Soldier Marathon

The streets of both Fort Benning and the peaceful, serene setting of the Columbus Riverwalk form the backdrop for the brand-new Soldier Marathon, which makes its annual running through this southwest Georgia city in the fall, along an out-and-back course that starts and finishes at the Army installation’s new National Infantry Museum, which opened to the public in 2009.

Dedicated to the life, service and heroism of the infantrymen who have served the U.S. in war over the past two centuries, the 190,000-sq.-ft. museum hosts an interactive tour with galleries detailing the contributions of infantries in wars all the way back to the Revolutionary War, leading up to the wars today in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The museum is located just outside the gates of the Fort Benning Army installation in the park known as Patriot Park, and this is where the marathon start and finish.

Marathon course is certified as a Boston Marathon qualifier. The USATF Certification Number is USATF GA15094WC.