Happy Independence Day - Scenes From The Peachtree Road Race
Some photos of the Peachtree Road Race and the 55,000 runners (not including me - the knees did not cooperate again this year). I am a couple blocks off Peachtree, around the 2 mile mark of the race.
The world-class elite runners are the first to go by. The winning time was 28:01, or about 4:30 per mile -
Other "elite" runners are in the field -
The masses just pass the 2 mile mark -- mostly downhill so far. It will look like this for about the next 90 minutes as 55,000 pass by -
A few more after the jump.
He just found out the next 4 miles are not downhill -
Turning in the other direction, the race goes uphill toward "cardiac hill" -
One heart attack was reported (he is stable and doing well), but medics were ready and alert -
Some people lunged for water -
Others needed a few more carbs to boost their energy -
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They had their refreshments a little earlier -
He claimed he is 79 --
