<Tr> <Th> Established </Th> <Td> July 4, 1970 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Participants </Th> <Td> 60,000 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Atlanta Journal - Constitution Peachtree Road Race (AJC) is a 10 - kilometer run held annually in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 4, Independence Day . The AJC Peachtree Road Race is the world's largest 10 - kilometer race (an estimated 60,000 participants in 2011), a title it has held since the late 1970s . The race has become a citywide tradition in which over 70,000 amateur and professional runners try to register for one of the limited 60,000 spots . The event also includes a wheelchair race (known as the Shepherd Center wheelchair division), which precedes the footrace . In recent years, the race also has a special divisions for soldiers stationed in the Middle East . The race attracts some of the world's elite 10K runners and has served as both the United States' men's and women's 10K championship . </P> <P> Children can participate in the Peachtree Junior 3K, 1 / 2K or 50m Dash, held in May . </P>

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