WELCOME

Hello and welcome to the 50th Running of the AJC ! On behalf of Track Club, we are excited to have you join us as we celebrate this historic edition of the world’s largest 10K on July 4. Atlanta Track Club, our event sponsors, our organizing committee, the City of Atlanta and more than 3,500 dedicated volunteers are looking forward to making this year’s event unforgettable for all 60,000 participants. For the past 10 months, we have been working closely with the mayor’s office, the city’s police and fire departments, Fulton County Emergency Management Agency, emergency medical service units and other health and safety organizations to establish race guidelines and safety procedures related to weather and other possible issues. We ask that you pay attention to our Event Alert System, which is a color-coded flag system located at the start line and at hydration stations along the course and the finish. For more information, please see page 18. All of us at Atlanta Track Club wish you well on the remainder of your training and we look forward to seeing you on the Fourth!

Atlanta Track Club would like to thank all the people and organizations that make the 2019 AJC Peachtree Road Race possible.

MEDIA PARTNERS

EVENT ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Jack Abbott, course Tim Ewing, police Dr. Jonathan Kim, medical Elliot Fried, communications Thomas Goodhew,2 WXIA Dr. Lekshmi Kumar, medical Michael Gaertner, communications Jack Hullings, course vehicles Dr. Matt Marchal, medical Kyle Clay, start Mike Idacavage, course water Sam Shartar, medical John Curtin, elites Kristine Johnson, WXIA Becky Washburn, wheelchair division Dan Dachelet, finish line John Jordak, legal David Ziskind, communications Sonia Edwards, AJC Dr. Perry Julien, medical

A special thank you to the 150 crew chiefs and more than 3,500 volunteers. Without your support, this Independence Day tradition would not be possible.

EVENT ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms MARTA Equity One Atlanta Police Department JW Marriott The Meridian Atlanta Department of Parks Conservancy Church Recreation and Cultural Affairs Simon Property Group Buckhead Grand Atlanta Fire Rescue Department Highwoods Properties Post Properties Atlanta-Fulton County Emergency HD Realty Partners The Paramount Management Lincoln Property Services Cumulus Radio City of Atlanta Watershed Buckhead Community Improvement Selig Enterprises Inc. Management District The many organizations, businesses, City of Atlanta Public Works Regent Partners churches and residents of Buckhead Grady Hospital and Grady EMS Parkway Properties and Midtown GOLDEN MILES AWAIT

Celebrate the 4th of July and experience the golden miles Peachtree 50th of the 50th Running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race in the ™ Limited Edition Peachtree 50th Rider WAVEKNIT™. Visit Rider WAVEKNIT the Mizuno booth at the Peachtree Health & Fitness Expo to purchase this red, white and blue custom-designed running shoe before they are history! @MizunoRunningNorthAmerica #MizunoPeachtree @MizunoRunningNA TABLE OF CONTENTS

BEFORE THE EVENT Mailed Numbers ...... 5 Athletes with Disabilities ...... 5 Delta Runway to the World Contest ...... 5 Deferred Entries ...... 5 RACE NUMBERS Timing ...... 7 Race Number Pickup ...... 7 Race Number Transfer ...... 7 HEALTH & FITNESS EXPO Peachtree Health & Fitness Expo ...... 8 Getting to the Expo ...... 8 Map ...... 9 List of Exhibitors ...... 10 EVENT DAY Peachtree Cup ...... 12 Awards & Results ...... 12 Event Photos ...... 12 #AJCPRR ...... 12 Spectator Viewing Areas ...... 12 MARTA ...... 13 START Start Wave Placement ...... 14 Start Times ...... 14 Start Map ...... 14 COURSE Hydration Stations ...... 15 Entertainment ...... 15 Prohibited Items ...... 15 Course Time Limit ...... 15 Course Map ...... 16 FINISH Finsher’s T-Shirts ...... 17 Finish Area Services ...... 17 Top 1000 Mugs ...... 17 Atlanta Track Club Member Area ...... 17 Medical Support ...... 17 Finish Map ...... 18 SAFETY AND SECURITY Safety and Security ...... 19 Event Alert System (EAS) ...... 19 SUSTAINABILITY ...... 21

