Doug Hawley: Peachtree Road Race one way to celebrate

07/02/11 Our local running community is always represented well in the famous Peachtree Road Race, held annually on July 4 in Atlanta since 1970, when the competition only drew 110 participants. The area will make its presence known again Monday morning as a part of the some 60,000 participants who will make their way 6.2 miles from Buckhead and down Peachtree Street to Piedmont Park. The number of ...

+

-

 

Local runners compete in Peachtree event

07/04/11 Several runners from the Tiftarea competed in the annual Peachtree Road Race Monday in Atlanta. Some of the runners are pictured above, they were top

+

-

 

Peachtree Road Race 2011 Winners: Sammy Kitwara, Werknesh Kidane Top Finishers

07/04/11 Sammy Kitwara posted his second Peachtree Road Race victory, producing a 28:05 time that will go down just shy of his 2009 time (27:22), which was the second-best ever. Kitwara's win assures Kenya of placing at least one winner for the 17th time since 1992. Kitwara first started competing as a runner in 2007, and has now won 11 races around the world.  His day job: police officer . Ethiopian ...

+

-