Sports

Weekends were made for the athlete in you

A beautiful weekend filled with sporting fun is in full swing.

There’s plenty of sporting activity going on locally this beautiful Saturday as parks, ball fields, courts and golf courses are packed across the Smyrna-Vinings area.

And there will be plenty of physical exertion, not to mention exhaustion, displayed Sunday morning, as area runners will be among the more than 18,000 runners registered to participate in the Publix Georgia Marathon.

Publix is the new sponsor of the Georgia Marathon and Half-Marathon, previously sponsored by ING. The race begins at 7 a.m. at Centennial Park.

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A May 2010 economic impact study performed by the Temple University Sport Industry Research Center determined that the 2010 Georgia Marathon and Half Marathon generated more than $7 million in economic impact to metro Atlanta. For more information, go to www.rungeorgiamarathon.com.

And no matter if you’re putting in 26.2 miles of running Sunday, or just lazily tossing the frisbee around with friends in the park today, we want to see those pictures!

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And don’t forget about tonight’s rousing game of hoops on wheels at . Presented by the Smyrna-based Dream Makers Youth Foundation (DMYF), the 7th Annual Celebrity Wheelchair Basketball Jam promises to be a rip-roaring good time packed with enthusiastic fans, local celebs, and exciting basketball feats.

So, can these local celebrities shoot some hoops and hold their own against professional wheelchair athletes? Alaisha Ballard from Cycle 14 of America’s Next Top Model, Princess from the Crime Mob, and Music Mogul, Devine Stephens are among those ready to give it a try. All proceeds from this event support the DMYF S.T.A.R.S. Adaptive Sports Program for children with special needs. Admission is $7 and tickets may be purchased here.


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