ATLANTA — UPDATE 2: 11Alive's special race coverage has concluded this morning. Remember to tune in tonight at 10 p.m. for the recap special! We'll also be streaming that here on 11Alive.com and on our YouTube channel.
UPDATE: The full field is now off and running after the elite race divisions finished this morning. Find those race winners below and our continuing live updates further down from there in the article.
Additionally, watch our live coverage in the video player above, which will continue until 10 a.m.
Original story below
The 2022 AJC Peachtree Road Race is here. On Monday, July 4th, runners will take to the streets in Atlanta for the world's largest 10K.
The 6.2-mile race starts at the intersection of Lenox Parkway and Peachtree Road in Buckhead and winds its way south to the intersection of Charles Allen Drive and 10th Street at Piedmont Park in Midtown.
AJC Peachtree Road Race winners
- Men's Elite Wheelchair: Daniel Romanchuk, 18:39 (fifth victory)
- Women's Elite Wheelchair: Susannah Scaroni, 21:18 (course record)
- Women's Elite Race: Senbere Teferi
- Men's Elite Race: Rhonex Kipruto
An estimated 60,000 people are racing this year, but registration is already closed for in-person and virtual runs. Those running virtually have to submit their results by July 5 at 11:59 p.m.
The first racers will begin with the wheelchair races at 6:25 a.m. The women's elite runners will begin at 6:50 a.m., and the men's elite runners will begin at 7 a.m.
Watch out coverage below:
You can also find our coverage in the free 11Alive mobile app or on 11Alive's Roku and Amazon Fire TV apps.
Finish line camera:
Weather conditions are expected to be warm and humid this morning, and the race is starting under a yellow "caution" level - so remember to stay hydrated!
Check out some of our favorite photos from out on the course:
PHOTOS | 2022 AJC Peachtree Road Race
Keep in mind the road closures as well:
Find live updates throughout the morning from 11Alive's team all along the race course below:
AJC Peachtree Road Race Live Updates
10:20 a.m. | One of our most favorite AJC Peachtree Road Race runners, Betty Lindberg, has finished!
Read more about how she says she's done running the Peachtree every year, and then every year faithfully comes back for another: 97-year-old Betty Lindberg is back for yet another AJC Peachtree Road Race
9:25 a.m. | More on that advisory just issued:
9:20 a.m. | The conditions alert level has been moved up to a red "Dangerous" as the temperature rises out there this morning. That's the third out of four alert levels.
The Atlanta Track Club says to slow down and consider stopping if things become overwhelming.
8:55 a.m. | Crash giving us a look at Cardiac Hill:
8:50 a.m. | 11Alive is FULLY staffed for the AJC Peachtree Road Race:
8:07 a.m. | Here's a look at the coveted AJC Peachtree Road Race T-shirt, courtesy of Atlanta City Council President Doug Shipman:
8:00 a.m.| Whew! We're through the busiest part of the morning, when the race winners come fast and furious. Now we're following the rest of the field, which includes Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock:
7:34 a.m. | Rhonex Kipruto has won the men's elite race with the third-fastest time in course history!
7:22 a.m. | Senbere Teferi wins the women's elite race, holding off Irene Cheptai down the stretch.
6:48 a.m. | Susannah Scaroni wins the women's elite race, setting a course record! Her second victory in this race.
6:44 a.m. | Daniel Romanchuk wins the men's race again! His fifth win in the AJC Peachtree Road Race. Previous 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021.
6:42 a.m. | Men's wheelchair racers nearing the finish line.
6:30 a.m. | Here's a glance back at the wheelchair starts:
6:30 a.m. | We can expect the wheelchair finishers to come in in about 15 minutes. The women's elite race starts in 20 minutes at 6:50, and the men's elite race will start 10 minutes after that at 7 a.m. sharp.
6:26 a.m. | The women's wheelchair has now also begun. The 2022 AJC Peachtree Road Race is in full gear!
6:25 a.m. | And they're off! The men's wheelchair race has begun.
6:20 a.m. | We are juuuuuuust about ready for the start of the wheelchair races.
6:10 a.m. | Reminder that Sam Chelanga is your reigning Men's Elite champion:
6:05 a.m. | We're about 20 minutes from the start of the wheelchair races:
5:50 a.m. | 11Alive Anchors Aisha Howard and Cheryl Preheim just spoke to AJC Peachtree Road Race Director Rich Kenah.
"It feels like we've been training for this for three years," he said of the first full Peachtree Road Race production being put on since 2019 today. "We're knocking some rust off since it's been three years since a one-day Peachtree, but we are ready."
4:55 a.m. | Here's a look at the Finish Line from 11Alive Anchor Jeff Hullinger:
4:30 a.m. | Reminder about the road closures and course map:
4:20 a.m. | 11Alive Traffic Tracker Crash Clark also has a view of the start line. Few people love this event as much as Crash!
4 a.m. | Good morning! And Happy Fourth of July. The Peachtree is one of Atlanta's - and 11Alive's - favorite events throughout the year. Already, 11Alive Anchor Cheryl Preheim has a view of the start line as it looks here (not so) bright and early.