| AJC Peachtree Road Race AJC Polar Opposite Peachtree Road Race | |
|---|---|
 Logo for the "south" race unveiled January 2016. | |
| Date | January (north) July 4th (south) |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) |
| Primary sponsor | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
| Established | July 4, 1970 |
| Course records | Men: 27:01 (2019) Rhonex Kipruto Women: 30:21 (2019) Brigid Kosgei |
| Official site | Official website |
| Participants | 60,000 |
The Peachtree Road Race (branded AJC Peachtree Road Race for sponsorship reasons) is a series of two American 10-kilometer runs held annually in Atlanta. After being held on Independence Day from 1970 to 2019, the race was cancelled temporarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic after originally being set for Thanksgiving.[1] It is the world's largest 10k race,[2][3] a title it has held since the late 1970s.[4] The race has become a citywide tradition in which over 70,000 amateur and professional runners try to register for one of the limited 60,000 spots. The event also includes a wheelchair race (known as the Shepherd Center wheelchair division), which precedes the footrace. In recent years, the race also has a special division for soldiers stationed in the Middle East. The race attracts some of the world's elite 10K runners and has served as both the United States' men's and women's 10K championship.
Children can participate in the Peachtree Junior 1 mile run or 50m Dash, held on July 3 in Piedmont Park.
On October 10, 2024, the Atlanta Track Club announced in 2025, there will be two Peachtree Road Races held during the year in a fashion similar to the Comrades Marathon in South Africa. The traditional "down" route going south race will continue to be held on Independence Day. The new race with the Peachtree branding, billed as the AJC Polar Opposite Peachtree Road Race, will be held on the first Saturday in January in 2025. The course will be going "up" going north from Piedmont Park to Lenox Square.[5]
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- ^ "History of Peachtree". Retrieved 2021-05-01.
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- ^ Paige, DeAsia. "A new AJC Peachtree Road Race is coming this winter". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Media. Retrieved 2024-10-13.