Participants brave heat, humidity in Peachtree Road Race
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One of Atlanta's most coveted Independence Day traditions, the Peachtree Road Race got underway on Wednesday, July 4. (Photo by Emily Stone, myfoxatlanta)
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More than 60,000 runners, walkers and wheelchair racers braved the heat and humidity during the 43rd Annual Peachtree Road Race on Wednesday.
One of Atlanta's most coveted Independence Day traditions, the Peachtree Road Race got underway as the wheelchair racers left the start line at around 6:45 a.m. Tatyana McFadden was declared the women's wheelchair winner, and Aaron Gordian was declared the men's wheelchair winner.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Mamitu Daska of Ethiopia was declared the women's winner with an unofficial time of 32 minutes, 22 seconds. Pete Kirui of Kenya captured the men's division with an unofficial time of 27:37.
Some of the amateur runners said they felt good after completing the race.
With the metro area just coming out of its hottest stretch of weather of all time, most runners paid attention to Wednesday's forecast. Race organizers set up watering stations every mile along the length of the 6.2-mile course. Runners needed to stay hydrated, and were also warned to not push themselves too hard.
For the first time, the PTRR used a weather alert flag system. The flags, consisting of four different colors, were placed at the start area, watering stations and the finish area to let everyone know the race conditions. A green flag meant good conditions for the race; yellow, less than ideal conditions; red, potentially dangerous conditions; and black, extreme and dangerous conditions.
FOX 5's own Buck Lanford ran the race with our portable backpack camera along with FOX 5 photographer Mike Daly and our intern, Natalie. Although they were carrying about 40 pounds of gear, they still managed to finish the race in about an hour and 26 minutes.
Troops also got in on the action overseas.
Thousands of military members ran their own versions of the 10K race at military bases in Egypt, Kuwait, and Afghanistan.
The Atlanta Track Club has helped make this an annual event for coalition forces in the Middle East since 2004.
Officials with Grady Hospital say 13 people were transported to area hospitals from the road race. It is not clear if any of the injuries were heat-related.
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One of Atlanta's most coveted Independence Day traditions, the Peachtree Road Race got underway on Wednesday, July 4. (Photo by Emily Stone, myfoxatlanta)
