PHOTOS: AJC Peachtree Road Race 2023

AJC Peachtree Road Race

PHOTOS: AJC Peachtree Road Race 2023

Thousands turn out for the AJC Peachtree Road Race. This is the 54th running of what is billed as the world's largest 10K on July 4, 2023. Live updating photos from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A runner reacts as she cross the finish line during the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race at Piedmont Park, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Atlanta. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

A runner reacts as he crosses the finish line during the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race at Piedmont Park, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Atlanta. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Runners cross the finish line of the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race during the 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Runners hold hands as they cross the finish line during the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race at Piedmont Park, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Atlanta. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

A runner crosses the finish line during the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race at Piedmont Park, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Atlanta. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

A young runner gets a high five after she react crosses the finish line during the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race at Piedmont Park, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Atlanta. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Runners celebrate as they cross the finish line of the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race during the 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Runners celebrate as they cross the finish line of the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race during the 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Runners celebrate as they cross the finish line of the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race during the 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Runners run toward the finish line during the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race during the 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Runners celebrate as they cross the finish line of the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race during the 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Runners celebrate as they cross the finish line of the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race during the 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Runners cross the finish line of the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Atlanta. The 6.2 miles of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race takes participants from the streets of Buckhead to the corners of Midtown, finishing in Atlanta's Piedmont Park. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Runners take selfies after crossing the finish line of the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race during the 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Views of a reflection of a runner along Cardiac Hill shown during the 54th annual Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.

Runners along Peachtree Street during the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4th, 2023. (Miguel Martinez / Miguel.Martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

A woman sits at a bus stop bus while watching other runners on Cardiac Hill during the 54th annual Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.

Runner celebrates at the finish of the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Runners approach Cardiac Hill during the 54th annual Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.

Push-assist team David Glass and his daughter Darden race along Peachtree Street during the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4th, 2023. (Natrice Miller / Natrice.Miller@ajc.com)

Cassandra and Carry Butts take a photo in front of a sign along Cardiac Hill during the 54th annual Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.

Runners grab water while running along Cardiac Hill during the 54th annual Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023.

A runner cools off in the mist along Peachtree Street during the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4th, 2023. (Natrice Miller / Natrice.Miller@ajc.com)

Elite men run along Peachtree Street during the 54th running of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4th, 2023. (Natrice Miller / Natrice.Miller@ajc.com)

Runner celebrates at the finish of the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Runners hold hands as they finish the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Runners celebrate at the finish of the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Runners take part in the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4th, 2023. (Miguel Martinez / Miguel.Martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

A mens wheeler makes his way along Peachtree Street during the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4th, 2023. (Natrice Miller / Natrice.Miller@ajc.com)

Runners cool off in the mist along Peachtree Street during the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4th, 2023. (Natrice Miller / Natrice.Miller@ajc.com)

Sen. Raphael Warnock celebrates at the finish of the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

A runner cools off in the mist along Peachtree Street during the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4th, 2023. (Natrice Miller / Natrice.Miller@ajc.com)

Runners take part in the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4th, 2023. (Miguel Martinez / Miguel.Martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Runners are a blur as they take off up Peachtree Street during the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4th, 2023. (Miguel Martinez / Miguel.Martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Runners take part in the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4th, 2023. (Miguel Martinez / Miguel.Martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Empty water cups litter the road along Peachtree Street during the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4th, 2023. (Natrice Miller / Natrice.Miller@ajc.com)

Runners take part in the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4th, 2023. (Miguel Martinez / Miguel.Martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Runners on Peachtree Street during the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4th, 2023. (Miguel Martinez / Miguel.MartinezJimenez@ajc.com)

Yolanda Sterling of Snellville celebrates at the finish of the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Runners at the start of the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Miguel Martinez / Miguel.MartinezJimenez@ajc.com)

Runners take off at the start of the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / Arvin.Temkar@ajc.com)

Runners take off at the start of the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / Arvin.Temkar@ajc.com)

Lilly Meier of Clarkston holds up the winning T-shirt design after completing the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Runner Andrew Jones is assisted at the finish of the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Runners cross the finish line of the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Bill Thorn ends his 53-year streak at the finish line of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Thorn, 92, is the only person to run every Peachtree Road Race since it began in 1970. This year he served as grand marshal. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens takes off at the start of the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Miguel Martinez / Miguel.Martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Runners at the start of the 54th running of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Miguel Martinez / Miguel.MartinezJimenez@ajc.com)

Runners crowd Peachtree Street at the start of the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Miguel Martinez / Miguel.Martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Racers in the Shepherd Wheelchair division at the start of the 54th running of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Miguel Martinez / Miguel.MartinezJimenez@ajc.com)

Elite men at the start of the 54th running of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Miguel Martinez / Miguel.Martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Marylyn Key stands for the National Anthem at the start of the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / Arvin.Temkar@ajc.com)

Elite men's runner Zacchaeus Widner prepares for the start of the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / Arvin.Temkar@ajc.com)

Volunteers put up the flag at the start of the 54th running of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / Arvin.Temkar@ajc.com)

Wheelchair racers prepare for the start of the 54th running of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Monday, July 3, 2023. (Miguel Martinez / Miguel.MartinezJimenez@ajc.com)

Wheelchair racers get ready at the start of The 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Miguel Martinez / Miguel.MartinezJimenez@ajc.com)

Racers in the Shephard Wheelchair Division prepare for the start of the 54th running of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / Arvin.Temkar@ajc.com)

Pina Porceddu, from Buckhead, who has run in the race since 2014, watches as volunteers put up the flag at the start of the 54th running of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Miguel Martinez / Miguel.MartinezJimenez@ajc.com)

Wheelchair racers prepare for the start of the 54th running of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / Arvin.Temkar@ajc.com)

Five generations of the Wilson Family take part in the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4th, 2023. (Miguel Martinez / Miguel.Martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

Spectators watch over the 50,000 people who participated at the Annual Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Katelyn Myrick/katelyn.myrick@ajc.com)

Runners fist bumping after completing the Annual Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Katelyn Myrick/katelyn.myrick@ajc.com)

Matthew and Courtney Shields dressed up in patriotic garb at the Annual Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Katelyn Myrick/katelyn.myrick@ajc.com)

JD Williams slipping on his newest shirt to his collection after participating in eighteen races at the Annual Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Katelyn Myrick/katelyn.myrick@ajc.com)

One year old Judah Guest dances with the Chick-fil-a Mascot at the Annual Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. (Katelyn Myrick/katelyn.myrick@ajc.com)

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Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

A runner reacts as she cross the finish line during the 54th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race at Piedmont Park, Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Atlanta. Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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