A Very Close Race

Wow, you all are quite impressive. It is such a close race and these past weeks have been no different! As a battalion, we have logged

 25,002.63 miles

As for the companies, Alpha is in 1st place but Weapons Company has made a huge leap and is not far behind Alpha! Quite impressive! I will let the numbers speak for themselves.
Company Totals:

1st Place: Alpha 6317.34 miles

2nd Place: Weapons 5480.28 miles

3rd Place: Charlie 4939.68 miles

4th Place: H &S 4793.18 miles

5th Place: Bravo 3472.15 miles

 

 

Here are the miles logged for Nov. 1st-14th for each company.

 



Alpha: 1444.5 miles

Bravo: 988.59 miles

Charlie 1495.89 miles

Weapons: 2655.49 miles

H&S: 1155.60 miles

 

I have a feeling this next round will be who gets to Afghanistan first which is 7,200 miles! Remember, the company who "wins" is the company who makes it to Afghanistan & Back which is 14,400 miles. Keep up the amazing work and keep sending us your pictures! We love to hear from you!

Walk on November 15th at 5pm

Calling all Walk to Afghanistan Walkers! Do you want to log some extra miles? Please join us at the Wallace Creek Trail across from Marston Pavilion on MCB Camp Lejeune, Friday, November 15th at 5pm.

 Please remember to dress warm, bring a flashlight, and bring water to hydrate. There is a 2 mile trail or a 4 mile trail! We hope to see you there!

Future Walk Dates will be tentatively scheduled as follows:
Saturday, November 23rd at 8:30am at the Wallace Creek Trail
Friday, December 6th at 5pm at the Wallace Creek Trail
Saturday, December 14th at 8:30am at the Wallace Creek Trail

Atlantic City Marathon

Dan Hilferty, ran the Atlantic City Marathon on October 13, 2012.  He is proudly running in support of Cpl. Barry Powers, Alpha Company, and all the Marines of 1/9! In the picture, Dan is about to cross the finish line on the famous Atlantic City Boardwalk.

 

He will also be running the Philadelphia Marathon on November 17th. We look forward to more pictures! Keep up the great work Dan! Thanks for sharing with us.

We Made It There & Back!

As a battalion, we made it to Afghanistan & Back in one month! That is amazing! As a battalion, we have logged

17,262.56 miles

WOW! You all really stepped it up and logged some serious miles these past two weeks! Right now, we are on our way back to Afghanistan for the second time and floating somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean.

Grab those walking shoes and swimming gear (haha) and let's get back to Afghanistan! How many times do you think we can make it to Afghanistan and back as a battalion? Any guesses?

Leading the Way: Alpha Company

Alpha Company is currently in 1st place! The cumulative totals from the start of our Walk on October 1st are as follows:

1st Place: Alpha Company 4872.84 miles

2nd Place: H & S Company 3637.58 miles

3rd Place: Charlie Company 3443.79 miles

4th Place: Weapons Company 2824.79 miles

5th Place: Bravo Company 2483.56 miles

It is quite interesting because each company also varies in the number of participants. Alpha does have the most people participating but Bravo & Charlie Company have the next most participants. Weapons has the smallest number of participants so it does not really matter how many people are participating but how many miles each person logs!

The company totals are as follow for miles logged from October 15th to October 31st.

Alpha Company 3424.84 miles

H&S Company 2528.58 miles

Charlie Company 2158.19 miles

Weapons Company 1727.17 miles

Bravo Company 1343.56 miles

Keep logging those miles and send us pictures of you logging those miles! Keep on Walking with Us!