Minefield Marathoners Watch Their Step
From Times Wire Reports
About 150 U.S. soldiers ran 26.2 carefully checked miles around Bagram air base, Afghanistan, in a Minefield Marathon.
The winner, 2nd Lt. Raymond Youngs, 25, said: “It was a great way to relax and do something normal. Of course, nothing you end up doing around here is really that normal.â€
The course passed shredded jets, mines and other explosives. Sentries and helicopters watched for trouble. Signs and barbed wire marked areas that were not clear of mines -- one of which sounded the start in lieu of a pistol.
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