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

Race weekend is here! We have answers to your last-minute questions about The Atlanta Journal Constitution Peachtree Road Race. Atlanta Track Club elite runner (and new mom!) Bridget Belyeu has some advice on adjusting your running schedule to fit your life. Plus, Atlanta Track Club Coach Amy Begley gives us her tips on navigating the course on race day – and how you can fill your training calenda...

One week from today, our July 4th weekend kicks off with the Peachtree Junior. Listen this week as Atlanta Track Club’s Caryn Lamphier explains how you can get your kids involved on July 2nd. Plus, the winners of this year’s “Oh, Say Can You Sing” contest with 11Alive join us to tell us about the pressure and training involved in singing the national anthem for thousands of runners.

Wildly popular Peloton instructor Matt Wilpers joins the Atlanta Journal Constitution Peachtree Road Race as a virtual participant this year. This week, he reveals his favorite Atlanta running spots and where he plans to run his virtual 10K. Plus, meet the team behind the COVID-sniffing dogs that will help protect runners at this year's race.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution Peachtree Road Race wouldn’t happen without thousands of volunteers, and this year – the need for volunteers has more than doubled! Atlanta Track Club’s Tina Sjogren explains how you can still get involved for the 2021 race weekend (and potentially earn 3 t-shirts!). Plus, longtime volunteer Alta Urtarte tells us why she comes back year after year to help with this...

The return to in-person racing at this year’s Atlanta Journal Constitution Peachtree Road Race means the return of the Shepherd Center Wheelchair Division – now in its 40th year! This week, we hear from Peachtree record holder Daniel Romanchuk, who’s giving back to the sport in a big way. Plus, the Shepherd Center’s Becky Washburn shares what makes this race so special to athletes & patients alike...

The Atlanta Journal Constitution Peachtree Road Race is back with in-person and virtual options for 2021! We kick off this season of the Peachtree Podcast with a thorough explanation of the changes for this year's race with Atlanta Track Club's Rich Kenah & Peachtree Co-Medical Director Dr. Jonathan Kim. Find out how to have a safe - and fun! - Peachtree experience.

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 se...

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 P...

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:...

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 r...

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...

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-...

With less than a month to go until the AJC Peachtree Road Race, Atlanta Track Club Coach Amy Begley has some tips for those final few weeks of training - and for race day too! Elite runner Emily Sisson, who's off to a strong start in 2019, tells us about her Peachtree prep. And we'll tell you how you can enter (and vote) in the "Oh, Say Can You Sing?" contest this year.

There's only one man who's run all 49 AJC Peachtree Road Races. This year, Bill Thorn plans to make it 50! The 88-year-old shares his memories and running secrets with us this week.

This year marks the 50th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race, and 60,000 runners will join in on the July 4th celebration! This week, Atlanta Track Club Executive Director Rich Kenah fills us in on some of the plans to mark this major milestone. The defending women's 10K championship winner, Stephanie Bruce, joins us to talk about the hot streak she's been on since winning last year's race. Plu...

In the final episode before the 2018 AJC Peachtree Road Race, Atlanta Track Club's Leigh Moyer explains what goes into choosing the design for the t-shirt you'll be picking up at the finish line. ATC's Chris Dierkes tells us what to expect at The Peachtree Health & Fitness Expo. Elite runner Chris Derrick shares his tips on getting through tough races. And Atlanta Track Club Executive Director Ric...