Upcoming road race

Be a part of history. Support the new The Main Street Academy, the local charter school opening in the fall, and make it a success.

The flyer for the TMSA's May 1 fun run was spotted on the racks at Phidippides Atlanta Running Shoe Store in Atlanta. (That's it with the red Run/Walk.)

To register, check out the web site here.

Main Street Runners hit the street

Braving summer's heat, runners Thursday laced up for the first jog of the Main Street Runners.

(In the photo, from left, Sean, Indra, Carson, Andrew, Sara, Alexa. The youngsters got pushed along the route by Sean.)

The fleet of foot waved hello to seniors enjoying the warm summer evening on their porch, passed dogs and owners out for a walk and boys and girls simply playing.

The runners came with a variety of experience, from veteran marathoners to an ex-smoker looking to get in better shape.

This week, the group completed a 3.18- mile course through the Frog Hollow and Conley Hills neighborhoods.

The new running group of plans to meet weekly either at Main Street's Oz Pizza or another local mainstay and hit the streets. The running routes will expand to include College Park.

Next running is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 27, 7 p.m. The location remains up in the air. A Facebook page is in the works. Also, the Hub will post the next running location.

And for the record book, the first route of the Main Street Runners:

First mile starts with the first step

Neighbors lace up their sneakers Thursday for the inaugural run of a new running club.

A Jefferson Avenue resident and others came up with the idea after running with the Tuesday Night Urban Run Club in Atlanta. (See the AJC article about the club here.)

The goal is to run three to five miles. Runners of all levels are welcome.

The Main Street Running Club meets for the first time on Thursday, Aug. 20, at Oz Pizza on Main Street. To help you find the place, here is a map. But most everyone knows how to find the pizza shop.


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