Runners dress up for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race
24-year-old duo Will Murphy and Matt Antonisse from Marietta have the buddy system down to a science for their first AJC Peachtree Road Race In matching banana costumes, this pair has no plans to split.
”It’s lightweight, it’s breathable, and if I ever lose him, I know where he is — I just look for his stem,” Murphy said.
Jonathan Chavec, wearing a dazzling patriotic top hat said he looks forward to Piedmont Park and a Boars Head sandwich after the race.”I would say the best part is the finish line, but I think it might be the anticipation for the race,” said Chavec, from Lawrenceville.
Trey Yearwood, 46, has dressed as George Washington for four of his past six Peachtree Road Races. He said there’s usually an Abraham Lincoln as well, but the friend who dresses as him lives in Montana and couldn’t make it this year.
Yearwood, who lives in Sandy Springs, pieced the costume together from Amazon.
”I hope [the costume] brings people some levity to a pretty polarizing time. But, also, to be proud of this country,” Yearwood said.
About the Authors
Merrill Hart is a local government intern for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She is a rising fourth-year student studying English and Cognitive Science at the University of Virginia.
Caleb Groves is a general assignment reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's politics team and a Kennesaw State University graduate.
