Soldier Marathon

The Soldier Marathon ended its wonderful 10 year run in 2019. There are no plans to commence running the race again. The organizers thank the National Infantry Museum, Fort Benning and the running community for their wonderful support of the race.

It was a privilege to serve as Race Director for the Soldier Marathon. Such a great group of friends and runners on the Race Committee. Such great memories. Wonderful support by Fort Benning, Columbus and Phenix City communities. Wonderful people running the race and in honor of loved ones and those who served us well. The race will be missed however it was time to retire the race. Everything has a season.

The Soldier Marathon Race has been retired. The 2019 Soldier Marathon was the last year for the race. After 10 years of great running and support from runners, Ft. Benning and the community, the volunteer committee decided it was time to retire the race, We thank everyone for their support.
- The Race Committee

Wonderful visit today at the National Infantry Museum with runner Garry Gay (2nd from left), his wife, Kay, and daughter, Sherry Uhrig with husband, Chris, and son. Garry suffered a heart attack during the 2019 Soldier Marathon and has made a full recovery. Daughter Sherry was also running in the race. Garry and his family wished to return to the National Infantry Museum. Race Director, Cecil Cheves, Race Committee Member, Greg Camp, and Tour Volunteer Bill Scrantom, gave Garry a tour of the Museum.

This is an update on the runner who suffered a cardiac event during the Soldier Marathon on Saturday. The runner was given medical care on the course and then was taken to the hospital. We are pleased to say the runner has continued to improve this week and his family expects him to be discharged from the hospital later this week.

Photographs of the Soldier Marathon runners should be ready by this Friday, November 22. An email will be sent to each runner with a link for the photograph. The photographs are provided by the Soldier Marathon free of charge to the runners. The photographer's website is Becker Brother's Photography at vpbphoto.com for further information.