the peachtree road race.

I am already behind on posting but I really wanted to share these pictures from the Peachtree Road Race. I was lucky enough this year to be able to go to the Peachtree race. I am going to admit I was a little amazed. I often wish that I lived somewhere else and I have moved many times. But then you come upon an event that reminds us why we love the south. Maybe I should say why I love the south. We had to get up around 5 and I really wanted to be at the finish line. Of course, we were running late, because who really wants to get up a 5 to go see a race. Honestly, I imagined not very many people there. I kept thinking- who would go just to watch strangers run. Boy, was I wrong! I mean wow- there were people everywhere. We could not even get to the finish line because of so many people. The best part was that as the runners were coming through people were cheering them on. Everyone was yelling and clapping. They were encouraging and some even brought noise makers. There was flags everywhere - people were happy. I couldn't believe it. Who knows? All races might be like that- maybe it's a American tradition that I just didn't know about. I do know that it reminded me of how lucky I am to be born here.