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Stacy Ndiwa wins AJC Peachtree Road Race women’s elite division

Women’s elite runner Stacy Ndiwa finishes first at the AJC Peachtree Road Race.
By Kendall Wright
July 4, 2024

Stacy Ndiwa won The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race’s women’s elite division Thursday with a time of 31:12. Ndiwa, who is from Kenya, finished the race limping across the finish line.

Ndiwa, who was the women’s winner at the Los Angeles Marathon in March, has recorded a personal best of 31:01.

Here are a few postrace questions and answers from Ndiwa.

Q: You’re a back-to-back winner now. How does that feel?

A: It feels great, really good.

Q: How long have you been running professionally?

A: I’ve been running professionally since around 2018 so I ran things for about six years.

Q: Why did you choose the race in Atlanta this year?

A: Because I wanted to see whether I could come back and win again and see if I could get a better time.

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Stacy Ndiwa crosses the finish line with a time of 31:12 during the 55th running of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race on Thursday, July 4, 2024. ( Hyosub.Shin / ajc.com)

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Kendall Wright is a sports reporter intern for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He is a rising fourth-year student studying journalism and business institutions at Northwestern University.

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