Have been looking at old Peachtree Road Race stories on Newspapers.com. Went back to the first one in 1970. Only 150 runners. Legendary UGA track athlete/coach Spec Towns shot the starter's pistol to start the very first Peachtree Road Race. Gov. Jimmy Carter started the race the next year. But there were some great stories in the AJC on the race written by Joe Litsch. I'd never heard the name, and I'm a newspaper dork to the core. What a full life he lived. I thought a name we should all know.
Edit: Only 110 finished the race. They are known as the "Original 110."
Edit: Only 110 finished the race. They are known as the "Original 110."
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