{"137701":{"#nid":"137701","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Faculty, Staff Share Peachtree Race Memories","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor many Atlantans, the Fourth of July means it\u2019s time to run \u2014 or walk \u2014 another Peachtree Road Race. Below are a few race memories from members of the Georgia Tech community. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJames Childers, Grants and Contracts\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELast year, a broken ankle almost forced James Childers to break his soon-to-be 28-race streak of running in the Peachtree. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAfter the ice from the big winter storm was gone, I still managed to slip and fall on some leftover rock salt and sand while walking the dogs,\u201d he said. \u201cIn the process, I broke my ankle, which required surgery, two screws to put it back together again and 10 weeks of wearing a cast and hard boot.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut with a little help from his orthopedist and physical therapist, Childers was able to nurse his ankle back to health in time to run the race. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMy finish time actually ended up being better than the year before, and my string of consecutive finishes in the classic 10K remains unbroken,\u201d he said. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELaura Price, Student Center\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Laura Price, the Peachtree has become a family tradition. During her first race, she injured her knee and wouldn\u2019t have made it to the finish line without her sister\u2019s help. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAbout a mile from the finish line, my left knee locked up,\u201d said Price, who will run her fourth Peachtree in July. \u201cMy sweet sister was with me and slowed down and told me to walk \u2014 but I didn\u2019t want to mess up our time, so I kept running. We made it, and it was such a special moment.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to the well-known race T-shirts, runners are also given peaches at the end of the race, which has become one of Price\u2019s favorite race day moments. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKristen Shaw, Communications and Marketing\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThree days prior to her first race in 2009, Kristen Shaw was the person \u201cmany Peachtree veterans hate.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI managed to purchase a number from a friend and decided that I would tackle the race in Atlanta\u2019s heat and humidity,\u201d said Shaw, who will be running in her fourth race this year. \u201cI participated with a friend and say \u2018participated\u2019 because we walked about half the race. But in the end, despite feeling like my knees might explode, I loved the experience.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKyle French, Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn 2004, Kyle French ran his first Peachtree and was \u201cblown away.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt was a typical race day, but during the race I was given a slushy, offered a beer from some friendly bystanders on the side and was also offered a foot-long sub sandwich from a vendor,\u201d said French, who has run the race annually \u2014 with the exception of one year when he had to take family to the airport. \u201cConsidering it was pretty hot for that race, a beer during the race seemed out of the question, carrying a sub sandwich for 6.2 miles seemed counterproductive, but that slushy sure looked good.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn hindsight, he wishes he\u2019d taken the sub and hopes that he will finally see the vendor again this year while running the race.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor many Atlantans, the Fourth of July means it\u2019s time to run \u2014 or walk \u2014 another Peachtree Road Race. 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