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Team Offutt members participate in Market to Market relay

By Staff Sgt. Hillary A. Stonemetz, 55th Wing Public Affairs / Published October 20, 2008

Air Force Reserve intelligence analyst Staff Sgt. Shawn Bell, from the 610th intelligence flight, passes the baton to Tech. Sgt. Eric Miller, another 610th intelligence flight analyst. They were part of a seven man team in the Market to Market Relay Race on Saturday Oct. 11, which started in Omaha's Old Market and finished in Lincoln's Hay Market. The race was the first of its kind consisting of 150 teams of six to eight people and covered 86 miles. (U.S. Air Force Photo Courtesy of 55th Wing Public Affairs)
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Air Force Reserve intelligence analyst Staff Sgt. Shawn Bell, from the 610th intelligence flight, passes the baton to Tech. Sgt. Eric Miller, another 610th intelligence flight analyst. They were part of a seven man team in the Market to Market Relay Race on Saturday Oct. 11, which started in Omaha's Old Market and finished in Lincoln's Hay Market. The race was the first of its kind consisting of 150 teams of six to eight people and covered 86 miles. (U.S. Air Force Photo Courtesy of 55th Wing Public Affairs)

Senior Airman Chris Patton, supply management technician with the Air Force Reserve’s 610th Intelligence Flight, takes off with baton in hand Oct. 11 at the Market to Market Relay Race. It was the first long distance race of its kind in Nebraska stretching 86 miles from the Old Market in Omaha to the Hay Market in Lincoln. There were 150 teams with six to eight runners on each team. (U.S. Air Force Photo Courtesy of 55th Wing Public Affairs)
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Senior Airman Chris Patton, supply management technician with the Air Force Reserve’s 610th Intelligence Flight, takes off with baton in hand Oct. 11 at the Market to Market Relay Race. It was the first long distance race of its kind in Nebraska stretching 86 miles from the Old Market in Omaha to the Hay Market in Lincoln. There were 150 teams with six to eight runners on each team. (U.S. Air Force Photo Courtesy of 55th Wing Public Affairs)

Senior Airman Chris Patton, supply management technician with the Air Force Reserve’s 610th Intelligence Flight, runs for a five mile stretch Oct. 11 on one of the trails in rural Nebraska during the Market to Market Relay race from downtown Omaha to downtown Lincoln. The race was the first of its kind consisting of 150 teams of six to eight people and covered 86 miles. (U.S. Air Force Photo Courtesy of 55th Wing Public Affairs)
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Senior Airman Chris Patton, supply management technician with the Air Force Reserve’s 610th Intelligence Flight, runs for a five mile stretch Oct. 11 on one of the trails in rural Nebraska during the Market to Market Relay race from downtown Omaha to downtown Lincoln. The race was the first of its kind consisting of 150 teams of six to eight people and covered 86 miles. (U.S. Air Force Photo Courtesy of 55th Wing Public Affairs)

Lt. Col. Brad Hyndman, 610th Intelligence Flight commander, was in good spirits from dusk to dawn Oct. 11, while participating in the Market to Market Relay Race from downtown Omaha to downtown Lincoln Nebraska. This was the first long distance race of its kind in Nebraska and the Air Force Reserve team was one of the 150 teams to participate in the race which covered 86 miles. (U.S. Air Force Photo Courtesy of 55th Wing Public Affairs)
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Lt. Col. Brad Hyndman, 610th Intelligence Flight commander, was in good spirits from dusk to dawn Oct. 11, while participating in the Market to Market Relay Race from downtown Omaha to downtown Lincoln Nebraska. This was the first long distance race of its kind in Nebraska and the Air Force Reserve team was one of the 150 teams to participate in the race which covered 86 miles. (U.S. Air Force Photo Courtesy of 55th Wing Public Affairs)

The 610th Intelligence Flight team rounds the corner for the finish in the Market to Market Relay Race Oct. 11. They ran from the Old Market in downtown Omaha to the Hay Market in downtown Lincoln for 86 miles. The race was the first of its kind consisting of 150 teams of six to eight people and covered 86 miles. (U.S. Air Force Photo Courtesy of 55th Wing Public Affairs)
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The 610th Intelligence Flight team rounds the corner for the finish in the Market to Market Relay Race Oct. 11. They ran from the Old Market in downtown Omaha to the Hay Market in downtown Lincoln for 86 miles. The race was the first of its kind consisting of 150 teams of six to eight people and covered 86 miles. (U.S. Air Force Photo Courtesy of 55th Wing Public Affairs)

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OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Eight Team Offutt members from the 610th Information Operations Flight participated in a grueling 86 mile relay race Oct. 11 from Omaha's Old Market to Lincoln's Hay Market.

The race, the inaugural Market to Market Relay, was the first long distance relay race in Nebraska.

The relay was composed of 150 teams of six to eight people. The route snakes across the countryside along existing trail systems and back roads.

"We initially looked at the relay as a fundraising event for the flight's 25th birthday this month," said Lt. Col. Brad Hyndman, 610th IOF commander. "However, it morphed into more of a teambuilding and fitness event as well as a potential Air Force Reserve recruiting event and a chance to put the Air Force Reserve in the public eye."

According to Market to Market Relay organizers, the route was broken into 24 stages with each runner completing either three or four stages depending on the number of people on a team. Each stage varied in difficulty and length.

To prepare for the relay, some 610 IOF team members ran four to eight miles two to three times a week over a six week time period. Other team members ran marathons and other smaller races.

"The relay was a great way to get out and get moving while working on a teambuilding event with my unit," said Staff Sgt. Guillermo Rosas, 610th IOF intelligence analyst and team captain.

Each person on the team ran between six to 12 miles throughout the relay.

The relay was a fun day on the road with other runners, getting exercise while getting a close-up view of the area between Omaha and Lincoln, said Eric Miller, National Geospatial Intelligence imagery analyst.


"I enjoyed the camaraderie and encourage people to get out a participate in this relay next year," said Sergeant Rosas.

The 610th IOF team ran a total of 12 hours and 27 minutes and placed 102nd out of a total of 153 teams.

The team members are colonel Hyndman, sergeant Rosas, Tech. Sgt. Dave Woodcock, Mr. Miller, Airman 1st Class Christopher Patton, Senior Airman Matthew Decker, Senior Airman John Charles Horton and Staff Sgt. Shawn Bell.

For more information on the Market to Market Relay, visit www.markettomarketrelay.com.