I droved about 5 hrs for the run. Great atmosphere, well organized, great weather. I know there were 3 runners who were running a marathon for the first time and that is always exciting. One of the best things about running a marathon are the runners you run with and I was fortunate to run with some great folks. The volunteers were great, willing to help in any way. The RD was great in responding to my emails. Heard several jets fly over. I qualified as a maniac in this one, so it will always be special.

Main con was the post race food. Not sure I will run it again, but it was a nice marathon and the weather was good. I stayed at the Comfort Inn and Suites, right across the road from the museum. The folks at the hotel were great and tried to help each runner every way possible.

The hotel opened up the breakfast area early and that was greatly appreciated. We were blessed to run the Aviation Museum Marathon. It was a great day in the neighborhood.

This is one of my favorite races; it is run 90 minutes from my home and this was my 7th running of either the full or the half-marathon. This a great small mid-winter race and it gets better each year. It is two loops around the Air Force base. Not much spectator support. The lat 4 miles of each loop are the best as you run through the wetlands and may see an alligator, you go by the golf course, and by the horse stables. This race is highly recommended.

I picked this marathon for my first crack at running one, based on location, course and time of year. What a well run event. Loads of volunteers, great on course water stations and a flat fast track. It does get lonely running alone, as the field is small.
Tough for any spectators who are not military credentialed to view the race. Overall, since I did a BQ, it was a excellent fun marathon. Nice medals and trophies as well.

Not overly impressed with this course but it is flat so a person could definitely PR. The first ten miles were extremely boring with one or two spectators sprinkled in every mile or so. The event is very organized and they had numerous awards. The selection of post race food could be improved. I loved that the museum allowed us to keep warm and have clean restrooms before the event.

I did this race after reading all of the good reviews. It's a (mostly) flat course with the best air show along the flight line that you will ever see. I told one pretty volunteer 'I can't decide whether to look at you or the planes.' :-) I ran my best time in years and wasn't even feeling that well when I started. This one and Albany are two of Georgia's best. Highly recommended!

I completed the half for the sixth consecutive year. This is one of my favorite races and agree with all the excellent reviews.

Growing up on Air Force bases, I knew what to expect. Basically, the course runs a double loop around the flight line. There are fellow runners in the first loop, with the half marathoners. In the second loop, the run is largely by oneself. Good or bad - depends on what you like.

Good:

1. Nice staging area. The museum means you don't have to stand around in the cold.
2. Surprisingly (but subtle) variety in scenery.
3. Great medal and t-shirt.

Needs work:

1. It would be nice to have more frequent aid stations in the late miles. I seemed to be parched the whole time.
2. The oranges and bananas were nice. The pickles? Okay, to be fair, I didn't try them. I tend to like sugar late - M&Ms, Oreos, etc. Just a thought.
3. Make sure the course is well marked. In the first loop, no problem - there are enough runners that have run the course before to follow. Second loop, I missed a turn - no marking, no volunteers - and ran an extra mile. Ugh.

Sentimental event for me - I lived in Perry, GA for three years. My mom died on Warner Robins AFB in '65. My dad re-married - the wedding was on Warner Robins AFB. There just wasn't any other GA choice for me in my 50 state quest.

This is a great (little) marathon on Robins AFB in Georgia. You leave from the Museum of Aviation and do two complete loops around the flightline.

If you need crowds to cheer you on, this is not your event - but if you like a quiet / flat course you will be very satisfied.

BONUS-You don't have to wait outside in the January cold before the marathon start. Everyone gathers in a big display hangar (for packet pickup, announcements, etc) and then troops outside to the start line when it is 5 minutes to race start.

The Museum of Aviation Foundation Marathon is a great race. They have LOTS of trophies, the course is mostly flat, and before and after the marathon you can tour the museum (and stay warm inside!). I liked the new exhibit they added on the Tuskegee Airmen, as well as the growing collection of military planes, both inside and outside. There is LOTS of food after the race: and there was still plenty left after the ½ marathon folks had their fill and left. With the relatively small field, flat course, and plenty of trophies, I was really motivated to push a little harder to place in my age group. They also have special trophies for the top male and female active duty military, which is a nice touch. As an Air Force veteran, running on base alongside an active flightline brought back some nice memories. Although some of the course goes through the not-so-exciting complex of military buildings, the section by the hangars and runway are unique, and the sections along base housing and the horse stables and the golf course are very pretty. I learned yesterday from a fellow runner that the area through the swamp is off limits to pedestrians (other than during the marathon) because of the chance for alligator and bear attacks! What a great motivator to run faster. I will be back again next year.

Best race ever! Private air show tops any on-course bands any course could come up with! You hear the music for a minute, but the planes you get to see anywhere on course! This was just an all around great race. I got there about 45 min. before race start, and had no problems getting parked... went to the hanger, got my t-shirt, took it back to my car, and then went back to the hanger to stay warm and use the restroom (shortest lines ever)! Heads up: you do have to turn in your photo ID since you're running on an active base - they had preprinted personalized envelopes with all our race info on 'em, so your ID is safe and sound until you finish. They had a shadow-race scheduled too, and we got to Skype/video conference with a couple of the service members overseas who were running - really neat touch! About 5-10 min. before the start, we all went outside to the start, and were off.

About mile 4 I saw my first aircraft! The thing was shooting up at a 90-degree angle, then did a u-turn way up in the air, came shooting back to earth - it was AMAZING! By the time you get to mile 7-8 you're right by the runway, so you get to watch it hovering along the runway, take off again, do some loop-de-loops, and land again... seriously one of the coolest things I've ever witnessed in my life! There was also a fighter jet-type of aircraft, and I think some sort of transport plane - my only suggestion to the race director is to have a PPT with "what you saw flying today" at the post-race so those of us not familiar with them can speak a bit more intelligently about what we saw! I loved all of it, and feel bad I know I'm not using the correct names for the planes!

After you cross the runway, you run through some great pastures with horses watching you, a lake, and some of the base housing... a very nice variety. Then you loop around, say goodbye to the half marathoners, and do it again.

My mental-block is always mile 17, and right on cue, an aircraft shot up, just to take my mind off my quads! I had never run a double loop, but really found it fun to do - I liked knowing what was coming.

There aren't a lot of spectators, as it's on-base, but there were some great ones, and the hydration stations and traffic control (what little was needed) were great. This is not an event race in the way of Chicago, so if you need spectators to stay motivated, it's not for you. For a small-town race, it had the most exciting on-course entertainment I've ever seen! Who needs spectators when you can look up and see aircraft acrobatics? Easy to run tangents, no crowd dodging, but big enough you're never running completely alone. I absolutely adored it - with 13 full marathons and 11 halves, this is so far my top favorite! Plus, even though I was just running for fun, the course is so time-friendly I set my 2nd best marathon time ever. :)