Sound of the starting gun, runners take their first steps in the half marathon held June 5, 2010 near the one-mile track at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. The 24 participants ran 13.5 miles in the half marathon and the three best male and female runners were rewarded with plaques. Beginning with the females in order of the fastest completion times were 1st Lt. Erin Fitzpatrick, Senior Airman Alycia McCollum and Staff Sgt. Monica Herrera. The male awardees in order of fastest completion time were Maj. Torsten Buehn, Capt. Jeff Carter and Airman Shawn Watters. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Brian Eskew)