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The '''Athens to Atlanta Road Skate''', also called the '''A2A''', is [[United States|America]]’s oldest [[road skating]] event.<ref>Janet Jones, [http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/093000/ath_0930000015.shtml "Skaters on the right trek"] at Online Athens</ref> Held each October since 1982, the race consists of three different distances: the full 87 miles, the half 38 miles and the double marathon 52 miles. The main course passes through North [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]’s countryside and goes into downtown [[Atlanta, Georgia]], finishing in Historic Fourth Ward Skate Park, and in years past previously finishing in [[Piedmont Park]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.a2a.net/ |title = Athens to Atlanta: The oldest and most famous road skate in America}}</ref>
==Race information and breakdown==
Among road skaters, the A2A is considered an important test of endurance and stamina. Participants come from as far away as [[Germany]] and [[Italy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.a2a.net/06wrapup |title=Athens-to-Atlanta 2006 - the 25th |accessdate=2009-10-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211143856/http://www.a2a.net/06wrapup/ |archivedate=2008-12-11 }}</ref>
===87, 52 and 38 mile distances===
Both the 87, or full, and 38, or half, mile distances start in [[Athens, Georgia]], and wind through rural north Georgia.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.a2a.net/ |title = Athens to Atlanta: The oldest and most famous road skate in America}}</ref> At the 38-mile station, those competing in the 38-mile distance, board a free bus to be taken either back to Athens or to the 87-mile finish line in downtown Atlanta at Piedmont Park.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.a2a.net/ |title = Athens to Atlanta: The oldest and most famous road skate in America}}</ref>
The 52-mile distance, or double marathon, starts in [[Dacula, Georgia]], and merges with the 87-mile course just after the third checkpoint and ends in Piedmont Park.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.a2a.net/ |title = Athens to Atlanta: The oldest and most famous road skate in America}}</ref>
==Race records==
Source: A2A official website<ref>[http://www.a2a.net/results-topfin.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225194155/http://a2a.net/results-topfin.htm |date=2009-02-25 }}.</ref>
===Full distance===
Men - Benoit Perthuis, age 26, in 2000 finished with time 4:19:24<br>
Women – Martine Charbonneau, age 29, in 2007 finished with time 4:41:40
===Double marathon===
Men – Jonathan Gorman, age 16, in 2003 finished with time 2:49:31<br>
Women – Melissa Escobar, age 18, in 2006 finished with time 3:19:01
===Half distance===
Men – Jonathan Gorman, age 15, in 2002 finished with time 1:56:56<br>
Women – Debbie Rice, age 32, in 2000 finished with time 2:07:57
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