![]() ![]() One-hundred and seventy people from the air station and the local Japanese population volunteered for the event and guided the runners while providing water, electrolyte drinks and fruit. Most people don’t get to go on the flight line at all and running off base was a nice touch to this race.” “I think we’ve achieved that pretty well. “We decided to change the route this year just to switch it up a little bit and make it more exciting for participants,” said Woneata Stallworth, the assistant athletic director at SemperFit for Marine Corps Community Services Iwakuni. The race offered a unique opportunity for Japanese residents who normally only see the flight line during the air station’s annual air show, Friendship Day, which is scheduled for May 5. ![]() For the first time the marathon was held both on and off base and the route included parts of the flight line. The event is held by Marine Corps Community Services Iwakuni and supported in various ways by Iwakuni City and the air station. The runners weren’t exactly running to or from something but rather they were running for something: the 52nd Annual Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Marathon and Half Marathon. service members ran through the flight line and residential areas of MCAS Iwakuni and Iwakuni City, April 7, 2019. Three hundred and sixty-one Japanese residents, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents and U.S. MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan (April 10, 2019). ![]()
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