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 Read the entire post [...] 3 reasons to be excited for 2013′s Peachtree Road Race registration
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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 Read the entire post [...]
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
Hey, Peachtree Road Race corporate folks, want to know how to suck the excitement RIGHT out of the 2012 race for me? Yep. You got it. Deny my racing partner, aka boyfriend, of a number.
He entered at the same time I did - submitted a legit time for possible seeding, requested a mail-out number - did everything exactly the way I did. And got denied.
Remember that post I used to gush on about
As Heidi Klum famously said, "You're either in or you're out."
Such is the Peachtree Road Race registration lottery, which begins at 7 a.m. tomorrow morning. Getting your name into the hat during the open registration period of March 15-22 is your best (only) shot at that treasured t-shirt come July 4.
This year, the runner field is staying stagnant at 60,000. Although current ATC runners