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Peachtree City Hosts Only Winter Half Marathon on Atlanta's South Side

 

The only half marathon on the south side of Atlanta during the winter months led to an amazing event hosted by the Rotary Club of Peachtree City!  The frigid temperatures for an 8:00 start time didn’t stop 600+ runners from showing up for our first (of many to come) half marathons in PTC!  With the history of the club hosting the Grand Prix Series for the last 18 years, it was an easier than expected transition into a Half Marathon.  “Run the Paths” was the theme as 90%+ of the course was across the golf cart paths of Peachtree City.  With support from over 100 local (non-Rotarian) volunteers and ALL of the club members, it was a very successful event – raising funds for our charity partners and bringing our community together in a big way!  Thanks to our presenting sponsor – BMW of South Atlanta, all of our emergency services and the entire community of PTC who stepped out of their homes to cheer the runners on as they ran the golf cart paths through the many neighborhoods!  We are already planning to make next year’s race even bigger!

Pictured:  PTC Rotarian Ryan Peurifoy crossing the Half Marathon Finish Lane, VP Chavdar Zdravkov and President Amy Benton, Runners coming through the golf cart tunnels around mid-way and the map showing the route for the 5K and Half Marathon along with the medals given to all participants completing the Half Marathon

 

 

Posted by Holly Davanzo
January 30, 2024

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