The
Peach State
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Julia Emmons to Retire from the Atlanta Track Club
Posted by LG
Facing the fact that there is no Botox cure for her impending 65th birthday, Julia Emmons has informed the Atlanta Track Club Board of Directors of her intentions to retire from her post of the Club's Executive Director, including her duties as race director of the 55,000-runner Peachtree Road Race.
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A Brief Chat with Denise Dillon
Posted by LG
At the 100th Boston Marathon ten years ago, Denise Dillon and Edgar Walters, who'd met as runners in Knoxville, ran to the 14-mile mile mark in Wellesley and got married, and then proceeded on to complete the race. The couple, who now reside in Kennesaw, Georgia, will return to the 110th Boston Marathon on Patriots' Day.
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UGA Cross Country Teams Record Top-Six Finishes at Nike Race of Champions
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Despite running in rather dusty conditions, both the University of Georgia men's and women's cross country teams recorded top-six finishes in the Nike Race of Champions at the Great American Cross Country festival in Cary, N.C.
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Georgia Cross Country Gears up for 2005
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"On the men's side I think Ian Burrell will lead us. He's had a great career here at Georgia, but I think he really blossomed this past spring, scoring at both the SEC Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Championships." Dave Hartman
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Where are they now? Ryley Miller
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It’s been two years since Ryley Miller won the State Cross Country Title, and things are still looking up for the UGA Sophomore. Miller graduated from South Gwinnett High School as the 2003 CC State Champ, with a 5k p.r. of 15:20. He also won the 1600 and 3200 state titles during his senior year, with p.r.’s of 4:15 (for a full mile) and 9:21. In his first year of collegiate running, Ryley had p.r.’s of 25:21 for 8k (set on Arkansas’ home course) and 31:19 for 10k, and ran a 4:10 mile indoors at the SEC Championships, which qualified him for the finals where he placed 9th in 4:13.
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Runners race amid dust, danger
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But about 600 soldiers, more than three times the number anticipated, got to the starting line of the Baghdad version of the Peachtree Road Race, which began at dawn Sunday on a course that circled one of Saddam Hussein's former palaces.
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Okari, Kiplagat Win Peachtree Road Race
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Lornah Kiplagat of the Netherlands won the 10-kilometer Peachtree Road Race for the fourth time Monday while Gilbert Okari of Kenya captured the men's race.
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Former champion tied up in red tape
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"We've had a rash of injury, travel and visa issues that have really limited what we thought was going to be a great field," elite athletes coordinator John Curtin said. "John had a chance to make some history here."
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Shot Putter Seeking Sponsorship Is Selling Himself on eBay
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The "Space for Rent" T-shirts shot putter Adam Nelson wore at the U.S. Indoor Championships in Boston this year didn't succeed in luring sponsors, so the two-time Olympic silver medalist is taking a new approach to generating income.
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Track and Field results from across the state
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North Hall's Grant Russell finished sixth in the state in the 3200 meter run. Russell ran the 3200 meters in 10:24.54. West Hall as a team finished tied for fourth.
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TAKING TECH INTO A NEW ERA
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Before venturing cross country and casting her lot with Georgia Tech, Californian Chaunte Howard did her research. Howard, well on her way to becoming the most decorated female athlete in the history of the school, checked out the coaching staff, the city, nearby churches and the record books, where she spotted the occasional standout female athlete
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Mike Dudley and Anne Riddle win 2004 USA 50 KM Championship Titles
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On Sunday, November 14, approximately 50 runners toed the starting line in Peachtree City, Georgia to determine the USATF 50 KM Open, Team and Masters champions. The men's race looked to be a contest between 2:14 marathoner Mike Dudley, 2:24 marathoner Kevin Beck, USA Marathon Trail runner-up Ben Nephew, and reigning 50K road champ Dan Verrington. On the distaff side, Anne Riddle was the clear favorite, fresh off her victory two weeks ago at the USA Marathon trail championships.
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Georgia is known as the “Peach State” because
of the growers' reputation for producing the highest quality fruit.
The peach became
the official state fruit in 1995.
source: http://www.sos.state.ga.us/museum/html/state_fruit.html
