WELCOME Hello and welcome to the 50th Running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race! On behalf of Atlanta 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 Piedmont Park Conservancy Buckhead 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 Marathon 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. 5 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