4 BEFORE THE EVENT

MAILED NUMBERS If you opted to have your race number mailed to you, numbers will begin to arrive in mid-June at the address you provided during registration. If your address has changed RUNWAY TO THE WORLD CONTEST - since that time, the number will be forwarded provided you Fly to Seoul, South Korea! have filed a change of address order with your post office. If several people in a household are receiving numbers, they The Delta Runway to the World Contest gives AJC Peachtree may arrive separately. If you requested for your number to Road Race participants and anyone who registered or be mailed and it does not arrive by June 20, please contact attempted to register for the race the opportunity to go from Atlanta Track Club after that date. We will not be accepting the world’s largest 10K to a race destination outside the calls regarding numbers prior to June 20. United States. This year, in honor of the 50th AJC Peachtree Road Race, we are sending our winner to Seoul, South ATHLETES WITH DISABILITIES Korea. The winner and one guest will win round-trip tickets on Delta Airlines to Seoul, four nights in a hotel and entry In order to serve all our athletes, Atlanta Track Club offers into the 2020 Seoul in March! The winner of the opportunities for Athletes With Disabilities (AWD). If you contest will be announced on July 3 and be broadcast on are an AWD registered for the AJC Peachtree Road Race, 11Alive. please email [email protected] to discuss what reasonable accommodations can be made based on your DEFERRED ENTRIES specific needs. Atlanta Track Club officials will provide reasonable accommodation to Athletes With Disabilities on If you are not able to attend this year’s event for any reason, an individualized basis. you have three official options to defer your number for a guaranteed spot in next year’s race: 1. Send your unused number (no need to send the entire packet) to Atlanta Track Club, Attn. Deferred Entry, 201 Armour Drive, Atlanta, GA 30324. Do not bend or fold your number. 2. Bring your number to the solutions desk at the Peachtree Health & Fitness Expo on July 2 or July 3. 3. Email [email protected] if you elected to pick up your number at the Expo during registration but will not be attending the Expo. Include your name and bib number in your email. The deadline for returning a number or requesting deferred entry is July 3, 2019. Please note: you will be responsible for paying a race entry fee in 2020. Your 2019 fee will not be refunded. Deferred entries are non-transferable.

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RACE NUMBERS

TIMING RACE NUMBER TRANSFER Participants in the 2019 AJC Peachtree Road Race will be (June 10-24) timed using the ChronoTrack B-Tag timing system. The If for some reason you are unable to participate in the 2019 lightweight timing tags are attached to the back of your AJC Peachtree Road Race, you may officially transfer your race number and should not be removed. Do not bend or race number to another non-registered runner through our fold your race number, as the timing device may become online system, which will only be open through June 24. You inactive. The B-tag records each participant’s time as they will be responsible for physically transferring your bib to the cross the start line, and their net finish time is calculated transfer recipient. Race organizers will not assign a new bib. when the participant crosses the finish line. To be included in official results, you must cross over the start, 5K and Key Items to Note: finish line timing mats. Those who do not register all three • To transfer your bib, you must find a non-registered of these times will be disqualified and excluded from official runner interested in officially participating in the 2019 AJC results. Do not wear layers, such as a fuel belt, over your Peachtree Road Race. Registered participants often find bib and do not wear your bib on your back, as this can non-registered runners looking for an official number on cause your timing tag to not be read. Wearing your bib Atlanta Track Club’s Facebook page. improperly could result in improper scoring and possible • You will not be refunded/reimbursed for your original disqualification. registration; any transfer compensation must be arranged between you and the transfer recipient. The recipient will RACE NUMBER PICKUP be charged a $20 transfer fee to complete the transfer. Those picking up their race number at the Expo will be NOTE: Although the AJC Peachtree Road Race is not required to show a copy of their race number confirmation responsible for the terms of payment between parties in email as well as some form of ID. Acceptable forms include the transfer entry process, we do not condone the resale of driver’s license, passport, school ID, report card, insurance registrations at elevated prices. card, library card, etc. Your race number confirmation • Click here to access the transfer registration link. Both email will arrive by June 24. Click here to confirm your race parties will need to complete the form in order for the number. If you are unable to make it to the Expo, someone transfer to be official. Atlanta Track Club reserves the right may pick up your number for you. They will need to show to disqualify race results for anyone who has transferred a copy of your ID as well as your race number confirmation their bib without going through the official race number email. Race numbers will not be available for pick up on race transfer process. morning.

