Operations Specialist assigned to Alpha Company, 6th Psychological Operation Battalion, 4th Psychological Operations Group, trains at Hercules track on Fort Bragg in More

181007-A-DW872-1003 (Oct. 7, 2018) 2nd L. Aaqib Syed, a student in the Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course at Fort Benning, Georgia, crosses the finish line at the Army Ten-Miler in Washington D.C. Syed was th More

Members of the 86th Training Division 2018 Army Ten-Miler team are shown Oct. 7, 2018, with Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey, chief of the Army Reserve and commanding general, U.S. Army Reserve Command, after finishi More

U.S. Army Reserve Element European Command soldiers ran the Army Ten Miler as part of Team Military Friends. The runners honored fallen service members during the race October 7.

35,000 registered runners competed in the 34th Annual Army Ten Miler, Oct. 7, 2018. This annual race sees runners from all over the U.S. and internationally and focuses on overall total health and fitness.

U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Medical Brigade group together for a picture before the Army Ten-Miler at Camp As-Sayliyah, Qatar, October 7, 2018. Many units from Camp As-Sayliyah and Al Udeid Air Force Base part More

Fort McCoy (Wis.) 2018 Army Ten-Miler team members are shown in a team picture with the second-place trophy they won in the Reserve Mixed category Oct. 7, 2018, at Army Ten-Miler event in Washington, D.C. Overa More

U.S. Army Public Health Center experts recommend staying well hydrated before and during the run and consider getting up earlier than usual to give the GI tract time to "wake up" before the race. For those in r More

More than 50 Soldiers from across the 10th Mountain Division (LI) toed the starting line outside Magrath Sports Complex on May 8 to run an Army Ten-Miler 10K qualifier. First Lt. Japheth Ngojoy, with C Company, More

Megan Amadeo, Army Wellness Center project officer, Army Public Health Center, assists Headquarters and Headquarters Company commander, Army Public Health Center, with putting on the new K5 metabolic testing u More

U.S. Army Capt. Zachary Schroeder, Headquarters and Headquarters Company commander, Army Public Health Center, runs with the new K5 metabolic testing unit May 9, 2019, as part of his training to compete in the More

U.S. Army Capt. Zachary Schroeder, Headquarters and Headquarters Company commander, Army Public Health Center, gets in a distance run May 23, 2019, as part of his training for the October 2019 Army Ten-miler. A More

Sleep banking leading up to the Army Ten-Miler may help runners improve their stamina, gain extra energy, and increase their focus. (U.S. Army Public Health Center photo illustration by Graham Snodgrass)

Kacey Gibson, a master resilience trainer-performance expert with the Fort Eustis Ready and Resilient Performance Center speaks to the participants of the Army Ten-Miler try-outs at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, V More

Spc. Michael Davis, assigned to the 135th Quartermaster Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, crosses the finish line during the Army ten-miler qualification race held at Fort Stewart, Ga., More

Public health experts recommend drinking water or fluids every 20 minutes when running in the heat. (U.S. Army Public Health Center photo illustration by Graham Snodgrass)

1st. Lt. William McCray, medical-surgical nurse, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, prepares for a run. McCray recently qualified to represent Team USAREUR during the 35th Annual U.S. Army Ten Miler in Washington D.C.

Soldiers across the 10th Mountain Division (LI) and Fort Drum ran the final 10K qualifier race Aug. 7 in hopes of getting on this year’s Army Ten-Miler Team roster. First Lt. Japheth Ngojoy, with C Company, 10t More

This graphic represents the logo for the 2019 Army Ten-Miler team for the 86th Training Division at Fort McCoy, Wis. (U.S. Army graphic illustration)

Lt. Col. Frederick Moss, a senior staff officer for the U.S. Army Reserve Headquarters at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, stares into the camera for a portrait at the North Carolina Veterans Park in Fayetteville, N More

Soldiers and civilians deployed in Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve participate in the Army Ten-Miler, at Erbil Air Base, Iraq, Oct. 4, 2019. Runners participate in the run to shadow the 35th U.S. More

Soldiers from the 641st Regional Support Group pose with "Rex" following the Army Ten Miler Shadow Run on Erbil Air Base, Iraq, Oct. 4, 2019.

The Fort Bliss Army Ten-Miler Team, composed of enlisted Soldiers and officers from units across Fort Bliss and 1st Armored Division, pose in front of Costello Hall, the 1AD headquarters, October 4. The team wi More

Participants of the Army Ten Miler Shadow Run are finishing the race at United States Army Garrison-Humphreys, South Korea, Oct. 5, 2019. Service members and civilians ran ten miles to promote esprit de corps a More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Nick Krause, Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 210th Aviation Regiment, 128th Aviation Brigade CH-47 helicopter repairer instructor writer, approaches the finish line at the 35th annual Arm More

Members of the 2019 Fort McCoy Army Ten-Miler team pose for a photo with the first place Army Ten-Miler Eagle Trophy on Oct. 13, 2019, in Washington, D.C. Fort McCoy entered two teams in the 2019 competition in More

Members of the 86th Training Division Team Black Hawks are shown in a team photo Oct. 13, 2019, after participating in the 2019 Army Ten-Miler in Washington, D.C., where the team placed seventh in the Army Rese More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Nick Krause, Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 210th Aviation Regiment, 128th Aviation Brigade CH-47 helicopter repairer instructor writer, poses for a portrait at Joint Base Langley-Eustis More

Nancy McCoy, an Army Reserve lieutenant colonel with the 353rd Civil Affairs Command of Staten Island, N.Y., and government civilian Equal Employment Opportunity specialist with the Army Reserve at Fort McCoy, More

Fort Drum Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation staff hosted an Army Ten-Miler (ATM) qualifying run Aug. 3 for 10th Mountain Division (LI) Soldiers to earn free registration for this year’s virtual race. (P More

U.S. Army Capt. Mylene Lyons, with Headquarters and Headquarters Bn., 1st Infantry Division, finishes her Army 10 Miler run at Whitside Fitness Center at Fort Riley, Kansas, Oct. 11, 2020.

Runners gather for a group photo just prior to a virtual Army Ten-Miler Oct. 11, 2020, at Dodge Park near downtown Columbus, Ohio. The informal event was supported by the USO and initiated by a group of Ohio Na More

The ten-mile route at Fort Bliss Texas, took Army Ten-Miler runners across part of the 1st Armored Division footprint, Oct. 11, 2020. Bliss FMWR Sports organized the event when the Washington, D.C., road race b More

As part of their first ever Spiritual Health and Total Fitness week, First Army Division East, 4th Cavalry Multi-Functional Training Brigade Unit Ministry Teams integrated patron saints into physical challenges More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brandon Krehling, 7th Transportation Brigade, 58th Transportation Battalion, Echo Company platoon leader, runs the virtual Army Ten-Miler on Oct. 16, 2020, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virgin More