ATLANTA - September 15, 2020 -- Georgia high school runners will
compete to have their names etched in Peachtree history this fall. Atlanta
Track Club announced details of the AJC Peachtree Road Race High School
Championship today. The division - part of this year's Virtual Running of the
AJC Peachtree Road Race - will offer awards to the top five boys and girls high
school times. Winners will be listed alongside the names of the overall winners
on the Peachtree Cup, featured on the cover of the Club's Wingfoot Magazine and
receive a scholarship to Atlanta Track Club's 2021 Cross Country Camp.
The AJC Peachtree Road Race High School Championship is open to
any high school student in the state of Georgia. Runners can choose their own
10K course to run between November 26-29, record their time on a GPS device and
upload it to the Virtual AJC Peachtree Road Race app. There are no restrictions
on course topography or terrain. However, times will be verified against the
runner's historic results before any prizes are awarded. Participants do not
need to belong to a school cross country or track and field team.
"Without Georgia's rich high school track and field and cross
country history, there would be no AJC Peachtree Road Race," said Rich Kenah,
Atlanta Track Club's executive director and race director of the Peachtree.
"The Club was founded 55-years ago as a way to celebrate and unite young runners
and we are proud to honor our roots with the creation of this new division."
Held on the Fourth of July since 1970, the Peachtree was postponed
to Thanksgiving Day this year due to COVID-19. As cases continued to spike in
Georgia, Atlanta Track Club which organizes the event, announced last month
that the event would be held virtually in 2020. Registration is open now at
ajc.com/peachtree. High school runners interested in competing in the AJC
Peachtree Road Race High School Championship will be prompted to choose that
division during the registration process. Race kits including race numbers and
the coveted AJC Peachtree Road Race finisher's shirt will be delivered in early
November. The Virtual Running of the AJC Peachtree Road app will also be available
in November.