CIGNA Falmouth Road Race a success in Afghanistan
Posted Wednesday, 27 August, 2008
On Sunday, Aug. 10, nearly 10,000 runners from all over the world completed the CIGNA Falmouth Road Race in Falmouth, Mass. But they weren't alone. This 36-year tradition was transplanted to Afghanistan.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Megan E. Kennedy, U.S. Navy, an East Falmouth native, founded and organized a mirror race that took place at Camp Mike Spann, Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan. She has never run in her hometown race, and wanted to create one for her camp in Afghanistan.
Kennedy contacted the race directors early in the summer about doing a mirror race at her base and they were pleased to partner in this event. The Afghanistan event had to take place so that it fit into the operations schedule at Camp Mike Spann. Race co-director John Carroll sent her shirts and special running bibs for the event.
Kennedy estimated that 25-to-30 people would take part. But as the event got closer and more and more people came back to camp, the number of interested runners increased. Ultimately, 57 participants from several countries and branches of service ran in the race, which had to be delayed for two days due to a sand storm. The race was run in the hot, steamy weather that is normal for the region.
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