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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.”
Hannah Miniutti Earns Georgia Class 5A 1,600m Title
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Hannah Miniutti captured her first Georgia state 1,600m title on Thursday at the GHSA Class 5A Championships in Carrollton, as the Blessed Trinity senior and Colorado recruit turned it on in the final 400 meters to outpace Hannah Schemmel en route to a winning time of 4:53.67.
The win was Miniutti s second championship since 2019 and it followed her first Georgia state title in the 3,200m as a sophomore. It s her third state title overall across cross country and track and field.
St. Pius X s Schemmel was second in 4:56.42, while her teammate Mary Brady was third in 4:58.77.