By Machiko Arita, 374th Airlift Wing public affairs / Published January 22, 2020
A fitness instructor leads race participants in a warmup before the run during the 39th Annual Frostbite Run, Jan.19, 2020, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The races, which consists of a Half Marathon, 5K, 2K kids and 2K Family Race, promote physical fitness and friendship with local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)
Participants do warm‐up exercises before the races start during the 39th Annual Frostbite Run, Jan.19, 2020, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Approximately 11,450 runners attended the Frostbite Run hosted by the Yokota Striders Running Club. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)
Children run the home stretch of the 2K Kids’ Run during the 39th Annual Frostbite Run, Jan.19, 2020, at Yokota Air Base, Japan.The races, which consists of a Half Marathon, 5K, 2K kids and 2K Family Race, promote physical fitness and friendship with local community (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)
Participants run in a 2K Family Race during the 39th Annual Frostbite Run, Jan.19, 2020, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The races, which consists of a Half Marathon, 5K, 2K kids and 2K Family Race, promote physical fitness and friendship with local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)
Athletes run in a Half Marathon during the 39th Annual Frostbite Run, Jan.19, 2020, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The Half Marathon Race gave runners a unique opportunity to run on an airfield and see Air Force aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)
Athletes in a Half Marathon cross the runway during the 39th Annual Frostbite Run, Jan.19, 2020, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The Half Marathon Race gave runners a unique opportunity to run on an airfield and see Air Force aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)
Athletes run in a Half Marathon during the 39th Annual Frostbite Run, Jan.19, 2020, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The race allowed runners to run on an airfield this year due to north overrun closure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)
Athletes run in a Half Marathon during the 39th Annual Frostbite Run, Jan.19, 2020, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The races, which consists of a Half Marathon, 5K, 2K kids and 2K Family Race, promote physical fitness and friendship with local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)
Athletes run in a Half Marathon during the 39th Annual Frostbite Run, Jan.19, 2020, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Approximately 11,450 runners attended the Frostbite Run hosted by the Yokota Striders Running Club. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)
A runner in a 5K Race exchanges a high-five with a volunteer from the Yokota community during the 39th Annual Frostbite Run, Jan.19, 2020, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The races, which consists of a Half Marathon, 5K, 2K kids and 2K Family Race, promote physical fitness and friendship with local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)
Runners in a 5K Race wave during the 39th Annual Frostbite Run, Jan.19, 2020, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The races, which consists of a Half Marathon, 5K, 2K kids and 2K Family Race, promote physical fitness and friendship with local community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)
Members of the Samurai Taiko Drum Team cheer the runners during the 39th Annual Frostbite Run, Jan.19, 2020, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Approximately 11,450 runners attended the Frostbite Run hosted by the Yokota Striders Running Club. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)