The finish line doesn’t just have water and t-shirts.

There are also plenty of Georgia-grown peaches. Volunteers are tossing them to racers with a smile and a cheer.

Georgia-grown peaches at finish line of Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Monday, July 4, 2022.
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