Paulding Well Represented at Peachtree Road Race
A Hiram resident was the fastest among those who entered from Dallas and Hiram.
A runner from Hiram almost cracked the top 100 in Monday’s Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, according to results reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Out of entrants from Dallas and Hiram, Steven Murray, 22, of Hiram placed 113th with a time of 34:22, making him the city’s top male and overall finisher. Hiram’s top female runner was Karen Wagner, who logged a time of 49:02.
Twenty-one-year-old Chase Babineaux of Dallas finished just out of the top 200, at the 203rd spot, with a time of 36:50. Other Dallas runners who cracked the top 1,000 runners were 34-year-old Russell Brand, who placed 557th with his time of 41 minutes even; Chris Wilson was 619th with 41:29; and Will Eustace ran a 41:52 and placed 671st.
Pam Poe was Dallas’ top female runner with a time of 46:53, putting her at 1,924th place in overall results.
Sammy Kitwara of Kenya, 24, was the race’s top finisher with his time of 28:05. Thirty-year-old Werknesh Kidane of Ethiopia was the fastest female runner—her finish of 31:23 put her at 52nd place among all runners.
The top runner from Georgia was Ty McCormack of Gainesville. The 18-year-old placed 47th with his 31:01.
Several of our Atlanta-area Patches feature photo galleries of participants from today's race. See if you can spot anyone you know in these offerings:
- Midtown Patch has not one, not two, but three galleries from the race and the finish line.
- Buckhead Patch has photos of the event's wheelchair racers and spectators, as well as pics of runners, both in typical running gear and costumes.
Sandy Ransom
8:36 am on Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Second time to run the race and enjoyed seeing the throngs of peoples, variety of costumes, and sideline encouragers. Only downer was finding our car booted since we parked in a "private parking lot" that had tiny signage that we didn't even notice in the dark. Thanks City of Atlanta for creating an ordinance that allows unscrupulous behavior by parking lot owners.