Photos: AJC Peachtree Road Race 2017

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Photos: AJC Peachtree Road Race 2017

Photos from the 2017 AJC Peachtree Road Race on the Fourth of July in Atlanta.

Women competitors cross the starting line during the 48th AJC Peachtree Road Race, Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Leonard Korir holds the American flag after winning the AJC Peachtree Road Race. He posted a time of 28:16.

From left: Ryan Wiles, Trey Yearwood and Brad Nix. They are from Montana. It's the first year running for Wiles and the second for Yearwood and Nix.

Kevin Benton's design "American Peach" was selected as the winner of the T-Shirt Design Contest.

Runners cross the starting line of the AJC Peachtree Road Race Tuesday. BRANDEN CAMP/ SPECIAL

Daniel Romanchuk won the AJC Peachtree Road Race Wheelchair Division on Tuesday. The 18-year-old won the junior race just a year ago.

Tatyana McFadden won her seventh AJC Peachtree Road Race Wheelchair Division on Tuesday. After battling blood clots, she was determined to still make the race.

Racers in the AJC Peachtree Road Race prepare early Tuesday. BRANDEN CAMP/ SPECIAL

Runners make their way down Peachtree Street during the 48th AJC Peachtree Road Race, Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Wheelchair division competitors line up at the starting line during the 48th AJC Peachtree Road Race, Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIA

A Wheelchair competitor makes their way down Peachtree Street during the 48th AJC Peachtree Road Race, Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Atlanta Police officers keep watch as runners make their way down Peachtree Street during the 48th AJC Peachtree Road Race, Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

A man runs with an American flag as he makes his way down Peachtree Street during the 48th AJC Peachtree Road Race, Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

A man runs with an American flag as he makes his way down Peachtree Street during the 48th AJC Peachtree Road Race, Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

July 04, 2017 Atlanta: Menâs winner Leonard Korir and womenâs winner Aliphine Tuliamuk celebrate winning the 48th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

July 04, 2017 Atlanta: Daniel Romanchuk hits the finish line to win the menâs wheelchair race in the 48th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

July 04, 2017 Atlanta: Reg and Paula Barnes, who play Uncle Sam and Betsy Ross, arrive at the finish line where they will hold the tape for the winners in the 48th running of the Peachtree Road Race on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Runners warm up before the 48th AJC Peachtree Road Race, Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Leonard Korir and Aliphine Tuliamuk, on left, won the men's and women's divisions at the 2017 AJC Peachtree Road Race. Tatyana McFadden, top right, won the women's wheelchair division. Daniel Romanchuk, bottom left, won the men's wheelchair division.

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Women competitors cross the starting line during the 48th AJC Peachtree Road Race, Tuesday, July 4, 2017, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

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