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Show 16 July 1, 1999 6th hole lucky for local golfer Pin shots are raining out of the sky at the Hubbard Golf Course as West Point resident, Wen Durand stood on the tee at the 6th hole on June 16, lofted a and hit the ball into the cup for a soft hole-in-on- e. 6-ir- ' e hole surrendered the second The of the month. Just one day later, during the Contracting Directorate's golf tournament, for his on the 17th old Mike Vernon nailed a first career ace. 215-yar- nole-in-on- d N fin-ish- staff 50-ye- ar 7-ir- on Durand and his friends, John Loftus and Art Samuel-so- n were playing a recreational round of golf when the shot occurred. No one could have suspected that a miracle was about to happen, but happen it did as hopes they found the ball right where every golfer shot. one but after only ends it eventually up The U.S. Golf Association estimates that one golfer e each year, so that in a million will make a Several puts Durand in some very special company. Professional Golfers Association touring pros have never aced a hole in their lives. On June 16, on the 6th hole at Hubbard, none of them could have hiU shot any better than Wen Duran d. hole-in-on- and one MarineCorps Marathons, two Boston marathons, each at New York and Chicago. "Of the courses I've run, this is the more challenging course "he said. "Hike the challenge. Mygoalistogoback to Boston, eventually run Pikes Peak and some other marathons. My personal challenges are finding out how man. far can I push my body and how fast can I go as an old The general's best time is 3:19 at the Marine Corps m 1992 Being stationed in Washington, D.C. has created some difficult circumstances for the major general. At his job in the Pentagon, Bolton is responsible for all 2 Raptor, 5 Eagle 6 acquisition activities on the B-Nighthawk, B--l Lancer and 2 Fighting Falcon, makes it difSpirit aircraft programs. This responsibility marathon. ficult to find time to prepare for the grueling to "I get up early enough in the morning to train and get meoffice,"hesaidArrivingmm that Bolton wake up by 5:30. "I get up a bit earlier now, because I ve found at that time of the morning, no one's trying to get a hold of me the phones aren'tringing, and the fax isn't going, on so I can get my training done," he said. n last week, he When he traveled to the 5:30 before could run so had to get up at 3:30 am. he flightfrom Washington to Ohio. "I'm a night person," he said. "Getting up at those early former test pilot has been running The the toughest obstacle for me." marathons since November 1988. He has run seven U.S. hours is probably AFB, Ohio Rank has no an privileges at the Air Force Marathon. Whether you're runner four-star general, the better airman basic or a first decide the Maj. Gen. Claude M. Bolton Jr. lets his feet distance. mile chain of command when running the 26.2 Bolton, the Air Force's executive officer for fighter and this Sepbomberprograms,will return to Wright-Patterso- n he tember for the 1999 Air Force Marathon. So far, is the ontyAirForcegeneralofficerwhohascx)rnmittedtDrunthe entire marathon this year. Bolton was outranked, militarAir ily speaking, by only one other runner at the inaugural offigeneral Force Marathon. A team of senior-rankin- g cers ran as arelay lastyear. Inboth instances, Bolton outran his superiors - finishing in three hours, 46 minutes, 47 seconds at the '97 marathon, and 3:59:57 in '98. Rather than throw down gauntlets to other general officers to compete against him, the major general extends invitations to everybody interested in running a marathon. 'The challenges are all personal. Whenyou get outthere, if s you and the course," he said. 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