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I FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Friday, July 2,1999
PEACHTREE tromw
ing to a point now where he has eliminated
those nagging injures with a low-impact, albeit
low-speed stride.
“My best time has been 57 minutes and I
don’t foresee challenging that this year,” said
Alderdice, who, although he will not contend
for a-piece of the SIOO,OOO purse, still antici
pates finishing quick enough to add the covet
ed T-Ehirt to his collection.
“I have what amounts to a shrine of T-shirts,
whic|t I’ve never worn, erected to this race
hanging on the wall. I’d like to get about 25 of
thes, and after this race I’lll* halfway there. -1
Artong his souvenirs df sweat, Alderdice has
pictures of his pursuit of the Peachtree appar
el, especially shots that capture the blessed
moment of sweet relief when his foot crosses
the finish line.
In older to prepare for the race which kicks
off at 7:30 a.m - the wheelchair race starts at 7
- in predicted 70-degree heat, the club has
been gathering at 8 a.m. every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday at the West Bank Park
on take Lanier for their training runs or
walks, depending on the level at which indi
vidual members pace themselves.
Frartk Joyce, who at 69 will be running in his
14th Peachtree, took the walk-don’t-run
approach in his final week of training.
“I ran my six-mile distance ran last Friday,”
Joyce said. “This week I’m tapering off so I’ll
have enough energy for the race Sunday.”
Though the part of the course that receives
the most notoriety is Heartbreak Hill, the
nearly mile-length climb that goes past
Piedmont Hospital, Joyce said the uphill
jaunt does not bother him as much as dealing
with downhills.
“Going downhill is harder to me, because it
seems to take longer for your foot to hit the
ground, so your stride gets out of control a
little more,” Joyce said.
Dealing with the heat will be the biggest
problem facing the runners and race volun
teers along the route will be handing off over
120,000 gallons of water to runners as they
pass by.
Sprinklers along the stretch will also cool
off runners, but Alderdice and Joyce both say
there’s an art to getting wet.
“I like to run just on the edge of where the
spray reaches, otherwise you get your shoes
wet and you feel like you’re carrying an extra
WAVES from IB
7. Felipia Adams 49.99
8-and-under 25 back
2. Leieer 23.75
3. Spragg 24.54
5. Litrte 25.33
8-and-imdar 25 breast
3. Spragg .27.63
4. Litres . 3.-A .i. 27.95
6. Heather Styles .. ■. 17;.. 28.52
8-anftinder 25 fly
2. Litffcs ...t.r...-.22.62
8. Adams. 32.82
10. Leiser 35.49
8-and-under 100 Ind. medley
2 Litres 1:50.64
3. Spraggl:ss.2B
8-and-under 100 free relay
1. Waves A team1:22.17
3. Waves B team1:36.24
8-and-under 100 medley relay
1. Waves A team1:35.87
4. Waves B team1:53.85
6. Waves C team2:15.05
10-and-under 25 free
3. Tpra Barkerls.49
6 Chelsea Spragg 16.62
7. Ifclly Kottl6.Bo
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10-end-under 50 free
4 Barker33.l6
8 K0tt 36.71
Butman 36.89
10-and-under 25 back
7. SpMgg 20.08
14. fwt 21.92
15. Bdtman22.lo
10-and-under 25 breast
2. Butnan 2o.ls
6 Moitah Spicer22.7l
7. Barner22.79
10-and-under 25 fly
4. 8a1er17.44
6. Spfcgg 18.46
15. Sjflcer2o.7B
10-and-under 100 Ind. medley
4. Baster 1:31.28
9. Budhan 1:37.02
12.5£agg1:43.02
10-an (-under 100 free relay
1. W* es A teaml:os.os
7. W« esßteam l:l9.63
9 . Wil es C team1:25.78
10-an bunder 100 medley relay
2. Wi es Ateaml:ll.99
9 . Wi es B team1:33.54
10. W ivesCteaml:3s.74
12-ar kundarKfrae
4. To fa Adams3l.3s
5. At i 80hr31.81
nah Hall 32.79
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12-ar kundar 100 free
4. M ns1:08.88
5. HI y1:10.27
7. 1:10.48
12-e M-under 50 back
4. Mhr 38.35
5. Adans3B.4B
12. Cwke Smith 42.59
12-e M-under 50 breast
5. r..; 4048;
8. ttbha Rankart4o.ss
12-Sid-undersofly
lo.>alfe Smith43.l6.
Il.lji*Ml 4780
12tm*under 100 Ind. medley
1. 1:17.61
4.1®1:19.45
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2. tfbies A loam 2:08.48
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Bob Van Velzor hopes to stay a few feet ahead of the pace at the Peachtree Road Race.
pound of water,” Alderdice said.
After.the race, Alderdice and Joyce have
different approaches to getting back.
