Personal Training Blog with Douglasville Personal Trainer David Hansey

Yes, I completed the Atlanta Marathon yesterday. What a great Thanksgiving tradition. It was a different marathon than those I have ran in the past. It did not have the crowds to cheer you on — to be honest, I find the crowds really helpful the last few miles. But the solitude of certain parts of the run was also nice too.

I would not suggest this as a good “first race” because of the solitude, the time of year (it rained and was chilly). There are great first time races such as Honolulu (people’s marathon), Disney, any of the Rock and Roll Marathons, Chicago (totally flat)

That said, if you have raced before, I think you would love the Atlanta Marathon. It is a fast course (I shaved a whole 35 minutes off my ING Georgia Marathon time. And as far as marathons go, it was cheap and the logistics were awesome (easy to get my packet and easy to get dropped off (there is a huge parking lot at the start/finish. And while I like to see people who run and walk the half-marathon, it rocked to not have them at the start since they start at an entirely different start.

Interested in training for a race? Awesome. I will now be tweaking my workout to do the ING Georgia Marathon in March.

Hey there to all my Douglasville personal training clients here both at the gym and at home. I truly love seeing all of you meet your goals with your fitness routines.

I will be on vacation this week for both the Thanksgiving Day holiday as well as to run the Atlanta Marathon on Thanksgiving Day. — YEP — 26.2 miles!! I am excited. I have been training for a few months now (after running the ING Marathon in the Spring and the Peachtree this summer) and I am excited. This will be my 5th marathon — WOW !!

So I would like to take the opportunity to wish all of my clients, friends, readers and everyone who reads this THE VERY BEST for a safe, happy, healthy Thanksgiving.