ATL ladies: Peachtree Road Race?

[otowngirl]

I'm currently in Central Florida, but hail from the Atlanta area. I've always wanted to do the Peachtree Road Race but never got myself into any sort of condition to do so. Since I'm nearing the end of my 10K training for my March race, I'm thinking that I'll (try to!) sign up for the Peachtree.

I understand it's a lottery to get in but hopefully the odds will be in my favor.  Have any of y'all ever done it? 

[katinthehat]

I did it ages ago when I lived there. It's a hard course and crowded unless your way up front (and even then, it's still crowded) but super fun.

[gt7301b]

I've done it. It is hot as anything, but a lot of fun.

[tuggyruns]

I've done it for the past several years, I LOVE it! There is no where in Atlanta that I'd rather be on the 4th of July. It's no race as PP said. It's crowded, it's hot, it's humid and it's hilly- but it's ATLANTA. It's the experience. DO IT!

[jamalynn]

Ithis will be my 8th year doing it. It's a tradition for us. It's also crowded and very popular. I would recommend doing a race before you do the lottery for a time to enter. It will put you closer to the front.

[niq]

butting in since this might be an excuse to visit home ... if you submit a time and you're in one of the earlier waves, like A-E, do you get any preference in the lottery?

My PR puts me at C seed and I could probably make B seed before the deadline. Of course that was flat course in 58 & cloudy weather LOL. BIL is right on the edge of being seeded, I think.

[runblondie26]

I did it a couple years ago. I wanted to see what all the hype was about. Not much else to add that the OP's haven't said. I can say I tried it at least once.

[sadlebred]

Nope, I've never run it.

[tuggyruns]

Feb 12, 2014 19:17:02 GMT -5 niq said:

butting in since this might be an excuse to visit home ... if you submit a time and you're in one of the earlier waves, like A-E, do you get any preference in the lottery?

My PR puts me at C seed and I could probably make B seed before the deadline. Of course that was flat course in 58 & cloudy weather LOL. BIL is right on the edge of being seeded, I think.

From my knowledge of the process, being seeded higher isn't going to increase your odds in the lottery. 

Being in a higher wave def makes things easier/provides for an earlier start time so it's cooler out. 

[shelbyann]

I did it a couple of years ago too. It was fun! Definitely not an event to try for a PR with the crowds and weather, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.