Jason Getz
The Peachtree Road Race, the world’s largest 10K road race, is held every Fourth of July in Atlanta, Georgia. Hosted by the Atlanta Track Club, the race draws thousands of spectators and volunteers who come out each year to support the runners all 60,000 of them, in non-pandemic times.
“The race is known here locally as the place where Atlanta celebrates the Fourth of July,” Atlanta Track Club executive director Rich Kenah told
Runner’s World. “It’s much more than a running event. It’s an opportunity for Atlanta to come together. It’s Atlanta’s finest day.”
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Athing Mu’s breakout season is continuing on to Tokyo.
Mu won the women’s 800 meters in record-breaking fashion Sunday, crossing the finish line at 1:56.07 to set a new meet record and win the event. The 19-year-old s time is also the second fastest by an American woman.
Raevyn Rogers finished second, running a personal best of 1:57.66, and Ajee Wilson’s 1:58.39 was good enough for third.
Mu had the top time in the field entering Sunday’s final. The middle-distance phenom is in the midst of a superb season. In her freshman year at Texas A&M, Mu broke numerous collegiate records, including in the women’s 400 and 800 meters. She was also named indoor and outdoor NCAA National Women’s Track Athlete of the Year.
Hillary Bor Wins the Men’s Steeplechase at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials
Benard Keter in second and Mason Ferlic in third make the Olympic team for the first time. Jun 26, 2021
In 89-degree heat in Eugene, Oregon, Hilary Bor won the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials in 8:21.34, earning his second trip to the Games in the event.
Benard Keter was second in 8:21.81, and Mason Ferlic finished third in 8:22.05. Keter did not have the Olympic standard before the race, but he ran it in the race, securing his spot for Tokyo. It’s the first Olympics for Keter and Ferlic.