I know it's getting cold around our region now that it's December...are you all still running through the winter in the cold? Or do you enjoy mild temperatures year round where you are?

For those who recently ran a marathon, have any stories to tell the group on how it went - either according to plan or with surprises? Let's keep encouraging each other - marathons are no joke! :)

Enjoy!

Hi all, I wanted to go ahead and introduce myself! I’m a relatively new runner (since January 2024) but come from a soccer and powerlifting background. Prior to last year, I’d only run 5 miles once in high school while training for soccer, otherwise I capped it at 2-3 miles per run. I’m currently training for the Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon in November. This will be my second road marathon and 3rd marathon overall (I ran a trail marathon in March). I’ve experimented with a lot of different supplements (gels/electrolytes/carb powders, etc.) over the past year so if anyone has any questions about what’s worked for me, let me know!

Certainly not the time I was shooting for, but I finished, and I'm thankful for that! The pace the first 11 miles was very steady but then things started falling apart. I had a virus a few weeks ago and thought it had finished working through my system, but I think some residual affects remained. Just prior to the virus I ran 21 miles as a training run and felt pretty good. But I felt drained well before 21 miles yesterday. Oh well - not every race day goes as planned! Still a beautiful course and beautiful day and the first 11 miles were a lot of fun!