Lt. Col. Varinka Ensminger (front), Kentucky Army National

Lt. Col. Varinka Ensminger (front), Kentucky Army National Guard, waves as she runs past a small crowd at the 13.1-mile turnaround point of the Omaha Marathon, Sept. 20, 2020, in Omaha, Nebraska. Ensminger was the top National Guard female marathon runner for 2020. National Guard runners from 34 different states and territories competed for a spot on the All Guard Marathon Team at the National Guard Marathon Time Trials at the Omaha Marathon. Traditionally in Lincoln, Nebraska in May, the National Guard Time Trials were rescheduled to the Omaha Marathon after the annual Lincoln Marathon was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Nebraska National Guard photo by Sgt. Lisa Crawford)