7 HEALTH & FITNESS EXPO

HEALTH & FITNESS EXPO GETTING TO THE EXPO Held on July 2 and 3, the 2019 Peachtree Health & Fitness Ample parking is available in the Yellow Lot at a discounted Expo is the perfect opportunity to kick off your Peachtree rate of $12/day if pre-purchased online. festivities. The Expo hosts 100+ vendors showcasing the latest • Tuesday (July 2) Expo Parking in running apparel, shoes, gear, sports nutrition products, injury prevention, health and fitness services, and much more. • Wednesday (July 3) Expo Parking Highlights include: The regular daily rate of $15 applies for all vehicles without a pre-purchased pass. If using GPS for directions to the Official AJC Peachtree Road Race merchandise by Mizuno GWCC, please be sure to use 362 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd. Atlanta, Celebrate the 50th running of the AJC Peachtree Road GA 30313 as the official address and NOT Andrew Young Race by gearing up with Mizuno’s Decades Collection. The Blvd. If coming to the GWCC via MARTA, the Vine City Limited Edition Peachtree Wave Knit R2 shoes, popular station is a significantly shorter walk to Hall C than the commemorative shirt and various other Peachtree items will Dome-GWCC-Philips Arena-CNN station. The cost of a be available. round-trip MARTA ticket is $6, which includes a $1 fee for World class Pole Vault and Triple Jump competition the Breeze ticket. If you already have a valid silver Breeze Join Olympians Keturah Orji and Sandi Morris, along with card, you can reload it at www.breezecard.com or on a a line-up of America’s elite field athletes as they try to set an Breeze Vending Machine at any rail station. American record in the triple jump and pole vault. The triple jump competition will be held Tuesday, July 2 and the pole vault will be contested on Wednesday, July 3. Both events will take Peachtree Health & Fitness Expo place from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm inside the Expo. Don’t miss this World Congress Center, Exhibit Hall C1 unique opportunity to witness world-class competition. • Tuesday, July 2 – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Wednesday, July 3 – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Race the Pace Challenge on the Tumbleator treadmill Think you can run course record pace? How long will you The Expo is free and open to the public. last? The Tumbleator, a large padded treadmill popularized For more information about the Expo, visit at the Abbott World Marathon Majors, will be at the peachtreeroadrace.org. Peachtree Health & Fitness Expo! Try our Race the Pace Challenge by attempting to run the AJC Peachtree Road Race course record at either the men’s pace (4:17 min/mile) or the women’s pace (4:55 min/mile). Special prizes and Exit 249D incentives will be awarded and the challenge is free and open C E N T E to all ages and abilities. N N I A L L

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wearing a medal on the podium. D R • Free sampling from CLIF Bar, Coca-Cola, Waffle House and numerous sport nutrition-related food and beverage vendors • 18-month membership offer from Atlanta Track Club, complete with guaranteed entry into the 2020 AJC Peachtree Road Race • Atlanta United, Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Falcons interactive areas

