It just wasn’t Mark Orwat’s easiest day as an athlete.

Whether you’re an Armed Forces-level competitor or a novice racer, the first of three 2010 Joint Base Lewis-McChord Triple Threat Triathlons has something to offer you.

The Joint Base Lewis-McChord Air Expo is just a month away. As the event draws nearer, the excitement level increases — and that’s just from the staff putting together the world-class aviation performance. The Expo, July 17 to 18 at McChord Field, is free and open to the public.

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Janae Jackson has made her mark as a high school sprinter, but she’s not running from anyone these days.

As he reached the straightaway after zigzagging through the cones in the 30-meter wheelchair slalom, Zackary Burns had some ground to make up on his opponent in first place.

Imagine hundreds of children ages 5 to 16 running around a track.

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — It’s time for military golf’s big hitters to head to the driving range and prepare for local qualifiers in the 2010 Military Long Drive Championship presented by 7UP.

Neither one of them had ever tried anything like this.

Quality trumped quantity.

Thousands of athletes, coaches, volunteers and family members will invade Joint Base Lewis-McChord this weekend, as the Special Olympics of Washington Summer Games take place here for the 38th straight year.

He had been away recently and unable to train much, so Mike Buley came back for more.

With friends and family in the military, Josh Wilson knows about the values of duty and personal sacrifice. He’s seen them up close.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It was another vintage finish for Ryan Newman and the U.S. Army Racing team. The never-say-quit attitude paid off once again as Newman gained 10 positions in the final 22 laps to post a ninth-place result in Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600 Sprint Cup race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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In 2008 he defended his doctoral dissertation. Last year, he defended his country by deploying to Iraq.

It was a day to celebrate sacrifice and cheer on the home team.

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Team over individual — that’s always been the focus of this race.

When the 2010 Armed Forces men’s team takes to the court this weekend in the U.S. Open Volleyball National Championship in Phoenix, Ariz., Joint Base Lewis-McChord will be well represented.

STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Cornell scored the first four goals and used a string of six unanswered goals in the fourth quarter to defeat Army, 14-5, in the quarterfinals of the NCAA men’s lacrosse tournament, Sunday at Stony Brook’s Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium.

Before the start of the second half Saturday, a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from McChord’s 62nd Air Wing performed a fly-over of Cowan Stadium.

Muscle, talent and experience — plenty of each should be on display during the 2010 Joint Base Lewis-McChord Bodybuilding Championship, Saturday, May 29, at the American Lake Community Center on JBLM Lewis North.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The 2010 Warrior Games might have ended May 14, but for wounded warriors who competed, officials hope, the work is just beginning.

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The 1st Special Forces Group lived up to its billing as the dominant team when it comfortably claimed the 2010 Joint Base Lewis-McChord Company Level Soccer Championship with a 5-1 win over Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 364th Regiment May 6 at Cowan Stadium.

They crossed the finish line separated by a fraction of a second after running nearly 10 miles.

More than 150 competitors came out to celebrate National Nurses Week by participating in an annual 5K run on Joint Base Lewis-McChord May 6.

Even superheroes get dirty.