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PHOTOS: Scenes for AJC Peachtree Road Race

July 4, 2018 Atlanta: Dick Vincent, 76,
runs his 41st consecutive Peachtree Road Race on Wednesday morning July 4, 2018. Ben Gray / FOR THE AJC

7/4/18 - Atlanta - Volunteers raise the giant flag over Peachtree Street before the race. The 49th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta took off on Peachtree Street near Lenox Mall. Organized by the Atlanta Track Club, the event was expected to draw 60,000 runners and walkers. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

July 4, 2018 Atlanta: Rev. Cathy Zappa with the Episcipal Cathedral of St. Philip blesses runners as they pass the church during the AJC Peachtree Road Race on Wednesday morning July 4, 2018. Ben Gray /FOR THE AJC

07/04/2018 -- Atlanta, GA -A medical transport member wraps a cold cloth around a runner's neck as after he passes the finish line during the 49th running of the AJC Peachtree road race near Piedmont Park, Wednesday, July 4, 2018. ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM

7/3/18 - Atlanta - A group of people carrying and wearing American flags walk towards the annual AJC Peachtree Road Race on Wednesday, July 4. Jenna Eason / Jenna.Eason@coxinc.com

July 4, 2018 Atlanta: Runners crowd the Lenox MARTA station while making their way to the start of the AJC Peachtree Road Race on Wednesday morning July 4, 2018. Ben Gray / FOR THE AJC

July 4, 2018 Atlanta: Curtis Ward gets a hug from Yvonne Leeb after finishing the push assist race during the AJC Peachtree Road Race on Wednesday, July 4, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

7/4/18 - Atlanta - The Women's Elite group lines up at the start. The 49th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta took off on Peachtree Street near Lenox Mall. Organized by the Atlanta Track Club, the event was expected to draw 60,000 runners and walkers. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

07/04/2018 -- Atlanta, GA - Jenny Guberman cheers on runners during the 49th running of the AJC Peachtree road race near Piedmont Park, Wednesday, July 4, 2018. ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM

7/4/18 - Atlanta - Matt Davis (left) takes off at the start of the Grandmasters wheelchair race. The 49th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta took off on Peachtree Street near Lenox Mall. Organized by the Atlanta Track Club, the event was expected to draw 60,000 runners and walkers. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

July 4, 2018 Atlanta: Marlena Sculac (left) and Erin Cole hold hands after crossing the finish line in the AJC Peachtree Road Race on Wednesday, July 4, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

7/4/18 - Atlanta - Non elite runners at the starting line. The 49th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta took off on Peachtree Street near Lenox Mall. Organized by the Atlanta Track Club, the event was expected to draw 60,000 runners and walkers. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

July 4, 2018 Atlanta: Murph the dog rides a Onewheel with his owner Blake Goodman
as they head down the AJC Peachtree Road Race on Wednesday morning July 4, 2018. Ben Gray / FOR THE AJC

7/4/18 - Atlanta - Non elite runners at the starting line. The 49th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta took off on Peachtree Street near Lenox Mall. Organized by the Atlanta Track Club, the event was expected to draw 60,000 runners and walkers. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

07/04/2018 -- Atlanta, GA -Runners celebrate after crossing the finish line during the 49th running of the AJC Peachtree road race near Piedmont Park, Wednesday, July 4, 2018. ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM

07/04/2018 -- Atlanta, GA -Runners celebrate after crossing the finish line during the 49th running of the AJC Peachtree road race near Piedmont Park, Wednesday, July 4, 2018. ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM

July 4, 2018 Atlanta: Tom Lanier, 85, cools off during his 40th consecutive Peachtree Road Race on Wednesday morning July 4, 2018. Ben Gray / FOR THE AJC

July 4, 2018 Atlanta: Area firefighters finish the AJC Peachtree Road Race wearing their gear on Wednesday, July 4, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

July 4, 2018 Atlanta: Taila Martin reunites with her dog Soca after finishing the AJC Peachtree Road Race on Wednesday morning July 4, 2018. Ben Gray / FOR THE AJC

July 4, 2018 Atlanta: Breast cancer survivor Ann Marie Vollmar gets some air crossing the finish line in the AJC Peachtree Road Race on Wednesday, July 4, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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July 4, 2018 Atlanta: Dick Vincent, 76, runs his 41st consecutive Peachtree Road Race on Wednesday morning July 4, 2018. Ben Gray / FOR THE AJC

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