Alderdice and his wife take a bus back to the
start, while Joyce parks his car at the end and
takes the train for the beginning at the race.
“I hate getting on the train after because you
crammed in there with a bunch of sweaty,
stinky people,” Joyce said.
Club members also don’t usually run
together as they usually set their own pace.
“The only time I see Joe is when I see his
back when he passes me and then at the end
of the race at the banana truck,” Joyce said,
referring to the tractor-trailor parked in
Piedmont Park where runners gather after the
race for free hand-outs to upgrade their
carbo-deprived, potassium-depleted bodies -
the fruit of the fleet.
Betty McGonigal, running in her seventh
Peachtree, doesn’t keep her eye on the clock
when she is running, either.
“I never count my time,” McGonigal said.
“My goal is just to finish. The race gives me
a goal to work toward in my running.”
12-and-under 200 medley relay
2. Waves A team 2:22.64
5. Waves B team 2:51.51
14-and-under 50 frw
I. Jana Horton 26.97
7. Rachel Bergstrom :. 31 .55
11. Dearthfcl® 32.60
14-and-undHWIdMR#
1. Horton 58.69
8. Hall;1:10.56
12. Bergstrom '*.’•»■.., .’v.... 1:13.56
14-and-under 50 back
1. H0rt0n32.31
9. Erin Scmitz4o.3B
10. Bergstrom4l.69
14-and-under 50 breast
1. Horton 37 54
7. Hall 41.61
12. Meredith Plyler 44.80
14-and-under 50 fly
7. Schmitz;.. 39.73
8. Hall 40.61
9. Bergstrom42.Bs
14-and-under 100 Ind. medley
1. Horton 1:09.35
9. Ha111:22.79
11. Schmitz 1:27.93
14-and-under 200 free relay
2. Waves A team2:06.29
14-and-under 200 medley relay
2. Waves A team2:22.25
senior 50 free
3. Erin Reber27.B6
5. Katie Wasson2B.Bo
19. Stenia Martin3B.sß
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senior 100 free
4. Reberl:o3.79
13. MArtinl:3o.4B
senior 50 back
4. Wasson3s.l2
12. Martin 49.06
senior 50 breast
1. Reber 35.30
4. Wasson37.9s
15. Martin ....?56.00
senior 50 fly
4. Reber 32.39
6. Wasson 37.01
9. Martin 49.04
senior 100 ind. medley
5. Reberl:l4.ll
6. Wasson 1:18.93
senior 200 free relay
3. Waves A team2:04.40
senior 200 medley relay
2. Waves A team2:lß.lo
Boys:
8-and-under 25 free
6. Alex Chestnutlß.2B
8. William Barkerlß.9B
15. Davis Chalfant24.o3
8-and-under 50 free
3. Chestnut4o.B4
5. Barker4l.92
12. Chalfants7.69
8-and-under 25 back
5. Barker2s.sl
6T. Chalfant26.33
14. Chestnut3o.l2
8-and-under 25 breast
1. Chestnut 24.63
Not to be overlooked is the atmosphere pro
duced by cramming nearly 300,000 people
between the start and finish line.
To soak it all up, Wells and Alderdice rent a
room at one of the hotels near the start. Os
course, a room with a view.
“I don’t get any sleep the night before the
race,” Alderdice said. “At four in the morn
ing, I’m watching them put it all together.”
For Wells, the Peachtree is more than just
putting one foot in front of the other - it’s a
people-watching extravaganza as well.
“There’s a little of everything in between.
You have your group of elite runners at the
front who are serious about running and at
the back you have your party pack who like
to stop off at Buckhead for a beer,” Wells
said.
Therein lies the beauty of the Peachtree, a
race of two faces. It accommodates the seri
ous speedsters like Kenya’s Joseph Kimani,
who set the course record with a 27:04 in
1996, as well as those who find a brew and
bagel in Buckhead after the first mile to be a
necessity to continue.
4. Barker 26.34
6. Landon P1y1er29.56
8-and-under 100 free relay
2. Waves A team1:35.40
8-and-under 100 medley relay
2. Waves A team1:44.82
10-and-under 25 free
2. Skip Halthenls.oo
4. John Andersonls.B7
5. Tyler Willis,.. 16.04
10-and-under 50 free
1. Ha1then...,.30.22
4. Wi11i535.59
9. Ben Sleister .38.64
10-and-under 25 breast
1. Halthen2o.os
6. Wi11i522.16
7. Anderson22.7l
10-and-under 25 fly
7. Wi11i522.34
9. Anderson22.B9
13. Alex Dickinson 24.71
10-and-under 100 ind. medley
1. Halthen 1:18.95
5. Andersonl:4o.76
7. Willis 1:43.40
10-and-under 100 free relay
1. Waves A teaml:oß.7B
4. Waves B teaml:lß.4l
10-and-under 100 medley relay
1. Waves A team1:23.83
6. Waves B team1:36.03
12-and-under 50 free
8. Jonathan Kascak32.64
9. Shane Corbett33.s4
12-and-under 100 free
SPORTS SHORTS
Wolf tops juniors
Nolan Wolf took first place in
the 14-and-over division in an
Atlanta Junior Golf tournament
at Sugar Creek Tuesday. He shot
a 47 to win by one stroke. Wolf
had improved on his third-place
effort of a day before, when he
shot a 50 at Alpharetta Country
Club.
