Monterey Airmen dash at Air Force Marathon

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  • By Lt. Col. Paul Issler
  • 311th Training Squadron commander
PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. --  Twenty-two Airmen from the 311th and 314th Training Squadrons participated in the Twelfth Annual U.S. Air Force Marathon Sept. 20 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. This is the second year Airmen from Monterey have represented the 17th Training Wing in the Air Force's premier sanctioned athletic event. Team Monterey consisted of both staff and students competing in the full and half marathon events. Travel to and from the race was provided by the 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, Calif. via KC-10A Extender. During the four hour sortie, Airmen were treated to a tour of the cockpit and refueling operator's station.

Participants in the U.S. Air Force Marathon earn points for their major command based upon number of runners and finishing times. The MAJCOM with the greatest number of points is awarded the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Commander's Cup at Fall CORONA. Air Education and Training Command won the inaugural CSAF Cup in 2007, in part based upon the outstanding results of the 17th Training Wing.

This year two 311th Training Squadron Airmen earned top honors in their event. Airman 1st Class Carissa Skrivanek, an Arabic linguist, finished thirty-eighth in the half-marathon, third in the female category and second in her age division with a time of 1:39:23. Airman 1st Class Ivan Alvarado, a Hebrew linguist attached to the 316th Training Squadron and returning team member, finished fourth in the half-marathon, fourth in the male category and second in his age division with a time of 1:15:33.

Following the race, Airmen toured the National Museum of the United States Air Force and had an up-close look at the F-22 Raptor that performed the opening ceremony fly-by. Overnight stays at Travis and Wright-Patterson provided an immersion in Air Force culture for students who typically spend 6 - 20 months on an Army Post learning foreign language skills.

Race participants were:

Marathon (26.2 miles)

Airman 1st Class Matthew Carell, 314 TRS - 4:05:49
Tech. Sgt. John Lente, Defense Language Institute Air Force Element - 6:09:16

Half-Marathon (13.1 miles)

Airman 1st Class Ivan Alvarado, 311th Training Squadron - 1:14:33
Airman 1st Class Matthew Frengs, 314th Training Squadron - 1:26:41
Airman 1st Class Carissa Skrivanek, 311 TRS - 1:39:23
Airman 1st Class Lynda Wilson, 311 TRS - 1:40:46
Airman 1st Class Chris Martinelli, 314 TRS - 1:41:27
Staff Sgt. Kenneth Helton, 311 TRS - 1:43:43
Staff Sgt. Richard Loreto, 311 TRS - 1:45:22
Airman 1st Class Jeanette Roldan, 311 TRS - 1:48:13
Staff Sgt. Ronnie Shverdecker, 311 TRS - 1:58:51
Airman 1st Class Spencer Delling, 314 TRS - 2:04:52
Airman 1st Class Allison Doucette, 314 TRS - 2:05:15
Airman 1st Class Jennifer Manlutac, 314 TRS - 2:06:29
Tech. Sgt. Reketta Montgomery, 314 TRS - 2:08:56
Airman 1st Class Corey Kidder, 311 TRS - 2:10:42
Maj. Brian Garino, 314 TRS - 2:16:12
Staff Sgt. Matthew Collingridge, 311 TRS - 2:18:06
Lt. Col. Ty Peterson, 311 TRS - 2:18:5
Lt. Col. Paul Issler, 311 TRS - 2:18:55
Airman 1st Class Sarah Fisher, 311 TRS - 2:30:01
Lt. Col. Jon Rice, 314 TRS - 2:32:11

Editor's note: Additionally, eight Airmen from Goodfellow Air Force Base joined with the 311th and 314th Training Squadrons to represent the 17th Training Wing. These Airmen were:

Marathon

Col. Mike Buck - 3:21:20
Tech. Sgt. Michael Doane - 3:56:25
Staff Sgt. Adrian Balderrama - 4:58:42
Lt. Col. Georgette Young - 6:13:57

Half-Marathon

Airman 1st Class Ivan Alvarado - 1:15:33
Tech. Sgt. Gerardo Esquivel - 1:44:38
Airman 1st Class Samuel Ronicker - 1:56:18
Tech. Sgt. Margaret Bisko - 2:43:47