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Run for the Peaches
Aired July 04, 2003 - 07:56 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: They're off and running in the Peachtree Road Race. The field of 55,000 runners makes it the world's biggest 10 kilometer event, and it's a Fourth of July tradition as well, in Atlanta, where David Mattingly is standing by.
Are you out of the way? Oh, no, the runners are right behind you. Look out!
DAVID MATTINGLY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: They are coming mighty close right now. One thing you do need to watch out for, we're standing right next to one of the watering station. If you stand too close, Ill show you, this is what happens to you. You get splashed. I'm not breaking a sweat, but I am getting plenty wet today.
We are stationed right at one of the most challenging positions in the Peachtree Road Race. It's called "cardiac hill" by the runners, and that's for good reason. It's the top right here of a three-quarter mile uphill run. This is the point that runners either get their second wind, or they start to have some very serious doubts that they're going to be able to finish this race.
This race has been going on since 1970, growing every year. As you said, Heidi, 55,000 runners. It takes so long to get everybody across the starting line that the race is already won 10 minutes before the last runner crosses the starting line.
Now, right here, you can just look at the faces of everybody coming through here. This is what they call one of the timed groups. These are some very serious runners out here for time. Later in the day, you're going to see larger crowds of what you would consider the amateur runners, the people who do it just for fun and just for the personal challenge.
But again today, this is a race for everybody. The oldest person in this race, Heidi, 86 years old. That is one of the male runners. One of the female runners, the oldest one here, 83 years old, making me feel very insignificant right now.
COLLINS: And a little wet, too. All right, David Mattingly, thanks so much.
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Aired July 4, 2003 - 07:56 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: They're off and running in the Peachtree Road Race. The field of 55,000 runners makes it the world's biggest 10 kilometer event, and it's a Fourth of July tradition as well, in Atlanta, where David Mattingly is standing by.
Are you out of the way? Oh, no, the runners are right behind you. Look out!
DAVID MATTINGLY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: They are coming mighty close right now. One thing you do need to watch out for, we're standing right next to one of the watering station. If you stand too close, Ill show you, this is what happens to you. You get splashed. I'm not breaking a sweat, but I am getting plenty wet today.
We are stationed right at one of the most challenging positions in the Peachtree Road Race. It's called "cardiac hill" by the runners, and that's for good reason. It's the top right here of a three-quarter mile uphill run. This is the point that runners either get their second wind, or they start to have some very serious doubts that they're going to be able to finish this race.
This race has been going on since 1970, growing every year. As you said, Heidi, 55,000 runners. It takes so long to get everybody across the starting line that the race is already won 10 minutes before the last runner crosses the starting line.
Now, right here, you can just look at the faces of everybody coming through here. This is what they call one of the timed groups. These are some very serious runners out here for time. Later in the day, you're going to see larger crowds of what you would consider the amateur runners, the people who do it just for fun and just for the personal challenge.
But again today, this is a race for everybody. The oldest person in this race, Heidi, 86 years old. That is one of the male runners. One of the female runners, the oldest one here, 83 years old, making me feel very insignificant right now.
COLLINS: And a little wet, too. All right, David Mattingly, thanks so much.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.
