The White Falcon - 27.08.1993, Blaðsíða 8

International Reykjavik Marathon attracts
multitudes for long and short distances
Story and photos by
J03 (SW) Andreas Walter
Clear skies and a slight breeze greeted
nearly 3,000participants, including more than
a dozen from the base, Sunday morning for
the tenth running of the Reykjavik Interna-
tional Marathon. The race, which brought
city traffic to a standstill, included a full 26-
mile marathon, a half-marathon, a 10 km run
and a 3 km fun run.
The event, which has grown in popularity
each year, brought together runners from
countries such as Germany, France, Den-
mark, Spain and the United States. Faces of
all ages showed the excitement of the hour as
course workers put the finishing touches (Hi
the s tart/finish point near the Duck pond. The
latest in running fashion, as well as an inter-
esting sprinkle of homemade designs and hu-
morous costumes decked out the scene.
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A surging mass of close to 3,000 runners begins crossing the starting grid Sunday
morning for the Reykjavik International Marathon.
When the clock started at 11 a.m., the runners were off, first roundinj
the pond, then following marked city streets on a westward course, and
nally eastward along the seashore.
Marty Posekany ran the half-marathon for the second time in two year
and commented on the conditions,“I enjoyed the race much more than last
time and actually managed to improve my finishing time. The weather was
fantastic, a change from last year’s overcast conditions.”
Posekany added that he would like to see a base running club, not just
for the marathon, but to get people involved with the sport.
“I run these races to improve my endurance and to better my older
times,” he added.
Posekany mentioned that he has run races of this caliber back home and
enjoys the freedom felt when running. This year, roughly 100 people
strode the full 26 miles, 800 ran the half-marathon and the rest either en-
dured the 10 km or the 4 km fun run. The fastest finishers of either sex, in
both the full and the half-marathon, received round-trip tickets with
Icelandair to any where the plane flies. In addition, top finishers in these
races took home $1,000 and $600 cash prizes respectively.

n runner accepts a cup of water from a course volunteer.
Local athlete bats for Navy in top tournament
By J03 (SW) Andreas Walter
For the second year in a row, Pamela
Moebius, Leading Petty Officer at the Per-
sonnel Support Detachment, Keflavfk, earned
the distinction of playing for the Navy in the
Armed Forces Softball Championship.
The main purpose of the tournament was to
determine which service in the military had
the best men’s and women’s team for 1993.
Only the best athletes were selected to repre-
sent their respective services.
Moebius felt the talent displayed in this
year’s tournament ex-
ceeded last year’s. "There
seemed to be more compe-
tition among the players.
In addition, we playednine
games as opposed to the
six last year,” she reflected.
What does it take to play
on one of these teams?
According to Moebius,
thousands of applications
are received yearly at the
center in Washington. In
the end, only IS people per
military branch got the chance
to play on one of the four teams,
representing the Navy, Air
Force, Army and Marines.
The Nevada, Iowa native_
loves the game of t
thinks that the '93 i
will be her last due to a naggii^
arm injury. The Navy women’s
team took third place overall
this year.
low* native
' softball
tOUITUif
toanaggiiy
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