About 12,000 racers bundled up Thursday morning to take part in the Thanksgiving Day Half Marathon events in downtown Atlanta.
The half marathon, 5K, one mile and 50-meter dash started and finished at Turner Field.
Geraint Davis of Suwanee, who was last year’s second-place finisher, won the half marathon with a time of 1:10:54. Jill Braley of Rome broke the tape for the women in 1:18:47. She was also the female champion in 2013.
The Thanksgiving Day races are put on by the Atlanta Track Club. Participants donated clothing and shoes - in an effort to collect 1 ton of goods - for the Atlanta Mission.
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