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9 HEALTH & FITNESS EXPO

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COMPANY BOOTH # COMPANY BOOTH # 11 Alive 103 Leaf Massager 629 40 Yd Dash, High Jump, Long Jump, Shot Put Family Fitness Zone Lifetime 209 5-Hr ENERGY 635 MARTA Lobby Active Sol Eyewear 505 Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway 410 Air Force Marathon 223 Me 365! 806 AMLI BUCKHEAD 612 Medical & Sports Massage 639 Anthem Peachtree Junior Number Pick Up Family Fitness Zone Meet Me on Peachtree 631 Atlanta Falcons Family Fitness Zone Mercedes 111 Atlanta Half Marathon & 5K 657 Miles for Cystic Fibrosis 210 Atlanta Hawks Family Fitness Zone Mizuno 100 Atlanta HBCU Alumni Alliance 810 MLKday5K 808 Atlanta Journal Constitution 102-106 Namirsa Corp 606 Atlanta Track Club 100 National Running Center 308-316 Atlanta United Family Fitness Zone Naute Sport - USA Sport 215 Auria 221 Northside Hospital 200-206 Back on My Feet 816-818 One More Mile 502 Bauerfiend 521 Oofos 653 BeeCause Charms 212 Ortho Atlanta 618 Big Peach Running Company 407-409,506-508,511-517 Overcomer Movie 649 BLAST - Elevate Your Workout 619 Peachtree City Running Club 655 Blyss Running 402 Pease Foundation 637 BODYARMOUR 700 PNC Bank 107 Bondi Band 211 Polar 100 Charleston Marathon 610 Publix 320 CLIF Bar 201 Pure Vitamin Club 645 Coca-Cola 520 Quten Research 616 Cooper River Bridge Run 802 Race Information Lobby Dick’s Sporting Goods Family Fitness Zone Race the Pace on the Tumbleator 326 Doctor D’s Sparkling Probiotic 704 Racedots 602 EN-R-G Foods (Honey Stinger) 512 Racessentials 712-714 Extremity Healthcare 304 RaceTrac 702 Farmer’s Insurance/Hathaway Family Agency 507-509 Road Runner Sports 613-615, 621-623 Final Four Fan Jam Family Fitness Zone Roo Sport 206 Fitletic 412 Rsport 302 FitnessBank Step Tracker 720-722 runDisney 651, 659 Fleet Feet 217, 406 Runners Empire 214 Flipbelt 208 runningnerds 611 Freedom Towels 400 Run’s Done 413 Full Scope Sports 641 Savannah Sports Council 718 Geico 601 Shepherd Center 401-403, 500-502 Generation UCAN 633 SLEEFS 800 Georgia Army National Guard 706-708 Sole Supports 604 Georgia Lottery 820-824 Sparkly Soul 609 Hawaiian Moon 617 SPIbelt 318 Hippie Runner 408 Team USA Social Truck Experience Family Fitness Zone Home Depot 514 The Stick/RPI of Atlanta 728 Hot Chocolate 15K/5K 216 Thomas Eye Group 608 Jazz Half Marathon & 5K New Orleans 812 UPS 518 13.1 724-726 US Army 110 Jelly Belly 710 Vital Life Chiropractic 804 Kaiser Permanente 730 Waffle House 419-421 La Colombe 306 Woodhams Eye Clinic 627 LasikPlus 647 Wrightsock 814 Leaf Filter North of Georgia 614 Yuengling 415

10 Today, we acknowledge all the work you put in to get here.

PNC is proud to be the Official Bank of Atlanta Track Club. Good luck to all AJC Peachtree Road Race participants!

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CON PDF 0618-0106 EVENT DAY

PEACHTREE CUP EVENT PHOTOS The AJC Peachtree Road Race traditionally draws the MarathonFoto has you covered on race day and will be world’s best elite runners to compete in Atlanta. The male capturing photos to record your accomplishments. Photos and female winner of the 2019 AJC Peachtree Road Race will be available shortly after the event at marathonfoto.com. will earn their name on the Peachtree Cup and a check for Registered participants will also receive an email alerting $8,000. you when photos become available. Overhead photographers will be located on 10th Street, approximately 300 yards Event Record Bonus before the finish line. Look up and smile as you keep moving For the 50th Running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race, towards the finish line ahead! This is not the finish line but a $50,000 event record bonus is offered to the men’s and rather a great place to catch the excitement as runners near women’s winners of the footrace and open wheelchair races the finish. if they best the current event records. The current event records are: Share Your Story with #AJCPRR Men: 27:04 (Joseph Kimani, 1996) Help us share the AJC Peachtree Road Race with the world! Use Women: 30:32 ( 2002) the hashtag #AJCPRR on all of Men’s Wheelchair: 18:38 (Saul Mendoza, 2004) your race-related photos and Women’s Wheelchair: 22:09 (Edith Hunkeler, 2009) posts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. By using this AWARDS & RESULTS hashtag, not only will you share Unofficial results from the 2019 AJC Peachtree Road your story but you could also be Race will be posted online at ajc.com/peachtree or featured in the AJC Peachtree peachtreeroadrace.org by the end of the day on July 4. Road Race recap in Atlanta Track Results are made official 30 days after the event, at which Club’s Wingfoot Magazine. time age group awards will be mailed. If you have results facebook.com/ajcprr inquiries, please complete the results form here. facebook.com/atlantatrackclub Age group awards will be mailed to the top three male and @ajcprr female finishers in the following age groups: 10-14, 15-19, @ATLtrackclub 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60- @atlantatrackclub 64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, 90+. Age group awards #RunningCityUSA are based on chip time. All finish times are reviewed before #AJCPRR results are made official. SPECTATOR VIEWING AREAS Due to security, spectating is not available at the start line. Atlanta Track Club recommends spectators begin lining the roadway at least half a mile south of the start line, near Piedmont Ave. MARTA is the easiest way to get around on event day to many locations along the course. Popular viewing areas for the race include: • Cardiac Hill: From the bottom of the famous hill near Peachtree Battle just before Mile 3, all the way to the top at Piedmont Hospital, spectators line the incline to encourage participants through one of the event’s toughest stretches. • Colony Square: From MARTA, exit the Arts Center station. Walk east up 15th St. to Peachtree St. • 10th and Peachtree: From MARTA, exit at the Midtown station and walk east up 10th St. to Peachtree St.

