We reported earlier on the medical emergency near the start line of the race that prompted organizers to pause new waves of runners earlier this morning. Here’s a photo from the scene earlier today by AJC photographer Miguel Martinez.

Medics assist a runner that collapsed during the 53rd running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Monday, July 4, 2022. (Miguel Martinez / Miguel.MartinezJimenez@ajc.com)

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Ernie Suggs, a reporter at the AJC since 1997, reviews a selection of articles he has contributed to during his time with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, as of Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

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University of Georgia students are seen entering and leaving the main Library on the Athens campus on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

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