Monthly Archives: June 2011

• My Peachtree Road Race- The Finish Line

  Posted on June 29, 2011 by tbrush3 in Uncategorized

  The two greatest moments on race day are the start line and finish line.  However, what happens inbetween is the real story.  What you learn and experience comes between those two.  Your story is not in the start and finish lines but what you do with the middle.  There is no better feeling than crossing the [...]

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• My Peachtree Road Race- Mile #4- Mile #5

  Posted on June 28, 2011 by tbrush3 in Uncategorized

  The Peachtree is made up of four major hills.  Most runners biggest struggle comes right after mile #3.  The first of these major hills comes right at the end of mile #3.  The second, which is the race’s most famous, comes right after the first hill.  So as you finish up mile #3, you begin [...]

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• My Peachtree Road Race- Mile #2 – #3

  Posted on June 27, 2011 by tbrush3 in Uncategorized

  You enjoyed the first mile I can assure you of that.  If you liked the first mile, you will love this mile.  All downhill!  And not the steep tear your legs up downhill, but the gradual slight downhill where you can really build up some momentum.  I am just about positive this is always one [...]

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• My Peachtree Road Race- Mile #1

  Posted on June 26, 2011 by tbrush3 in Uncategorized

  When it’s your time to start, your first mile and how it looks might depend on where you are in your corral.  Are you in the front of the pack?  Are you in the middle or back of the pack?  For the most part, once you take off, they do a pretty good job at the [...]

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• My Peachtree Road Race- The Start

  Posted on June 25, 2011 by tbrush3 in Uncategorized

  Now, I know what you are saying.  A whole post dedicated to the start.  Yes, a whole post dedicated to the start.  Trying to get 60,000 runners out of the start area takes some time.  This is one of those things that I think the race staff does really well.  This is also something that [...]

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• My Peachtree Road Race- Pre-race

  Posted on June 24, 2011 by tbrush3 in Uncategorized

  Race morning.  There is nothing quite like it.  Pin the number on and get ready to go.  I don’t usually sleep to well the night before a race.  I think it is a combination of nerves and also a fear of missing my wake up time.  It has never happened but I still set just [...]

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• My Peachtree Road Race- The Expo

  Posted on June 23, 2011 by tbrush3 in Uncategorized

  I am still pretty new to the Expo but I have seen plenty of changes there as well.  A big reason the Expo was always overlooked is because your number was mailed to you so there was little reason to make a trip to downtown Atlanta to see the Expo.  A few years ago I [...]

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• My Peachtree Road Race- What’s your number?

  Posted on June 22, 2011 by tbrush3 in Uncategorized

  There was always a uniqueness about getting that Peachtree number.  Starting in June you would always begin to keep your eyes on that mailbox waiting for your number to come in.  For most races you would go pick up your number at the race but that was one of those things that made the Peachtree seem different to [...]

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• My Peachtree Road Race

  Posted on June 21, 2011 by tbrush3 in Uncategorized

  Each and every race that I run is unique and special.  That being said, the races for me that stand out more than the rest are the Disney Marathon races and the Peachtree Road Race.  Each one of those is special, but without a doubt, the race I enjoy more than any other is the Peachtree Road [...]

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• Thought for today 6/21

  Posted on June 21, 2011 by tbrush3 in Uncategorized

  “Always bear in mind that your resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing.”  Abraham Lincoln I am in a real quote mood this week.  I think I really need them.  I was finalizing my training plan for the September Ultra and it feels really tough.  I know that at the end of [...]

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