12 RUN 10K, LET MARTA DO THE REST!

Pre-Race Visit MARTA at the Peachtree Health & Fitness Expo to purchase your one way or roundtrip MARTA Breeze tickets.

Race Morning Take MARTA to Lenox or Lindbergh Center Station. Shuttles will be available at Lindbergh Center Station to take you to the start line.

Post-Race Heading South: Walk west on 8th Street to Midtown Station Heading North: Exit the park via 12th Street and take the bus to Lindbergh Station*

*Riders MUST PRE-PURCHASE A ROUNDTRIP MARTA BREEZE CARD or TICKET to board the shuttle buses.

13 START

START WAVE

PLACEMENT HYDRATION CLOSED TO STATION Participants who submitted a verifiable TRAFFIC finish time from a USATF certified RESTROOMS REMAINS OPEN road race course during registration MEDICAL START WAVES were placed in the appropriate start VOLUNTEER wave based on their time. All others, CHECK IN including those who did not submit a time during registration, or those submitted a time that was unable to be verified, were randomly placed in one of the later start waves. All start wave assignments are final. Your start wave is designated by the letter listed on your race number, except for the seeded wave which just has a number. If you’d like to run with someone assigned to a different start wave, you may do so by running T he W h itl together in the later wave. For example, ey if your number is in Wave A and your friend or family member is in Wave L,

ott you may run together in Wave L. Click n ri io ar t M ta S here for additional information on start d a e h k c u wave placement. B START TIMES

tt To the right are the start times for each rio ar M wave. Participants should arrive at the JW start area at least one hour prior to the scheduled start time for their wave. Participants must begin the event before the official starting line close time of 8:50 a.m. in order to receive an official 6:25 a.m. Wheelchair Start 7:20 a.m. E 7:55 a.m. M 8:30 a.m. W finish time. To be included in the official 6:50 a.m. Elite Women 7:25 a.m. F 8:00 a.m. N 8:35 a.m. X 7:00 a.m. Elite Men & Seeded 7:30 a.m. G 8:05 a.m. P 8:40 a.m. Y results, participants must cross over 7:00 a.m. A 7:35 a.m. H 8:10 a.m. R the start mat to activate the timing 7:05 a.m. B 7:40 a.m. J 8:15 a.m. S tag. Additionally, those that do not 7:10 a.m. C 7:45 a.m. K 8:20 a.m. T 7:16 a.m. D 7:50 a.m. L 8:25 a.m. U show a start, 5K and finish time will be disqualified and excluded from official results. MALL 3393 PEACHTREE RD ATLANTA,GA 30326

