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Captains named for 2015 AJC Peachtree Road Race Inaugural Peachtree Cup

Larry Ederby Larry Eder
May 7, 2015
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How does one innovate in this day and age in road running? How does one lift the brand recognition of the largest 10k in North America, in a time, when, while running is continuing to thrive, there are just so many races that one can run, walk or collect the proverbial t-shirt on?


AJC Peachtree is the largest 10K in North America. 60,000 plus runners will be running and all want (but will not get) the hallowed “Sixty minute t-shirt”. This year, new Executive Director Rich Kenah has been instituting changes, from how the t-shirt is presented, to the all encompassing Mizuno sponsorship, to the inaugural Peachtree Cup. 

Kudos to AJC Peacthree and the Atlanta Track Club on this new program for Peachtree. RunBlogRun is looking to visit the hallowed race for the first time, hopefully this summer. 

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ATLANTA – May 7, 2015 – An Olympic medalist and a pair of top marathon champions are among the captains named today for the four international elite teams set to compete for the inaugural Peachtree Cup at this year’s AJC Peachtree Road Race.

In the Peachtree Cup, Team USA will face Team Africa, Team Asia and Team Europe. Each team will consist of six athletes, including three men and three women, vying for international bragging rights and a first-place prize of $42,000 for the winning team. The team members’ individual finish times will be added together and the team with the fastest cumulative time will win the Peachtree Cup at the AJC Peachtree Road Race on July 4.

Leading Team USA will be Shalane Flanagan, a 2008 Olympic bronze medalist at 10,000 meters who owns three American records, including 10,000 meters on the track (30:22.22) and 15K on the roads (47:00). In 2014, Flanagan ran the fastest time in history in the Boston Marathon by an American woman (2:22:02) after boldly leading for the first 19 miles. The 33-year-old lowered her personal best later last year when she finished third at the 2014 BMW Berlin Marathon in 2:21:14 – making her the second-fastest American woman in history.

“Putting on a Team USA uniform always brings out the best in me, and that will count double on the Fourth of July,” said Flanagan. “It’s a day of national pride for America, and our team will definitely want to provide some early fireworks.”

2014 Boston Marathon Weekend

Selected as captain of Team Africa is Gebre Gebremariam of Ethiopia, the 2009 World Cross Country Champion. Gebremariam, 30, followed that victory up with a win at the 2010 New York City Marathon, and has seen success at this race, as well.

“Ever since winning the AJC Peachtree Road Race in 2010, I have been looking forward to running again in front of the great Atlanta fans,” said Gebremariam. “To come back as captain of Team Africa makes my return even better. We have a lot of good runners in Africa, you know, so our team should give the fans much excitement.”

A four-time medalist at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, often considered the toughest competition in the sport, Gebremariam finished third in the 2011 Boston Marathon in a personal best of 2:04:53.

Photo credit: Dutch Walters

Photo credit: Dutch Walters

At the helm of Team Europe will be Daniele Meucci of Italy, the 2014 European Champion in the marathon. Meucci, 29, is also a three-time European Championships medalist at shorter distances, and competed in the 2012 Olympics at 10,000 meters. He ran his 10K personal best of 28:19 last year in New York City.

“Running in the United States always seems to bring out the best in me,” said Meucci, who has also run personal bests at the half marathon and 10,000 meters on the track in this country. “Thus I look forward to bringing out the best in my teammates in leading Team Europe to a strong performance.”

2014 European Championships Zurich, Switerland     August 12-17, 2014 Photo: Giancarlo Colombo@PhotoRun Victah1111@aol.com 631-291-3409 www.photorun.NET

And leading Team Asia is Yusuke Hasegawa of Japan. Hasegawa, 26, was the 2008 National University Champion at 1500 meters while competing for Jobu University, and finished fourth in the prestigious All-Japan Corporate Championships at 5000 meters in 2011. He has a personal best of 27:50.64 at 10,000 meters on the track.

“As captain of the team from Asia, I promise to give my hardest effort to secure the Peachtree Cup,” Hasegawa said. “It will not be easy, but I have confidence that, working together, we will be strong and so will bring my region great honor.”

2013 RAK Half Marathon Ras Al-Kaimaih, UAE    Febuary 15, 2013 Photo: Victah Sailer@Photo Run Victah1111@aol.com 631-741-1865 www.photorun.NET

The 2015 AJC Peachtree Road Race will have a total prize purse of $98,500, with $81
,000 of that amount set aside for the team competition. The remaining prize money will be awarded to individuals in the men’s and women’s open and masters races.

The 46th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race will take place on Saturday, July 4, 2015. The AJC Peachtree Road Race is the world’s largest 10K, with 60,000 participants.

Additional details about the 2015 AJC Peachtree Road Race are available at peachtreeroadrace.org.

About Atlanta Track Club
Atlanta Track Club is a nonprofit committed to creating an active and healthy Atlanta. Through running and walking, Atlanta Track Club motivates, inspires and engages the community to enjoy a healthier lifestyle. With more than 21,000 members, Atlanta Track Club is the second largest running organization in the United States. In addition to the AJC Peachtree Road Race (peachtreeroadrace.org) – the largest 10K running event in the world, the Atlanta 10 Miler and Thanksgiving Day Half Marathon, Atlanta Track Club directs more than 30 events per year. Through the support of its members and volunteers, Atlanta Track Club also maintains a number of community initiatives including organizing and promoting the Kilometer Kids youth running program to metro Atlanta youth, honoring high school cross country and track and field athletes through Atlanta Track Club’s All-Metro Banquets and supporting the Grady Bicycle EMT program. For more information on Atlanta Track Club, visit atlantatrackclub.org.

About the AJC Peachtree Road Race
The AJC Peachtree Road Race is a 10K event that takes place every Fourth of July in Atlanta, Georgia. The first Peachtree was held in 1970 and featured 110 runners. The AJC Peachtree Road Race is now the largest 10K running event in the world with 60,000 participants. The AJC Peachtree Road Race is perhaps most famous for the coveted AJC Peachtree Road Race T-shirt, which is handed out to all the event finishers. For more information on the AJC Peachtree Road Race visit peachtreeroadrace.org orAJC.com/peachtree.

About The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the leading source – both in print and online – of news, information and advertising for metropolitan Atlanta, reaching a total print and online audience of 1.5 million people each week. Every month, nearly 4.1 million unique visitors access the newspaper’s websites, including AJC.com and accessatlanta.com. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is part of Cox Media Group, a publishing, digital media and broadcasting subsidiary of Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises.

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    Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

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