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Show SPORTS & FITNESS TIMES June 8. 2006 Fun summer ahead at Bowling Center Runners from Hill compete in Boston Marathon a.m. to 3 p.m. will be a Youth try information, visit Hill Force will also receive a Center Day Camp. On June coupon good for a free me- Bowling Center. 17, the Bowling Center will Aside from the Summer With the summer season dium Coca-Cola beverage host a Father's Day Tournaabout to get underway, the and a free game of bowling Strike Force Program, ment at 1 p.m. and then a the Bowling Center has for every card completed. Hill Bowling Center has many other exciting events Casino Night running from plenty of reasons to stay in- No purchase is necessary 9 p.m. to midnight. Youth to enter to win the monthly planned. Every Monday doors. night will be Family Night, Summer Bowling Passes This summer, customand grand prizes. For comand Wednesdays from 9 are also available. ers at Hill Bowling Center plete contest rules and enwill be bowling for not only bragging rights, but also cash and prizes. As part of the Air Force Services wide Summer Strike Force Program, patrons will receive punch cards when participating in programs at the bowling center, making them eligible for prizes and a $500 or $250 cash drawing held each month. "The bowling center is the perfect place to cool off for some healthy, indoor fun with your family or friends," said Mike Lucovitz, Bowling Center Manager. "This summer, the more you visit the Hill Bowling Center the greater your chances of winning some terrific prizes." Punches are given for every paid game bowled or large Coca-Cola fountain beverage purchased at the Photo by Mitch Shaw Hill Bowling Center snack Airmen from Hill enjoy a game of bowling at the Hill Bowling Center. This summer at the Bowling Center, bar through July 31. Parbowlers can bowl for cash and prizes In the "Bowling Strike Force" program. ticipants in Summer Strike BY MITCH SHAVV. Hilltop Times staff BY MITCH SHAW Hilltop Times staff On April 17, three people from Hill Air Force Base participated in one of the most prestigious events in American sports: The Boston Marathon. Dan Kerns, Tim Maurer, and Julie Bitney, all employed at Hill with the 84th Combat Sustainment Wing, ran in the 110th annual Boston Marathon. The celebrated marathon boasted more than 23,000 runners and over a half million spectators. The 26.2 mile course weaves through the city of Boston with screaming fans lined up from the starting line to the finish to cheer the runners. "Normally at smaller marathons, everybody is spread out, a lot of times to the point where I will be running by myself for a while," said Mr. Maurer, who is a Logistics Specialist here at Hill. "In this marathon, there were people every where, you had to dodge people along the way." Ms. Bitney, who has only been running marathons for a little over two years, said she realized immediately that the marathon was going to be different from previous marathons she has competed in. "Marathons usually get started in the mornings," Ms. Bitney said. "We checked in at our camp at about 7:30 am, but we didn't start until noon, so we had to sit around for four hours. That's hard because your body is used to running at a certain time." The sheer numbers that make it difficult to participate in the Boston Marathon are the same reason Mr. Kerns, who has now run 14 marathons, initially didn't want to participate in Boston. "Even though Boston is the most prestigious marathon, it has never been a goal of mine to compete in it," said Mr. Kerns. "I just never wanted to deal with all the logistics that go along with it. I must say though, after competing in it I have a much greater appreciation for it now." If not for Mr. Kern's wife, Melinda, he probably would have watched the 2006 marathon on television instead of competing in it. "I promised my wife that if she qualified, we would go," said Mr. Kerns. "She has really been an inspiration to me. She gets up everyday at 4:30 to run, so that is motivation in itself." While Mr. Maurer and Ms. Bitney have become training partners, Mr. Kerns likes to run alone as a therapeutic escape from everyday life. "I have been running for 30 years and I like to do it alone to get away from everything." Mr. Kerns said. Although Mr. Kerns likes to run alone and Mr. Maurer and Ms. Bitney prefer to run as a tandem, one thing is common in the training they all do: extreme dedication. Mr. Maurer and Ms. Bitney get up every morning to at 3:30 to make it to Hill to run 5 or 6 miles by 4:30. Mr. Kerns runs 7 to 8 miles daily and all three do at least one 20 or more mile run per month. The mental drive it takes to follow through with marathon training comes in handy when it's time to actually finish the race. "I think the challenge of marathon running is more mental than anything else," Ms. Bitney said. "You have to train mentally and physically. Eventually your feet will start to hurt, you feel sick from drinking so much Gatorade, but you have to just push through it." All three runners say that being able to mentally overcome the physical elements and cross the finish line, is the greatest reward of running any marathon. There is a point where you have to be thinking hard to get yourself through it. You think to yourself, 'I am never doing this again,' or 'why am I here?' Mr, Maurer said. "But once you cross that finish line you realize why you do it." "After every single race, I say I will never run another one," Mr. Kerns said. "But a day or two later, I already start thinking about the next race." 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