14 COURSE

COURSE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE The 10K course starts at Lenox Square, heads south on PROHIBITED AT ATLANTA TRACK Peachtree St. and turns left at 10th St. The finish line is CLUB EVENTS: located at 10th St. and Charles Allen Dr. Mile marker signs will be positioned at each mile along both sides of the road. • Firearms • Glass containers HYDRATION STATIONS • Wheeled conveyances Hydration stations are positioned at each mile on both sides • Pets of the road. Water sprays can be found at five locations along • Containers holding more than one liter of liquid the 6.2-mile course. Portable toilets will be available along • Backpacks the course beginning at the first hydration station. • Camelbaks (fuel belts and handheld water bottles are allowed) • Rolling bags and other luggage • Masks and costumes that are not form fitting • Weight vests • Military equipment • Firefighter equipment • Drones DISCOURAGED ITEMS • Earbuds COURSE TIME LIMIT The AJC Peachtree Road Race has a course time limit of two hours, at which time the course will re-open to vehicular traffic. Participants must maintain a 19:30 pace (approximately) and complete the full 10K distance within ENTERTAINMENT the event time requirement. After this time, anyone still on Celebrate the music of the last five decades as you run down the course will be responsible for his/her safety and will be Peachtree, tune in to hear music from the ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s and asked to move to the sidewalk. Those who finish outside of ‘00s at each mile along the course. Keep your ear out for the the time limit will not be recorded as official finishers and Nathan Morgan Band, DJ QTip, Lethal Rhythms’ DJ Joel may not receive full event support from water stations, traffic Rabe, Wasted Potential Brass Band, The Fur Bus, Norfolk personnel or finish line/area services. The start line will close Southern Lawmen, DJs from your favorite Cumulus radio at 8:50 a.m. and the finish line will close at 11:00 a.m. stations, and many more as you run through the course. PROHIBITED ITEMS ON RACE COURSE PERSONAL HYDRATION Water is available to participants before, during and after the AJC Peachtree Road Race. Shoulder carried personal hydration systems (Camelbak, Thor, etc.), or any device that conceals liquids, are not permitted. Liquid must be stored in visible non-glass containers smaller than one liter.

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16 FINISH

FINISHER’S T-SHIRTS ATLANTA TRACK CLUB The T-shirt area is located in the finish chute just past the MEMBER AREA water station. Shirts are organized by size with the smallest Atlanta Track Club members are invited to join us at Park sizes to your left, and larger sizes to the right. You may not Tavern for a special celebration. Members over 21 can enjoy pick up a T-shirt for another runner even if you have their a complimentary Yuengling Light Lager, along with bananas race number. The Peachtree shirt is a finisher’s shirt – no and bagels. 680 the Fan will be broadcasting live from the exceptions! For questions regarding your Peachtree finisher’s member area, bringing all of Atlanta the sounds of the party. T-shirt, email [email protected]. Members must have “post-race party” designated on their bib, a member wristband, or their member key fobs to be FINISH AREA SERVICES allowed access. Shortly after you cross the finish line you will receive a chilled bottle of Dasani water and a bag of chips, MEDICAL SUPPORT compliments of ALDI. Outside the finish chute, stop by the Medical staff is located at the start, along the course and at CLIF container for a full sized bar. And be sure to pick up a the finish. The main medical tent is just off to the left after frozen treat – a red, white and blue popsicle also provided you cross the finish line. Two additional medical tents are by ALDI. These will be available on 10th St, next to the located in the meadow (just inside the park along 10th POWERADE and other Coca-Cola products. St.) and behind the Anthem Family Meeting area. Medical staff will also be circulating throughout the finish area. Each medical tent can be identified by tall, red signs with a medical cross and is equipped with a team of medical professionals, ambulances, emergency and first aid supplies. It is important you wear your race number and not someone else’s number. Should an emergency occur, event organizers TOP 1000 MUGS need to be able to contact someone for you. Don’t forget to The top 500 men and the top 500 fill out the emergency contact information on the back of women will receive a coveted top your race number. finisher mug courtesy of Yuengling. Those who believe they have finished in the Top 500 women or top 500 men can visit the Top 1000 tent in the post-race festival area beginning at 8:00 a.m. If you are unable to pick up your mug on race day, please contact Atlanta Track Club.

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18 SAFETY & SECURITY

EVENT ALERT SYSTEM (EAS) Event Alert System signs will be located at the start line, along the course at the hydration stations and in the finish area. The signs will communicate the specific alert level, which could range from low (green) to moderate (yellow) to high (red) to cancelled (black), and are based primarily on weather conditions.

