United States Air Force Marathon

The United States Air Force Marathon is an annual event held on the Saturday closest to the birthday of the United States Air Force (18 September) at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, home to the National Museum of the United States Air Force. It was established in 1997. The marathon includes a half marathon, 10K, wheelchair race, a four-person relay. The Friday previous to the Marathon includes a 5k race at the Nutter Center. The 42.195-kilometre (26.219 mi) race has runners travel around historical places on Wright-Patterson and Fairborn, Ohio, including the Air Force Institute of Technology, Air Force Materiel Command headquarters, the Wright-Patterson flightline and the Wright Brothers Memorial Monument. The Air Force Marathon is a qualifying race for the Boston Marathon. There are a total of 202 prizes awarded at the marathon across a range of categories including Overall Military Male and Military Team 1st, 2nd & 3rd. The 2010 event took place 18 September. Registration opened on 1 January 2010.[