On the 4th of July I ran the AJC Peachtree Road Race with a mere 59,999 other folks. You can’t run in the world’s largest 10K and not take fun pictures, right?
Or, have a beer.
Gasp!
It wasn’t until I downloaded my pictures that I noticed a slight theme here. Ahem. You’ll see.
My sister picked me up at 6:45 a.m then we headed to Buckhead to find my father in the sea of people for a pre-race picture.
We found him at his corral and hung out for a few before we jumped into ours.
Hmm, I wonder where I get my love taste for beer?
We started in my sister’s wave so we could run together. Neither one of us were “racing” – it was a little too crowded for that.
We had fun shirts made. Coincidentally, they’re red, white and blue! (thanks Christie!)
Nicole rockin’ her shirt, excited to start!
I also ran in my new Dirty Red skirt – I love the fun slit in the front (thanks @SeeNicRun); and my New Balance 890′s. I officially love them.
Our wave started around 8:45ish. We didn’t get to the mile 1 marker before running by this – a BIG bottle of beer!
We hooked up with the bald eagle spectator dudes who I suspect have a love of beer, too. (They smelled like it.)
The Good Lord was looking out for us runners with a misting of Holy Water. *insert angelic singing here*
And, then it was back to the beer. No keg stands for me or my sister but this guy was having a great time!
We will, however, drink it out of a cup. I just couldn’t in good conscience run by a truck of Sweetwater 420! Gasp!
After conquering “Cardiac Hill” we celebrated! OK, the beer made me smile, too. Ahem.
Miles fly when you’re having fun! I didn’t even see the markers for 2, 3, or 4!
Always a welcomed site!
Right after we finished I ran into K. Rock, a fellow blogger! Shouts out to Felicia who came and said hello, too! It’s always great to meet folks in real life – smiles!
We found Husband and the Kids then went back to the finish line to cheer my dad on! Yay, Dad!
Me and Nicole’s “after” shot! I’m so proud of her – smiles!
She ditched the beer and chased this woman down like a crazy person found a popsicle instead.
After dropping everyone off at their cars Husband took me and the kids to Goldberg’s Deli for a bagel sandwich! YUM!
And of course we ended of the day with some BBQ and what else but BEER!
It was an AWESOME day and a fun run! Already looking forward to next year …
Winks & Smiles,
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Hangingwithangie
So the theme was running right??????? Just kidding, beer seemed to be showing up everywhere. Looks like you had a blast.
Wifey
Thanks, Angie! The run and the beer were good. Smiles!
Paula @ Eat: Watch: Run
Aww! LOVE the shirt!
Wifey
Thanks, Paula!
fran
Good job!!! I had a great time also running!!!
Wifey
Thanks, Fran! Glad you had fun, too!
Greta
Sounds like a great day!!!
Wifey
Thanks, Greta! We had a blast.
Karen
Awesome post! Sounds like you had a wonderful time. Someday I’m definitely making it to this race. It seems like such an amazing time.
Michelle @ Crazy*Running*Legs
Looks like such a great race!!
Yay for beer
Krystyn
Congrats on a successful run. It looks like such fun, I wonder how people actually race it.
Morgan @ Operation Hot Mama
Love it! As I was reading, I literally said, “mmmmmmm beer…” outloud. Awesome job!
Felicia Bryant
Your pics reminded me of all the craziness that makes PRR such a cool race. Meeting you made the race more memorable, getting a shout out in your blog earned you 1,000 cool points. Thanks for the inspiration.
ashley
omg.. i think i just have to run this race! sweetwater blue is my faaaave beer!
ashley
omg.. i think i just have to run this race! sweetwater blue is my faaaave beer! looks like a blast!