The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race starts in Buckhead near Lenox Square Mall and ends in Piedmont Park.
Start Map & Road Closures
View the 2024 Start Wave Map and road closures below:
Start Waves
Start wave assignments for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race are performance based. During registration, all participants have the opportunity to enter valid results from a previous USATF certified race within the established guidelines provided below. Start waves were assigned to participants based on the qualifying time submitted during registration. Participants who did not enter qualifying times were placed in later start waves. Read more about time verification below.
Start Wave Standards
Participants in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race will know which start wave they will be assigned before they even register for the race. The below standards were released publicly in in February 2024. Atlanta Track Club members are guaranteed to be placed in Wave M or higher. Waves were assigned based on standards listed below. If you find yourself in a different start wave from someone you would like to participate with you can simply move back to participate together.
Start Wave Placement & Time Verification
For those who register for the Peachtree and submit a qualifying time, the time verification process will be conducted by a small group people who work through the process of manually verifying thousands of registrants!
You will be approved as long as your qualifying time is from:
- A 5K or 10K race
- A race that took place from January 1, 2022 to date of registration
- A race that was on a USATF certified course
If you are approved, you will be assigned a Start Wave based on the qualifying time you submitted not your submitted estimated finish time.
You will be denied if your qualifying time is:
- A race distance other than a 5K or 10K
- A race that took place before January 1, 2022 or after you register
- Submit a race that is not on a USATF certified course
- A virtual race, a cross country race (excluding Wingfoot XC), a trail race or your run of the day
If you fail to resubmit a qualifying time that meets the requirements, you will be assigned to a later wave.
For those who registered for the Peachtree and did not submit a qualifying time, you were assigned a later wave.
Questions?
If you have any questions regarding this process, please send a detailed email with your first name, last name and the email address to peachtree@atlantatrackclub.org.