Wolf’s feats werd matched at
the Alpharetta Country. Cub by a
pair of 12-13-year-old intermedi
ate players, Jimmy Schulte and
Bobby Callahan. Schulte finished
second with a 40, and Callahan
was a close third at 42. Both
golfers are also from Cumming.
Referee camps
offered in Suwanee
Have you ever wanted to don
the zebra stripes of a basketball
referee? The Georgia High
School Association (GHSA) is
sanctioning three referee devel
opment camps this summer -
July 14-16, 18-20 and 23-25 at
the Suwanee Sports Academy.
The camps will be supervised by
GHSA rules and mechanics clini
cians and NCAA division I offi
cials. For more information, call
Joe Cunningham at (770) 860-
8660 or Ernie Yarbrough at (770)
785-7333.
Bench contest July 10
The Lanierland Classic bench
press contest will be held at noon
on July 10 at the North Forsyth
High gym. Weigh-ins for the
competition are scheduled
between 9-11 a.m. The following
weight classes are available: 114
pounds, 123, 132, 148, 165, 181,
8. Corbettl:l7.B4
12-and-under 50 back
7. Kascak42.99
9. Corbett44.B4
12-and-under 50 breast
5. Kascak46.24
12-and-under 50 fly
9. Corbett47.l3
14-and-under 50 free
4. Clint Reber3o.2s
8. Collin Weeks32.3s
9. Daniel Butman33.3l
14-and-under 100 free
4. Reberl:o9.Bß
5. Weeksl:l3.42
6. Butmanl:l3.62
14-and-under 50 back
2. Reber»3s.69
5. Butman43.64
14-and-under 50 breast
2. Reber3s.43
5. Butman43.39
14-and-under 50 fly
4. Weeks42.Bß
14-and-under 100 ind. medley
3. Butmanl:3l.sl
4. Weeksl:33.B3
14-and-under 200 free relay
2. Waves A team2:10.22
14-and-under 200 medley relay
2. Waves A team2:34.37
senior 50 back
6. Raymond Schenden44.os
senior 50 breast
7. Schendenso.3B
198, 220, 242, 275 and unlimited.
Entry fees cost $35 for adults and
masters, S3O for teenagers. The
entry deadline is July 6.
Admission fees costs $5 for
adults, $3 for children 6-10 and
free of charge for those under 6.
For more information, call Linda
at (770) ?87-|894.
Dawson football
signups this month
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The Dawson County Youth
Football Association will hold
registration for its league on July
17, 24 and 31 at the Dawson
County Recreation Park.
Registration, which costs SIOO, is
open to players 5-12. For more
information, call league president
Ronnie Grigsby at (706) 265-
7170 or the Dawson County Rec
Center at (706) 344-3600.
PAL golf Aug. 3
The Alpharetta Police Athletic
League and the Optimist Club
will hold its second annual golf
outing on Aug. 3 at the Atlanta
National Golf Club. Proceeds go
to youth programs in the North
Fulton area. For more informa
tion, call (770) 642-6200 or (678)
297-6309.
Rowdies signups
around the comer
The Forsyth Rowdies will hold
registration for the upcoming sea
son from 10:30 a.m.-l p.m. at the
Forsyth County Library on July
17, 24 and 31. The program,
open to children ages 3-16, costs
S4O for those under 4 and S6O for
those above. For more informa
tion, call (770) 384-6093.
DRUM from IB
playing hockey, so the Thrashers
brought along Reagan Colby, who
plays on the women’s ice hockey
team at Colby College in
Waterville, Maine to demonstrate
to the female Gretzkies that a
good wristshot should be in every
young lady skater’s bag of tricks.
“The increase in girls playing
hockey has been dramatic,”
Mattson said. “It’s been phenome
nal the number of girls that have
showed up for these clinics.”
“With Title IX in place, a girl has
a lot better chance of getting a
hockey scholarship than in any
other sport just because the need is
greater to fill those spots.”
Whether girl or boy, Mattson and
the rest of the Thrashers were
impressed with the high level of
interest in hockey in the area as
well as the new facility -
Slapshots.
“This is one of the best facilities
we have been to and we’ve played
all over the country,” Mattson said.
“We like coming up here because
you can get a really good workout
on this wooden floor. It allows you
to get a real good push-off and
make tight cuts.”