INAGI CITY, Japan -- The Yokota Striders Running Club sponsored the 27th annual Ekiden race at the Tama Hills Recreation Area June 5, 2011. This is the first time the race was hosted at Tama Hills. More than 4,000 runners participated in the 2K kid's fun, the 5K run, and the 4x4 kilometer Ekiden relay main event. Col. Todd Freece (left), 374th Mission Support Group commander, volunteered as a guide for runners during the relay zone. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)