GARNETT — Eight members of the G-Town Running Club recently competed in their first marathon, which was held in Wichita. The Anderson County Review reported that by following an 18-week training program, the group prepared for the 26.2-mile race by running four times a week with routes mapped out throughout the city and surrounding area. Runners trained on a variety of terrain and levels of intensity. On the longest training runs, the group ran from Greeley to Richmond to Garnett, a distance of 26 miles. The eight runners who finished the Wichita marathon are Janice Rockers Chathum, Lance Hedges, Val Katzer Foltz, Allison Carriger, Mike Hermreck, Leslea Rockers, Anna Riblett, and Deetta Bohling.
Monday, Nov. 19, 10 a.m.