The Peachtree Road Race is just around the corner, and that can only mean one thing for me (other than training)...planning and logistics! Such a large, long run in such a large city does not mean that you can just drive down and park like any other small-town 5/10K you've run before. This post is mainly for newbies, as anyone who has run the race before knows that transportation/parking can be a logistical Read the entire post [...] The Peachtree Road Race, transportation, and you
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The Peachtree Road Race is just around the corner, and that can only mean one thing for me (other than training)...planning and logistics! Such a large, long run in such a large city does not mean that you can just drive down and park like any other small-town 5/10K you've run before. This post is mainly for newbies, as anyone who has run the race before knows that transportation/parking can be a logistical Read the entire post [...] 
Ah the Peachtree Road Race t-shirt. A time-honored tradition.
Earned and worn by many. Discarded by some. I'm not sure WHO those people might be. But I'm sure they exist.
I've heard some runners say that they do it for the t-shirt. To me, it's not the only reason to run the Peachtree, but
Without further adieu, here are the t-shirt candidates for 2013, and my commentary on their designs. 
I'll make this one easy: nothing.
Knowing how to care for, and when to replace, your running shoes are often details looked over in the larger running ecosystem of trails, and partners, and weather, and apparel.
I've made the mistake myself. We all have at one point or another. No one wakes up one morning and is the perfect runner. You run and you learn.
Let me help you by saying that you 
The Peachtree Road Race is by far my favorite run of the year. But not because the course is challenging, or it's warm, or the t-shirt. (All of which are still things I love, by the way)
It's my favorite run because of everything else. The things they don't talk during news coverage.
Because it brings the city together. It's Americana in true form. And, much more importantly, it's something I've 
I was asked recently if there was really such thing as a runner's high.
You know -- that euphoric feeling that runners supposedly can get that makes them want to run forever and ever amen.
Short answer: Yes; there is such a thing.
Long answer: Achieving it depends on what you're doing.
Today's blog post is brought to you by the letter "E." As in endorphins. As in the things that induce 
If you're anything like me, 5Ks can be boring. A group of people line up at a start line, run/walk 3 miles, and then get together to drink water and support a cause afterward. Snooze fest! So when I hear of an exciting 5K race in Georgia, I'm all over it.
It doesn't get much more exciting than having the word ACTION in the name of the 5k. "Why would a boring 5K have the word ACTION in the name 
I am happy to announce that I have recently finished my 8th Peachtree Road Race. At this rate, I'm on track to challenge my father's 26-race run, and have only missed 8 consecutive races by one year. (Thanks, night job in Augusta.)
I'm usually pretty good about a pre-Peachtree Road Race blog post. This year, sadly, I have failed. Moreover, I've failed as a blogger in 2012. Though, I beat my sister