Or records indicate that 603 runners and scores of volunteers braved the wind, rain, and near freezing temperatures to participate in the 12th Annual Museum of Aviation Foundation Marathon/Half-Marathon and 5K Run/Walk. With pre-registration in the neighborhood of 750 this year, we were hoping to break last year's record by a wide margin. However, the unpredictable January weather conspired to keep a lot of the pre-registered folks at home and race day registration was almost non-existent. Maybe we'll break 750 next year!

The weather was bad, but not bad enough to keep Alabama/Georgia legend Roger Keel at home. Roger completed his 12th consecutive Museum of Aviation marathon after warming up with a little 5K up in Helen the night before!

We are planning for Jan. 17, 2009 as the date of the 13th Annual Marathon. Please check back on this website for confirmation in early summer.

Click here to view the 2008 race results.

Photos available from