4th of July

Hope everybody had a fantastic 4th of July. It was a great time. The day started early with a 5am wake up call to head down and run the Peachtree Road Race 10K down in Atlanta. For those of you who aren't familiar with the Peachtree, it is the world's largest 10K road race and a 4th of July tradition in Atlanta. The Peachtree started in 1970 and has evolved into a race with over 55,000 runners. It starts at Lenox Mall and finishes at Piedmont Park.

I don't consider myself an avid runner by any stretch of the imagination, but the Peachtree is a race that is for everybody. It is a lot of fun, as there are tons of people lining the streets and rooting you on. Along the way are bands, DJ's, and many other forms of entertainment that gives you the extra boost to get through it. The winner ran the race in 27:25, which is better than half my finishing time of 1 hour and 5 minutes.

As for the rest of the day, we continued our annual tradition and headed to Lenox mall to watch the fireworks. We have now done this for 9 years straight. We had a very large group. The weather threatened the fireworks show, but after a slight delay, the show went on. All in all, a good time was had.