Soldier Marathon & Half Marathon

The Soldier Marathon course is a 26.2 mile course that starts and finishes at the National Infantry Museum. The start line and finish line are on the Avenue of Flags along the east side of the National Infantry Museum. The first 7.5 miles of the course are on Ft. Benning. The remaining course is essentially an out and back that runs along the Columbus and Phenix City RiverWalk.

The Soldier Marathon course is a 26.2 mile course that starts and finishes at the National Infantry Museum. The start line and finish line are on the Avenue of Flags along the east side of the National Infantry Museum. The first 7.5 miles of the course are on Ft. Benning. The remaining course is essentially an out and back that runs along the Columbus and Phenix City RiverWalk.

The Soldier Half Marathon course is a 13.1 mile course that starts and finishes at the National Infantry Museum. The start line and finish line are on the Avenue of Flags along the east side of the National Infantry Museum. The first 7.5 miles of the course are on Ft. Benning. The remaining miles are out and back on the RiverWalk from Oxbow Meadows to the Water Works Treatment Facility, then returns on the RiverWalk to the National Infantry Museum.

The Soldier Half Marathon course is a 13.1 mile course that starts and finishes at the National Infantry Museum. The start line and finish line are on the Avenue of Flags along the east side of the National Infantry Museum. The first 7.5 miles of the course are on Ft. Benning. The remaining miles are out and back on the RiverWalk from Oxbow Meadows to the Water Works Treatment Facility, then returns on the RiverWalk to the National Infantry Museum. For a detailed course description click here.

Each team will consist of no less than 2 runners and no more than 4 runners. The relay teams start at the same start line as the other runners. There are three exchange points on the course: mile 7.1, mile 13.1 and mile 20.2. The first and third legs of the relay are longer at over 7 miles long while the second and fourth legs of the relay are shorter at a little over 6 miles long (basically a 10k). The lead runner on the Relay Team will wear a slap bracelet on his/her wrist. At each exchange point the runner removes the slap bracelet and hands it to the next runner. The last runner receives the slap bracelet and a race bib with a timing chip to get a finishing time. Each runner wears a Race Bib with the same Relay Team number (e.g. 5001A, lB, lC and 1D). The relay exchange points are accessible by car. Transportation for relay team members will not be provided by the Soldier Marathon. Relay exchange point #1 is on S. Lumpkin Road directly beside the National Infantry Museum at the crossing to Oxbow Meadows. Relay exchange points #2 and #3 are on the RiverWalk behind the VFW on Victory Drive about 0.2 mile south of the Bulldog Marina. To access Relay exchange points #2 and #3 you can park at the Victory Drive Overlook on Victory Drive across the street from the Dolly Madison plant near the VFW and walk down the stairs from the parking lot to the RiverWalk.

Each team will consist of no less than 2 runners and no more than 4 runners. The relay teams start at the same start line as the other runners. There are three exchange points on the course: mile 7.1, mile 13.1 and mile 20.2. The first and third legs of the relay are longer at over 7 miles long while the second and fourth legs of the relay are shorter at a little over 6 miles long (basically a 10k). The lead runner on the Relay Team will wear a slap bracelet on his/her wrist. At each exchange point the runner removes the slap bracelet and hands it to the next runner. The last runner receives the slap bracelet and a race bib with a timing chip to get a finishing time. Each runner wears a Race Bib with the same Relay Team number (e.g. 5001A, lB, lC and 1D). The relay exchange points are accessible by car. Transportation for relay team members will not be provided by the Soldier Marathon. Relay exchange point #1 is on S. Lumpkin Road directly beside the National Infantry Museum at the crossing to Oxbow Meadows. Relay exchange points #2 and #3 are on the RiverWalk behind the VFW on Victory Drive about 0.2 mile south of the Bulldog Marina. To access Relay exchange points #2 and #3 you can park at the Victory Drive Overlook on Victory Drive across the street from the Dolly Madison plant near the VFW and walk down the stairs from the parking lot to the RiverWalk.

The Soldier 5K course is a 3.1 mile course that starts and finishes at the same start and finish line for the marathon and half marathon at the National Infantry Museum. The 5K course runs down the Avenue of Flags along the east side of the National Infantry Museum, turns left at the parking lot of the National Infantry Museum and runs to the entrance of the Museum at South Lumpkin Road, then turns left on South Lumpkin Road and runs to the entrance of the RiverWalk at Oxbow Meadows where the course continues on the RiverWalk along the Oxbow golf course to the public road leading to the Water Works Treatment Facility. The course turns left at the public road leading to the Water Works Facility and runs for a short distance before turning around to return on the RiverWalk to South Lumpkin Road and to the National Infantry Museum to finish on the Avenue of Flags.

The Soldier 5K course is a 3.1 mile course that starts and finishes at the same start and finish line for the marathon and half marathon at the National Infantry Museum. The 5K course runs down the Avenue of Flags along the east side of the National Infantry Museum, turns left at the parking lot of the National Infantry Museum and runs to the entrance of the Museum at South Lumpkin Road, then turns left on South Lumpkin Road and runs to the entrance of the RiverWalk at Oxbow Meadows where the course continues on the RiverWalk along the Oxbow golf course to the public road leading to the Water Works Treatment Facility. The course turns left at the public road leading to the Water Works Facility and runs for a short distance before turning around to return on the RiverWalk to South Lumpkin Road and to the National Infantry Museum to finish on the Avenue of Flags.