More than two hours after The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race got underway, the last wave of runners left the start line at 8:40 a.m.

The race, which is the largest 10K in the world, has more than 50,000 participants.

Last wave of runners head to the start line of the AJC Peachtree Road Race to get started.

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