2013 AJC Peachtree Road Race: The race

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2013 AJC Peachtree Road Race: The race

Peachtree Road Race 2013 photos from The Atlanta Journal Constitution. July 4, 2013, Atlanta, Georgia

Mike Kigen Kipruto, of Kenya, wipes his face as he competes in the 44th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race Thursday morning in Atlanta, Ga., July 4, 2013. JASON GETZ / JGETZ@AJC.COM

A runner painted green wearing tree branches competes in the 44th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race Thursday morning in Atlanta, Ga., July 4, 2013. JASON GETZ / JGETZ@AJC.COM

Deriba Merga (4) runs with the lead pack as they go by a group of flowers during in the 44th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race Thursday morning in Atlanta, Ga., July 4, 2013. JASON GETZ / JGETZ@AJC.COM

The start of the 44th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race at Lenox Square Thursday morning in Atlanta, Ga., July 4, 2013. JASON GETZ / JGETZ@AJC.COM

Runners cross the finish line at 2:03.30 during the AJC Peachtree Road Race on Thursday, July 4,2013, at Piedmont Park. Sixty thousand runners completed the 10k race. Runners burned approximately 36 million calories and the average age for this year's Peachtree participant was 40. JOHNNY CRAWFORD / JCRAWFORD@AJC.COM

A crowd of runners pass over the Brookwood bridge during 44th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on July 4th, 2013. It is the world's largest 10k running event according to the Atlanta Track club who puts it on. PHIL SKINNER / PSKINNER@AJC.COM

Runners pass through the spray from a fire hydrant during 44th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on July 4th, 2013. It is the world's largest 10k running event according to the Atlanta Track club who puts it on. PHIL SKINNER / PSKINNER@AJC.COM

Elite runners line Peachtree Road during the 44th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race Thursday morning in Atlanta, Ga., July 4, 2013. JASON GETZ / JGETZ@AJC.COM

Mosinet Geremew, Ethiopia, holds up his arms after winning the AJC Peachtree Road Race on Thursday, July 4, 2013 at Piedmont Park. Sixty thousand runners ran or walked in the rain to complete the 10k race. Runners burned approximately 36 million calories and the average age for this year's Peachtree participant was 40. JOHNNY CRAWFORD / JCRAWFORD@AJC.COM

A runner wears a shirt in support of the victims killed during the Boston Marathon during the AJC Peachtree Road Race on Thursday, July 4, 2013 at Piedmont Park. Sixty thousand runners completed the 10k race. Runners burned approximately 36 million calories and the average age for this year's Peachtree participant was 40. JOHNNY CRAWFORD / JCRAWFORD@AJC.COM

The elite women runners pass a crowd at the Shepherd Center during 44th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on July 4th, 2013. It is the world's largest 10k running event according to the Atlanta Track club who puts it on. PHIL SKINNER / PSKINNER@AJC.COM

The elite men runners pass a crowd at the Shepherd Center during 44th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on July 4th, 2013. It is the world's largest 10k running event according to the Atlanta Track club who puts it on. PHIL SKINNER / PSKINNER@AJC.COM

Carolyn Scruggs (left), from Buckhead & Lauren Tranmmell of Mt. Pleasant, SC wear Boston costumes during 44th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on July 4th, 2013. It is the world's largest 10k running event according to the Atlanta Track club who puts it on. PHIL SKINNER / PSKINNER@AJC.COM

Runners are reflected in a building front in mid-town during 44th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on July 4th, 2013. It is the world's largest 10k running event according to the Atlanta Track club who puts it on. PHIL SKINNER / PSKINNER@AJC.COM

Runners make their way through mid-town during 44th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on July 4th, 2013. It is the world's largest 10k running event according to the Atlanta Track club who puts it on. PHIL SKINNER / PSKINNER@AJC.COM

Runner Anne Weidert (right) stops to say hello to her five-month-old daughter Elle & husband Jason during 44th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on July 4th, 2013. It is the world's largest 10k running event according to the Atlanta Track club who puts it on. PHIL SKINNER / PSKINNER@AJC.COM editor's note: CQ

A crowd of runners pass over the Brookwood bridge during 44th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on July 4th, 2013. It is the world's largest 10k running event according to the Atlanta Track club who puts it on. PHIL SKINNER / PSKINNER@AJC.COM

A runner dowses himself with water during 44th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta on July 4th, 2013. It is the world's largest 10k running event according to the Atlanta Track club who puts it on. PHIL SKINNER / PSKINNER@AJC.COM editor's note: He wouldn't stop to give me his name

Mosinet Geremew (5), runs next to Peter Kirui, right, during the 44th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race Thursday morning in Atlanta, Ga., July 4, 2013. Geremew won the race. JASON GETZ / JGETZ@AJC.COM

Peter Kirui, of Kenya, grabs a cup of water at a water station during the 44th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race Thursday morning in Atlanta, Ga., July 4, 2013. JASON GETZ / JGETZ@AJC.COM

The lead runners pack together as they run during the 44th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race Thursday morning in Atlanta, Ga., July 4, 2013. Mosinet Geremew (5, third from right) won the race. JASON GETZ / JGETZ@AJC.COM

Moments after the start of the 44th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race runners fill Peachtree Road at Lenox Square Thursday morning in Atlanta, Ga., July 4, 2013. JASON GETZ / JGETZ@AJC.COM

Lineth Chepkurui, Kenya, ,breaks the tape to win the women division of AJC Peachtree Road Race on Thursday, July 4, 2013 at Piedmont Park. Sixty thousand runners ran or walked in the rain to complete the 10k race. Runners burned approximately 36 million calories and the average age for this year's Peachtree participant was 40. JOHNNY CRAWFORD / JCRAWFORD@AJC.COM

The lead runners run down Peachtree during the 44th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race Thursday morning in Atlanta, Ga., July 4, 2013. JASON GETZ / JGETZ@AJC.COM

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Mike Kigen Kipruto, of Kenya, wipes his face as he competes in the 44th running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race Thursday morning in Atlanta, Ga., July 4, 2013. JASON GETZ / JGETZ@AJC.COM

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