With over 30,000 registered runners, the 28th Army Ten-Miler took place Oct. 22 at the Pentagon, the day before the 2012 Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition.The first male runner to cross the finish line, Tesfaye Senedeku-Alemyehu, completed the run in 47:48. He also won the race in 2011.Second place went to Spc. Augustus Maiyo, from the Army World Class Athlete Program, Fort Carson, Colo., and a member of the All Army Team, with a time of 47:54. Maiyo finished third in 2011.The first female finisher with a time of 56:09 was Kerri Gallagher; second place went to Aziza Aliya-Abate with 56:10.Maiyo, again running with the All Army Team, was the winner of the 37th Marine Corps Marathon held on Oct. 28, one week after the Ten-Miler.The first marathon he ran, Maiyo crossed the finish line with a 2 hour, 20 minute, 20 second time.He is assigned to the Army’s World Class Athlete Program headquartered at Fort Carson, Colo.At the Ten-Miler, special recognition was given to the wounded warriors from Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, before the race began, to include a personal visit at the start line from the Army vice chief of staff, Gen. Lloyd J. Austin, who also started the wounded warrior race.The Fort Carson Men’s Team – the Mountain Post Men – fielded the winning Active Duty Men’s team with a team time of 3:32: 33 and Joint Base Lewis-McChord Women’s Team won the Active Duty Women’s category with a time of 4:15:01.The Sergeant Major of the Army’s Trophy was won by the Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Sergeants Major Team with a time of 4:52:54.The Commander’s Cup and the Sergeants Major’s trophy were presented on site at the race awards ceremony and were again presented at the opening session of the Association of the United States Army’s Annual Meeting and Exposition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.The All Army Team won the International Division for the second consecutive year with a time of 3:14:54.This trophy was also presented at the race site and at the AUSA Annual Meeting’s opening ceremony.The Brazilian Army finished second, followed by the Canadian Elite Team.The All Army Team went on to win the Men’s Open Division in the Marine Corps Marathon Oct. 28 for the second consecutive year. The team time was 7:10:51.Marine Men came in second with a time of 8:09:41."The Army’s 28th Army Ten-Miler race was a great success," Jim Vandak, the race director, said. "This year, over 30,000 runners and over 700 teams registered in record time."Adding, "The Army’s race is known for its tradition of excellence. Results of our runners’ survey are in and over 94 percent rated the race as good or excellent. And, 93 percent indicated that they will run the Ten-Miler these runners said they would run the Ten-Miler again."Runners came from all 50 states and Washington, D.C., as well as from 14 foreign countries.Thousands of spectators at the Pentagon’s start and finish lines and along the race course were there to support their family members, friends or co-workers and they stayed to enjoy the HOOAH tents, exhibits, food and bands and entertainment that were located in the Pentagon’s north parking lot.Entertainment was provided at the award’s stage by Down Range from The United States Army Band (Pershing’s Own). These talented musicians and singers also performed at the GEICO Pre-Race Pasta Dinner the night before the run.The stage was then turned over to Maj. Gen. Michael Linnington, commanding general, Joint Force Headquarters – National Capital Region and the Military District of Washington, and his command sergeant major, David Turnbull, who presided at the awards ceremony.Linnington and Turnbull, along with representatives from the Association of the United States Army’s George Washington and Fairfax-Lee Chapters and KBR presented awards to the race winners.In support of the Army Ten-Miler, several shadow races were run around the world to include Afghanistan and Iraq.Wrapping up the running portion of the Ten-Miler were more than 500 youth participating in the Army Ten-Miler Youth Runs presented by the Health Net.Children K-3 ran a 100-meter sprint to the finish and kids in grades four through eight participated in a 200-meter competition.Each runner received a bib, a special T-shirt and a finisher’s medal.The race’s co-lead sponsors are AUSA, the race’s founding sponsor, and KBR, an AUSA sustaining member.Major sponsors include: Health Net Federal Services, Pricewaterhousecoopers, GEICO, Navy Federal Credit Union, DRS Technologies, Navistar Defense and The Boeing Company.Marathon-photos.com, G&G Outfitters, Clearance Jobs.Com, and Run Coach are Supporting Sponsors.The Washington Examiner and ESPN are race Media Partners.For complete race coverage and results go to: www.armytenmiler.com.