2014 AJC Peachtree Road Race: The scene

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2014 AJC Peachtree Road Race: The scene

The sights of the 45th AJC Peachtree Road Race, Friday July 4, 2014.

Atlanta Track Club volunteers raise the giant flag that hangs over the starting area. The 45 running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race Friday morning July 4, 2014, in Atlanta, Ga.. BOB ANDRES / BANDRES@AJC.COM

The first group of runners waits for the start, after the elite runners take off. The 45 running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race Friday morning July 4, 2014, in Atlanta, Ga.. BOB ANDRES / BANDRES@AJC.COM

July 4, 2014 Atlanta - Runners run and walk near Piedmont Hospital during the 2014 AJC Peachtree Road Race on Saturday morning, July 4, 2014. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

The scene at the AJC Peachtree Road Race on Friday, July 4, 2014.

A runner decked out in Old Glory heads down Peachtree Road at the beginning of the AJC Peachtree Road Race on Friday July 4, 2014. BEN GRAY / BGRAY@AJC.COM

Just after crossing over I-85, runners have two miles to go to the finish line of the AJC Peachtree Road Race Friday morning July 4, 2014. BEN GRAY / BGRAY@AJC.COM

The scene at the AJC Peachtree Road Race on Friday, July 4, 2014.

Runners at the AJC Peachtree Road Race on Friday, July 4, 2014.

The scene at the AJC Peachtree Road Race on Friday, July 4, 2014.

The scene at the AJC Peachtree Road Race on Friday, July 4, 2014.

Runners cast long shadows as they make their way through Buckhead early Friday morning July 4, 2014 just after the start of the 2014 AJC Peachtree Road Race. BEN GRAY / BGRAY@AJC.COM

July 4, 2014 Atlanta - Runners run on "Cardiac Hill" which is mostly uphill near Piedmont Hospital during the 2014 AJC Peachtree Road Race on Saturday morning, July 4, 2014. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

July 4, 2014 Atlanta - Runners run on "Cardiac Hill" which is mostly uphill near Piedmont Hospital during the 2014 AJC Peachtree Road Race on Saturday morning, July 4, 2014. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

July 4, 2014 Atlanta - Andrew Powell (center), who was paralyzed after being hit by a car just before the New Orleans Ironman race, cheers near The Shepherd Center during the 2014 AJC Peachtree Road Race on Saturday morning, July 4, 2014. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

The scene at the AJC Peachtree Road Race on Friday, July 4, 2014.

The scene at the AJC Peachtree Road Race on Friday, July 4, 2014.

July 4, 2014 Atlanta - Andrew Powell (right), who was paralyzed after being hit by a car just before the New Orleans Ironman race, highfives fellow runners near The Shepherd Center during the 2014 AJC Peachtree Road Race on Saturday morning, July 4, 2014. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

The scene at the AJC Peachtree Road Race on Friday, July 4, 2014.

The scene at the AJC Peachtree Road Race on Friday, July 4, 2014.

The scene at the AJC Peachtree Road Race on Friday, July 4, 2014.

July 4, 2014 Atlanta - Firefighters (from left) Johnny Buice, Kris Peringer, Doulas Kerns walk with family members of Frank Guinn, who was killed after being hit by a car just before the New Orleans Ironman race, wife Kimberly Guinn with her triplets (from left) Issy, Alyssa, and Makenna, all of 7, near The Shepherd Center during the 2014 AJC Peachtree Road Race on Saturday morning, July 4, 2014. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

July 4, 2014 Atlanta - Kimberly Guinn, wife of Frank Guinn who was killed after being hit by a car just before the New Orleans Ironman race last April, gets a hug from a fellow runner, who wears "Run AP" bib to support Frank Guinn's brother-in-law Andrew Powel (AP) who was paralyzed after the same accident, during the 2014 AJC Peachtree Road Race near The Shepherd Center on Saturday morning, July 4, 2014. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

July 4, 2014 Atlanta - Alex Paucar hands out American flags near The Shepherd Center during the 2014 AJC Peachtree Road Race on Saturday morning, July 4, 2014. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

July 4, 2014 Atlanta - Runners run and walk near Piedmont Hospital during the 2014 AJC Peachtree Road Race on Saturday morning, July 4, 2014. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Less than 24 hours after donating 1.5 liters of bone marrow to his father, TNT sideline reporter Craig Sager Sr., Craig Sager Jr. boarded MARTA to get to the starting line of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race. (Photo by Erica A. Hernandez/AJC)

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Atlanta Track Club volunteers raise the giant flag that hangs over the starting area. The 45 running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race Friday morning July 4, 2014, in Atlanta, Ga.. BOB ANDRES / BANDRES@AJC.COM

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