Comments on: 2008 ING Georgia Marathon Race Report

By: Jenna

Jenna — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:40:22 +0000

Hey Christian,

Thanks for the great report. I am thinking of running this race in 2009 and your report makes me really excited! I ran Shamrock this year in VA Beach and the crowds (and wind, and rain….and boring course…) were weak. I’m glad to hear that GA has a lot of supporters.

Congrats on pushing through – hope the ankle is back at 100% now!

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By: christian griffith

christian griffith — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:31:12 +0000

Wow – i can’t believe you ran that route twice – day’um dude!

Good luck at the mohican — i’ll be towing the line at the superior sawtooth 100 in sept for my first 100 mile attempt.

By: christian griffith

christian griffith — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:30:10 +0000

Hi Kim — cool how that works, huh? Sometimes a slow grind allows us to actually “see” where we’re running.

{wink}

Thanks for commenting.

Christian

By: D

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:28:09 +0000

Great job!! I did it too but for the first time. I don’t think I could have survived the temperatures last year. I was impressed with the entire race, they did a very good job and the course was quite scenic. Cool medals too. Actually I did it twice. I’m training for the Mohican 100 in June and my schedule called for a 50 miler last weekend. My original plan was to run the 80k in Nashville but that got postponed to the fall. I looked around and couldn’t find anything else. My stepson lives in Atlanta so I’m always looking for excuses to head down there. That second loop was quite tough though. I’ve never gone that far on pavement.

I see you are doing the Sweetwater H2O. I did that last year and really enjoyed it. I wish I could do it this year but it doesn’t fit my schedule.

Again, congratulations and good luck on all your future endeavors

By: Kim Groshek

Kim Groshek — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:44:11 +0000

I was very unprepared for this race, in fact, I was out on a major sprained ankle and double muscule shin splint since December, and signed up for this before the injury happened. I wasn’t looking forward to the run, but I attended thinking I’ll run slow, and said don’t worry about the people passing me. So, I did just that, enjoyed the run tremendously. In fact, this run was one of the nicer runs, enjoyed running around, outside the city and seeing the historical sites. Atlanta is very nice, enjoyed learning the history while visiting too. Very good run.

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:04:51 +0000

Good job Christian

By: kramva

kramva — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:37:28 +0000

Nice report. I thought that the ING GA marathon was pretty fun this year. I did not notice the wind, but it must have been because of the pain in my left knee starting on Oakdale at mile 18…love running down hill and hate it at the same time. In any event, rumour on the street is that the finish line was sort of messy due to some changes forced by the recent weather events, so hopefully it will be fixed next year.

By: Bedrock

Bedrock — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:06:03 +0000

Nice job pushing through the pain to grab a PR.

By: Dirk

Dirk — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:13:42 +0000

Great report. You ultra folks are indeed tough or is is just stubborn;) I know of someone doing a 50 miler with a broken toe. Actually, gave me the courage to do the same for a half marathon.

Looking thru the comments I notice the finish line remarks, sounds very similar to my experience with the Chickamauga marathon. Never seem to get those kind of details, except from first hand reports.