{"418151":{"#nid":"418151","#data":{"type":"news","title":"AE Runners Compete in 2012 Peachtree Road Race","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProf. Lakshmi Sankar, Michelle Hall and Prof. JVR Prasad braved record heat in Atlanta on July 4 to run in the 2012 Peachtree Road Race.\u0026nbsp; The event had approximately 57,000 runners and was a spectacle worth seeing with patriotic costume wearers among the runners and enthusiastic cheering crowds lining the streets for the 6.2 mile course..\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProf. Sankar crossed the finish line in 1 hour and 15 minutes.\u0026nbsp; 2012 marks his 21st consecutive Peachtree Road Race.\u0026nbsp; Prof. Sankar was inspired to begin running in the race by former College of Engineering Dean and then AE faculty member Don Giddens and AE Prof. Ben Zinn.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMichelle Hall, who ran the race for the first time this year, finished in 1 hour 40 minutes and 4 seconds.\u0026nbsp; Her bib number was 90611.\u0026nbsp; Michelle is a Financial Admin in AE\u0027s Business Office.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProf. Prasad crossed the finish line at 10:35:36am, 1 hour and 20 minutes after his start, and was assigned to group U.\u0026nbsp; He has participated in the Peachtree Race since 1998; 2012 was Prof. Prasad\u0027s 15th race.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECongratulations to Prof. Sankar, Michelle and Prof. Prasad.\u0026nbsp; We admire their hard work and stamina.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Prof. Lakshmi Sankar, Michelle Hall and Prof. JVR Prasad braved record heat in Atlanta on July 4 to run in the 2012 Peachtree Road Race."}],"uid":"27456","created_gmt":"2015-06-24 12:19:33","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:18:49","author":"Britanny Grace","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-07-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-07-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1239","name":"School of Aerospace Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"129721","name":"JVR Prasad"},{"id":"129771","name":"Lakshmi Sankar"},{"id":"130231","name":"Michelle Hall"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["communications@ae.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}