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Russell praises ATC team, leaves with no regrets
Tracey Russell had no wish to leave Atlanta, the Peachtree Road Race or the Atlanta Track Club.When a recruiter called the Atlanta Track Club executive director in May to ask her to interview in Los Angeles for a similar position, she remembers thinking, “This had better be good because I’m ...
A safe and successful AJC Peachtree Road race
The hard rains held off and security concerns floated away as 55,000 people ran and thousands more watched the 44th edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race. Atlanta’s sneakered travelers just would not buckle under worries prompted by the Boston Marathon tragedy and a host of nasty weather forecasts. ...
Expect a soggy AJC Peachtree Road Race
With the threat of lightning and flooding, AJC Peachtree Road Race race organizers are questioning how to handle the annual July 4th event. “It looks like most of the Fourth will be very, very wet,” Channel 2 Action News meteorologist David Chandley said Wednesday. City of Atlanta officials plan to ...
Threat of lightning looms over Peachtree
Bill Thorn isn’t afraid of any rain. “It’s just all in your mind,” said the Landmark Christian track coach, who is the only person to run in all 43 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Races. The 82-year-old Thorn, who intends to extend his streak to 44 Peachtrees on Thursday, likely ...
AJC Peachtree Road Race was incentive during recovery
Four years ago, Gary Grantham, 56, was on life support. His liver failed. His kidneys shut down, then his lungs collapsed. The doctors at Piedmont Hospital declared him too weak for a liver transplant. This week, however, he will join thousands of other runners at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road ...
Rain could wipe out July Fourth events
The big storm heading this way has already blown out plans for Independence Day celebrations in Kennesaw, East Point, Sugar Hill and Lilburn.Some cities are cancelling events, some are postponing them, and a lot are praying that the weather doesn’t hit with a force that snuffs out eagerly anticipated holiday ...
Defending champs Kirui, Daska in Peachtree field
Defending champ Peter Kirui and two-time champ Sammy Kitwara headline the men’s professional field at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race, which will be run Thursday morning. Defending champ Mamitu Daska headlines the women’s professional field. This year’s race will host the USA men’s and women’s 10k championships. The overall ...
Couple keeps the finish line in sight
Mark and Deidri Cumbie will run Thursday’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race as a team. Connected by a bandana, they will run the 6.2-mile race side by side. Mark will keep up the conversation, telling Deidri what he sees. You see Deidri lost her vision to the effects of a ...
Peachtree Road Race facts
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race When: Thursday Start line: Lenox Square Finish line: Piedmont Park, near 10th Street Length: 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) Race start times Wheelchair: 6:45 a.m. Women’s professional: 7:17 a.m. Men’s professional: 7:30 a.m. Seeded: 7:30 a.m. Sub seed: 7:30 a.m. A: 7:30 a.m. B: 7:35 ...
New lungs bring chance to live -- and run
On Thursday, 60,000 runners will test their lung capacity when they run The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race. Michael Keim, 29, will be one of them, participating in the race for the first time. But he will run with lungs and bone marrow that originated in someone else’s body. Thursday’s ...
Lepchitz begins the dream again at Peachtree
Bill Lepchitz has lived the American Dream many times. Great jobs, great salaries. Wife. Two kids. Big house in a country-club neighborhood. Enough money to retire at 50. But here he sits on a brick wall in downtown Atlanta outside the Gateway Center, whose mission is to help individuals who ...
In departure from Peachtree, Russell’s record praised
Tracey Russell began her tenure as caretaker of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in January 2007. Shortly after her hire, she told the AJC that her goal was not to change the race, but “to uphold the significance it has in the community.”Russell will leave her post as executive ...
Peachtree Party: Where to nosh and watch
For some, being a Peachtree Road Race spectator sounds a lot better than slipping on a pair of running shoes. Many opt to cheer on the participants while indulging in breakfast and getting lost in the revelry. Several restaurants take advantage of race day with choice viewing spots and food ...
Former Tech standout ready to race the Peachtree
Wearing a large tattoo of a phoenix that covers her right hip, Renee Baillie said the image symbolizes her new chance at a running career. Baillie, a former All-American runner at Georgia Tech, spent Chapter 1 of her career competing mostly on tracks, which contributed to chronic Achilles pain that ...
Tighten security at July 4 Peachtree Road Race
The specter of the bombing at the Boston Marathon in April will be felt by anyone carrying a backpack, bag or even a purse around the finish line of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race. There will be an enhanced police presence along the course, race officials say, and more ...
Runners reflect on tragedy as eyes turn toward Peachtree security
Susan Kolbinsky had logged 23 miles of her 130th marathon, this one in Boston, when her husband called with news of the bombings. Not knowing where to go, she did what any serious runner might: she kept running. Hours after the attacks, the Peachtree Corners woman sat in a friend’s ...
Atlanta Track Club: Safety is our top priority
Tracey Russell, the Executive Director for the Atlanta Track Club, which organizes the AJC Peachtree Road Race, released the following statement regarding Monday's bombings at the Boston Marathon: "We are deeply saddened to hear the news of today's events in Boston. Safety at every Atlanta Track Club event is our ...
AJC Peachtree Road Race registration now open
Registration for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race opened Friday on www.ajc.com/peachtree. Registration will close at 11:59 p.m. March 22. All entrants will be placed into an online lottery for one of the 60,000 spots to participate in the Fourth of July race. Entrants will be notified by e-mail March ...
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