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July 4, 1970

Peachtree Road Race

It’s big now, but not to begin with. In 1970, 110 runners lined up for the Atlanta Track Club’s first Peachtree Road Race. The starting line was at the old Sears building at Peachtree and Roswell Road. The finish was 6.2 miles away at Central City Park, now Woodruff Park. Carling Brewery sponsored the first […]

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Since 2004, there have been satellite Peachtree Races for U.S. soldiers stationed overseas.