AJC Peachtree Road Race to host 10K championships

Racers begin at the starting line from Lenox Square during the 47th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race Monday July 4, 2016, in Atlanta.

Credit: Jason Getz

Credit: Jason Getz

Racers begin at the starting line from Lenox Square during the 47th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race Monday July 4, 2016, in Atlanta.

The men’s and women’s USA Track and Field 10K Championships are back at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race after a three-year absence.

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The world’s largest 10K race will take place on Independence Day with the top U.S. athletes running alongside 60,000 participants. The 2017 AJC Peachtree Road Race prize purse of $70,000 will be awarded exclusively to American athletes, with the top male and female each earning $10,000.

“It is an honor to bring the USATF 10K Championships back to the AJC Peachtree Road Race this year,” said Rich Kenah, Atlanta Track Club’s executive director, in a news release. “Atlanta Track Club has a long history of hosting the best distance athletes in the U.S. at our flagship Fourth of July event, the AJC Peachtree Road Race. In partnership with USA Track & Field, we look forward to crowning the 2017 U.S. men’s and women’s champions.”

This will be the sixth time the AJC Peachtree Road Race has hosted the men’s USATF 10K Championships and the third time to host the women’s race. The event most recently held the men’s and women’s championships in 2013 and 2014.

This will be the 48th AJC Peachtree Road Race. Lottery registration for the 2017 event will open March 15 and close at 11:59 p.m. March 22 at AJC.com/peachtree.

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