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Joint Base Half Marathon, 5K Run/Walk and Kids' Run

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McGuire Air Force Base, Fort Dix Army Installation and Lakehurst Naval Engineering Station will host its Inaugural Joint Base Half Marathon, 5K Fun Run/Walk and Kids Run Sept. 29 at 8:30 a.m., open to all U.S. citizens. 

Air Force Academy, Naval Academy and West Point men's and women's marathon teams will be among the event participants. 

The 13.1-mile route will be on paved surfaces within McGuire Air Force Base and the Fort Dix cantonment area. 

Participants may pick up their information packet Sept. 28 from 4 to 6 p.m. The registration fee includes a Pre-Race Carb Dinner Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. at the McGuire Community Center. The guest speaker will be Col. Tom Kastner, coach of the U.S. Army Marathon Team. Also included in the entry fee is a commemorative Joint Base T-shirt, a finisher's medal for the half marathon, post-run snacks and race day entertainment. 

Arrival time for all races Sept. 29 is from 5 to 7:30 a.m. Base security will direct participants where to park and to the main event area. 

To register online by Sept. 24, log on to www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1465706. Manual registration forms can be downloaded at http://www.305services.com/main/joint% 2Dbase%2Drace%2D2007/base-race-reg-form.pdf, and must be postmarked by Sept. 21, to Lt. Terry DeMille, Readiness Office, 2905 Tuskeegee Airmen Ave., McGuire AFB, NJ 08641. 

For more Joint Base race information, call (609) 754-4750.

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