| AJC Peachtree Road Race AJC Polar Opposite Peachtree Road Race | |
|---|---|
 Logo for the "south" race unveiled January 2016. | |
| Date | January (north) July 4th (south) |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) |
| Primary sponsor | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
| Established | July 4, 1970 |
| Course records | South: Men: 27:01 (2019) Rhonex Kipruto Women: 30:21 (2019) Brigid Kosgei North: Men: 34:35 Lars Pöttgen (2025) Women: 36:25 (2025) Laura Pifer |
| Official site | Official website |
| Participants | 60,000 |
The Peachtree Road Race (branded AJC Peachtree Road Race for sponsorship reasons) is a series of two 10-kilometer runs held annually in Atlanta, once during the first weekend of January and the other on Independence Day. They are held on the same course in opposite directions, similar to the Comrades Marathon in South Africa, although unlike the Comrades, the "north" (up) and "south" (down) versions are run in the same year.
The "South" (running down) Peachtree was founded in 1970 and has been the world's largest 10k race,[1][2] since the late 1970s.[3] The race has become a citywide tradition in which over 70,000 amateur and professional runners try to register for one of the limited 60,000 spots. The event also includes a wheelchair race (known as the Shepherd Center wheelchair division), which precedes the footrace. In recent years, the race also has a special division for soldiers stationed in the Middle East. The race attracts some of the world's elite 10K runners and has served as both the United States' men's and women's 10K championship.
Children can participate in the Peachtree Junior 1 mile run or 50m Dash, held on July 3 in Piedmont Park.
The "North" (running up) Peachtree, officially the AJC Polar Opposite Peachtree Road Race was announced by the Atlanta Track Club on October 10, 2024. The inaugural was held on January 4, 2025 and will be scheduled for the first Saturday of the new year. As the name implies, the course is run in the opposite direction of the more familiar southern race, from 10th Street at Piedmont Park to Lenox Square.[4]
- ^ "History of Peachtree". Retrieved 2021-05-01.
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ajcwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Atlanta Track Club | Home of the AJC Peachtree Road Race | Atlanta Track Club". Atlantatrackclub.org. Archived from the original on March 19, 2008.
- ^ Paige, DeAsia. "A new AJC Peachtree Road Race is coming this winter". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Media. Retrieved 2024-10-13.