By David Rogers. ATLANTA, Ga. (remote) — Having a husband and wife tandem both finish in the top 62 runners out of more than 43,000 race participants is pretty heady stuff. Blowing Rock-based ZAP Endurance claimed that accomplishment on July 4 in the 2025 edition of the Atlanta Journal Constitution Peachtree Road Race, with team members Andrew Colley and Tristin Colley completing the 6.2-mile course in the No. 7 and No. 62 overall positions, respectively, according to the published race results.
Andrew Colley finished the race in 28 minutes, 9 seconds (28:09), running the first mile in 4:30 and keeping the pace steady (each mile under 5 minutes) throughout the ups and downs of the course through Atlanta. He picked up the pace in Mile 2 (4:28) and Mile 3 (4:18, his fastest), slowed a bit in Mile 4 (4:42) and Mile 5 (4:51), which were largely uphill, then kicked into the finish with a 4:28 final mile.
“Andrew was the first American to finish,” noted ZAP Endurance head coach, Pete Rea. “A 28:09 on that course, in the heat, is a really solid run. And it was only four seconds slower than his best 10,000 meters on a regular track. Given the elevation changes in this course, that’s pretty impressive.”
One of ZAP Endurance’s distance running veterans, the 34-yearold Andrew didn’t have to wait long for his 30-yearold bride, Tristin, to finish in 33:34. She ran the first mile in 5:12, sped up in Mile 2 (5:08) and Mile 3 (5:09), slowed in Mile 5 (5:48), and reaccelerated into the finish with a 5:22 last mile.
“Tristin struggled a bit the last two, mostly uphill miles,” said Rea, “but overall it was a solid day for her. She is getting fitter by the week.”
It was the 56th running of the AJC Peachtree 20K Road Race event, organized and staged by the Atlanta Track Club. Race temperatures were hovering around 90 degrees Fahrenheit, with 40 percent humidity.