Event Alert System

ALERT EVENT RECOMMENDED LEVEL CONDITIONS ACTIONS

EVENT Participation stopped/ CANCELLED Extreme conditions Event cancelled follow official event instructions Follow Official AJC PEACHTREE ROAD RACE Event Instructions SAFETY & SECURITY HIGH Safety is Atlanta Track Club’s top priority. With the help of Slow down/ observe Potentially course changes/ the City of Atlanta and other local, regional and national Dangerous Dangerous follow official event Conditions Conditions agencies, we have done extensive planning to ensure instructions/ consider the safety of our participants, spectators, volunteers and Follow Official stopping Event Instructions partners. We would like everyone to be aware of some of the actions we are taking and call out some simple things participants, volunteers and spectators can do to help make MODERATE Slow down/ the 2019 AJC Peachtree Road Race a great, safe event. Be Aware of Use Caution be prepared for Worsening worsening conditions There will be a substantial law enforcement presence at the Conditions start, along the course, at the finish line and in the post- event area. Several restricted areas are located at the start around Lenox Square and at the finish line in Piedmont Park LOW Good Enjoy the event/ Conditions be alert – please plan accordingly by allowing yourself ample time Enjoy the Event to travel to the start line. Also familiarize yourself with the prohibited items list as persons with any of these items will not be admitted into a start corral. Designated entry and exit points will be in place around the Piedmont Park finish area. Anyone entering the Piedmont Park finish area with a backpack, bag, purse, etc. will be subject to search. We ask that you leave bags and other extra items at home to expedite movement throughout the day. Any bags will need to be emptied into a clear plastic bag which we will provide upon entry into the park. Remember: See something, say something. Be vigilant. If you see something suspicious, contact the nearest police officer or call 911.

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In 2019, Atlanta Track Club has committed to implementing • Know Before You Throw: The Dasani plastic water bottle green initiatives that reduce waste, promote sustainable and you’ll receive once you cross the finish line is recyclable. responsible consumption and support the local community A variety of Coca-Cola products in aluminum cans and of Atlanta. With the Club hosting nearly 150,000 participants Powerade drinks also in plastic bottles can all be thrown in annually we realize the importance of taking steps to promote the recycling receptacles. greater environmental responsibility in Running City USA. • Compost in the Member Area: Be on the lookout for our Our goals for the 50th Running of the AJC Peachtree Road compost bins and discard your waste properly. Race are the following: • Refill your Georgia Lottery water bottle: Thanks to Georgia • Reduce the Club’s environmental footprint by diverting at least Lottery, you will receive a reusable water bottle once you 80 percent of plastic and aluminum waste from the landfill cross the finish line. Be sure to take full advantage of this • Track and record measurements and statistics on waste and hydrate by visiting one of our Water Monster refilling diverted from the landfill stations in The Meadow. • Report the Club’s efforts publicly • Volunteer with the Green Team: Do you have a special interest in helping with the Club’s Green Initiative • Produce recycled plastic park benches out of the plastic at the Peachtree or other events? Email volunteers@ recycled on race day to be given to the public parks around atlantatrackclub.org. Atlanta For more detailed information on our sustainability efforts, What We Are doing click here. • Peachtree Health & Fitness Expo: The Georgia World Congress Center, the home of the Expo, is the largest LEED certified convention center in the U.S. We are working with them to recycle Expo waste and receive specific data of waste diverted from the landfill. • Recycling Centers on Race Day: For the first time, we will designate “Recycling Centers” in the finish area of Piedmont Park. • Green Team Volunteers: Each recycling center will be manned by Green Team Volunteers, individuals dedicated to helping participants recycle. In green vests, they are there to assist with placing the proper waste in each container. • Member Area: At the post-race member party in Park Tavern, take note of our first-ever compost bins. This will be the our first time composting at Peachtree. Fruit peels, popsicle sticks and napkins can be thrown into these containers. What You Can Do To Help • Carpool: Participants are encouraged to carpool or use a rideshare company, such as Lyft, to get to and from the Peachtree Health & Fitness Expo. • Public Transportation: Atlanta Track Club is proud to partner with MARTA in order to accommodate participants during for the Expo and on race day. Reference the MARTA section on page 13 for detailed info.

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