The Peachtree Podcast: The Official Podcast of the AJC Peachtree Road Race

You have questions…we have answers! This year’s virtual AJC Peachtree Road Race is a first for all of us, so we’re taking questions from Atlanta Track Club ambassadors & race participants this week. We’ll cover everything from how to download the race app to designing your own 10K route. Get some last-minute motivation – and then go enjoy your race!

Respect the virus! That’s the advice from the AJC Peachtree Road Race’s medical director about how to approach your training during the pandemic. Dr. Jonathan Kim of Emory Healthcare joins us this week to discuss what cardiologists know so far about the impact of COVID-19 on athletes, and what you need to consider if you’re diagnosed with the virus.

One thing 2020 couldn’t stop is the AJC Peachtree Road Race t-shirt tradition. Hear from this year’s winning designer, Beckie Dominick, who’s also running her very first Peachtree. And Molly Seidel, the 2nd place finisher in the U.S. Olympic Marathon trials, is going all out to make her virtual race a festive one. She tells us about her FKT challenge for Thanksgiving weekend!

How’s your training going for the virtual AJC Peachtree Road Race? Not just physically, but mentally? Our guests this week will help us with both. Mental performance consultant Abby Keenan shares her tips on goal-setting during the pandemic and how to get yourself mentally ready on race day. Plus, Dr. Joseph Powers with Northside Hospital Orthopedic Institute answers our questions about when to seek professional treatment for a running injury versus trying to treat it yourself.

She’s an Atlanta favorite! Aliphine Tuliamuk is joining the rest of us – virtually – to take part in the 2020 AJC Peachtree Road Race. Listen as the 2017 Peachtree champion talks about taking home the gold in the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials – Marathon in Atlanta in February. Plus, she shares her tips on training during a pandemic, and tells us how to get our hands on one of her crocheted beanies!

It's finally here! The first (and hopefully only!) virtual AJC Peachtree Road Race is just six weeks away. Jay Holder & Jennifer Perry go behind the scenes with Atlanta Track Club Executive Director Rich Kenah to discuss the decision-making that went into creating a different Peachtree experience in 2020. Plus, coach Amy Begley has some tips on training solo for your virtual 10k.

Atlanta Track Club introduces Common Ground. As part of this initiative to encourage, facilitate and provide space for conversations on race, Atlanta Track Club is engaging in conversations with leaders of the Black running community to listen and learn. The first conversation is between Executive Director Rich Kenah and longtime Georgia legislator and founding member of the South Fulton Running Partners, Bob Holmes.

Dansby Swanson Introduction by Atlanta Track Club

Entrepreneur, author, speaker and RUNNER Jesse Itzler talks to us about packing up his family and living in an RV, about why he continues to takes on challenges like 100 milers and Last Man Standing and how anyone can build their own life resume.

95-year-old American Record Holder Betty Lindberg tells us why she still runs 5-6 days a week despite having no upcoming races to train for and shares the thought that gets her out the door every day.

Get ready to run or walk 5K with this pump-you-up mix from DJ 412! Get inspired along the way as Ronnel Blackmon and Madison James encourage you to finish strong!

The state's best cross country teams converge on Carrollton this weekend for the GHSA Cross Country State Championships. Atlanta Track Club's Eric Heintz & Enrique Tomas break down each race & the runners to watch! Opening & Welcome/History of the State Meet & Season Overview 19:20 - Class 4A 42:10 - Class 6A 1:01:20 - Class 5A 1:21:39 - Class 1A Private 1:39:05 - Class 7A 1:59:50 - Class 2A 2:07:49 - Class 3A 2:21:50 - Class 1A Public

It's happening! With just one week to go until the 50th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race, we talk with Shelly Williams who won this year's "Oh, Say Can You Sing?" contest. The "Voice of the Peachtree," Ken Berger, shares his favorite race memories from the starting line. Plus, everything you need to know about the Peachtree Health & Fitness Expo, including your chance to run as fast as the record holders!

Two weeks to go until we celebrate the 50th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race. If you're not running, you might want to consider volunteering (you'll get a t-shirt too!). The defending champion in the women's wheelchair division, Susannah Scaroni, joins us to talk about her chase for the record this year. And this year's race is attracting some of the best runners from around the world. We'll tell you who to keep an eye on in the elite field this year!

Just 3 weeks to go until the 50th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race! This week, the man who won the very first Peachtree, Jeff Galloway, tells the story of what he did with the trophy that day. Rebecca Washburn of Shepherd Center discusses why this year's wheelchair division will be super competitive. And if you think you're too old to run, you have to hear this week's interview with 94-year-old Betty Lindberg, who started running in her 60's!