ATLANTA: DAY TWO--HAPPY B'DAY AMERICA

Happy Birthday America!
We started the day with 55,000 of our closest friends! Well, actually we ran with that many! It was the 39th running of the Peachtree Road Race (10K). It was 72 degrees at the beginning of the race (7:30 a.m.). We were in time group: 40,000-49,999. It was a great run!


Lunch was at The Varsity: the world's largest drive-in. As soon as you get close to the counter about ten servers shout: "What'll ya' have? What'll ya' have? What'll ya' have?"
I had a naked dog and The Big D had a slaw dog!

We ended the day at the Braves game. Our usher's name was Micheal. He said, "Hi, I'm your usher for the evening, Micheal." So we asked him to take our picture and his buddy came over to join us! The Braves won, so what more could we ask?

The flag was unrolled by soldiers just back from Iraq. What a great way to celebrate the 4th of July!

God Bless America!!!!

Sounds and Thoughts of the Peachtree Race

Sounds and Thoughts of Peachtree

by Kathy Douglas

Good morning, Atlanta!

Stretching: sides, back, touch the toes.

Up at 5:30 to catch MARTA

People everywhere

Number group 30,000-39,000

55,000 runners on a cool

July morning.

We're moving

Her we go

I'm so thankful I can do this.

Walkers move to the right.

Thank you, Volunteers.

Watch out for the barriers.

"It's as far to run a 10 minute mile

as it is to run a 6 minute mile."

Matadors dressed in white

Running from Styrofoam bull

So much Red, White, and Blue

Thanks, Volunteers, we

couldn't do it without you.

Here comes Heartbreak Hill,

Music, music everywhere

Bands, D.J.'s, boom boxes.

Go Runners, you can do it

How far is it?

Have you seen a t-shirt yet?

You're almost there.

Look at that hill!

Watch out for those girls,

They'll knock you down.

Another water stop ahead,

Here comes the cameras

SMILE

Only .2 left

There comes Piedmont Park

The Finish Line, The Finish Line,

The Finish Line!

There's the water

We did great.

Look at the t-shirts: nice color!

Hey, FREE Coke

Free Power aide

Free Health bars!

Thanks, Atlanta, for another

Wonderful 4th of July!