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PAGE 2B 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 I 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 4 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 8.®i1:21.67'’ 2. tfbies A loam 2:08.48 sWdye«Bteam2:3o.oo i dr :> -7 ite SP •‘R st - -lillfe Ik ... Photo/Eric Burden 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 * Husmess & Services ♦ Civic Organizations ■ | ) A )( + Shopping Centers + State Parks/ 9U K U + Specialty Stores Recreational FaciUtieS * Real Estate Offices * X. + Places of Worn I Services I * Marine Services + Restaurants > City, County + Fitness Centerfl W Government Services + School Calendars . i > Utilities Locator Map AND MUCH MORE! Over 20,000 copies of this special edition will be distributed through the Chamber of Commerce, local banks, I real estate offices & Newcomer Services for an entire year. I To ensure your reserve space 770-887-3126 Forsyth County News Your "HoaMtown Paper" Slate IMS 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 ' g ■ 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.”