Alene Reta, from Ethiopia, captured the men's race in 46:59 and Samia Akbar, from Herndon, Virginia, won the women's race in 55:25. 21,256 runners finished the race, making it the largest ten mile run in the United States. On the same day, nine-hundred runners from fifteen nations participated in a "shadow" run held on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
Alene Reta, representing Ethiopia, dominated the men's race with a time of 46:59, while Samia Akbar, from Herndon, Virginia, emerged victorious in the women's race with a finish time of 55:25. The event saw an unprecedented turnout of 21,256 runners, making it the largest ten-mile run in U.S. history. Concurrently, around 900 athletes from fifteen nations participated in a parallel "shadow" run on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.