2012 Peachtree Road Race: The Good Foot, The Bad, The Ugly

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Amy

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 Read the entire post [...]

I got the Peachtree Road Race rejection blues

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Amy

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 Read the entire post [...]

Register for the 2012 Peachtree Road Race tomorrow morning

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Amy

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 Read the entire post [...]

Registration dates for 2012 Peachtree Road Race released

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Amy

Some of you may have seen it by now. An early 2012 Christmas present. Ahh yes...the first anouncement from the 2012 Peachtree Road Race that registration will open Thursday, March 15. Mark it on your calendar now, fellow runners. No longer are the days of waiting for that faithful Sunday morning to run out, getting that day's AJC, filling out your registration and mailing it in. No; Read the entire post [...]

Peachtree Road Race — the heart of the matter

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Amy

I was a bit shocked to hear my sister describe a scene she walked past a week and a half ago in the Peachtree Road Race: a man lying on the ground, receiving CPR, a crowd gathered around him, and EMTs preparing a defibrillator to be placed on his chest. "Yikes. That sounds pretty scary," I said, half-way blowing off what I thought could perhaps be an overdramatization. And then I saw 11Alive's Read the entire post [...]

Will run for photo

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Amy

If you've read any part of my blog before, you know how much I love race photos. Seriously. I love them. So you can only imagine how disappointed I was when I realized that MarathonFoto found no pictures of me this year. 7 years I've been running this race, and it usually yields 3-6 pictures that my family shares with each other, laughs about, and even has purchased in the past. Not this year. Read the entire post [...]

Don’t cut off your laces

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Amy

The Peachtree Road Race lottery is over. The runners have been selected, and the notifications have been sent out. Did you get in to the world's largest 10k? Call it what you want -- luck or good timing -- but I got in. So did my Dad, sister, her husband, and his sister. The whole gang! I'm pretty excited about it. I think the whole idea of a "lottery" made me a bit nervous, and rightfully so. Apparently, Read the entire post [...]

Peachtree Road Race registration — Step 1 complete

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Amy

Well it happened. I woke up early yesterday and entered the lottery for the 2011 Peachtree Road Race. Did you? If so, what did you think of the process? Are you picking up your number or having it mailed? How confident are you about being "selected?" I'd love to hear everyone's input! Read the entire post [...]

Don’t forget to register for the 2011 Peachtree Road Race!

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Amy

I have an announcement! I will be waking up (in my opinion) super-freaking-early on Tuesday, March 15, 2011. 4:55 a.m. is when my alarm clock will go off. I will spring to my laptop with one URL in mind: ajc.com/peachtree. That's right. 5:00 a.m. Tuesday morning is when registration for the 2011 Peachtree Road Race opens. It closes a week and two days later, but I've got a word to the wise: register Read the entire post [...]

The Peachtree Road Race — still the world’s largest 10K

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Amy

41 looks good on you, Peachtree Road Race. Perhaps it's all of that work you've had done recently. Many of you may received the communication piece sent by the Atlanta Track Club last week explaining a few of the changes to the race, including a new entry process, a group option, and an enlarged field. 5,000. That's how many extra runners will be allowed in the 2011 Peachtree Road Race this July Read the entire post [...]