I Run Athens

Posted by Will on October 25, 2010

As I have jawed on and on about everlasting, I had convinced three of the four former collegiate roommates to band together and compete in the first annual Athens Half Marathon. In the fourth’s place (I won’t call you out Ben Brooks but … oh wait, I just did), Ginny Sally admirably stepped in to complete our quartet. Not only was this a good time to all come together again, it was also a great excuse to visit Athens — a town Brittany and I often wax poetic about and romanticize maybe a tad too much.

The race was a great showcase of Athens as the route began in the heart of downtown, snaked through campus, navigated Five Points by way of Milledge Avenue, hit Cobbham Historic District, down Prince into Normaltown, ran north and then swung around back to downtown with a finish line in front of the fabulous 40 Watt Club.

Kudos to the event organizers, the city, and the gallery for putting on a fun race, especially since it was the largest race in Athens undergoing its debut. Also, full marks for everyone posting excellent times, especially for my mates running their maiden voyages. After months of training and hundreds of miles of travel (San Francisco, D.C., and Savannah), we all left with heads held very high.

The rest of the weekend has and is currently been catching up with friends and family in Thomaston and Lawrenceville. But enough of my guff, I’ll let the photos tell the story from here.

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