Who are those women running around base?
Story by Laurie Pearson Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow What are you doing? Training for a marathon?” one officer teasingly asked Ruth Clemans, wife of Commanding Officer Craig Clemans, as she entered Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow recently. With a smile, she answered, “Yes... Yes I am.” In fact, the avid runner is currently training for a marathon slated for June 22 in Duluth, Minn. “I chose it because it's a relatively flat course along the coast of Lake Superior,” Clemans said. “I have a time goal to achieve so that I can qualify for the Boston Marathon, and my coach recommended it.” Although she began training with her coach two and a half years ago when she and her family lived in Florida, her athletic running career began when she was just a kid. “I started running with my Dad after work when I was 12,” she said. “He would take me on short runs through our neighborhood in Fairfax, Virginia and encourage me in my relationship with God and running. That y...