Peachtree Road Race

Peachtree Road Race will postpone official results for 48 hours, but the Atlanta Track Club said it will not delay Saturday afternoon’s the finishing times for 55,000 runners. The protest also won’t affect Sammy Kitwara’s victory. The 22-year-old Kenyan completed the 6.2-mile course in 27:21. It was his Peachtree debut, and his fifth consecutive road race win overall.

A protest filed by another competitor against men’s fourth-place finisher Tadese Tola of Ethiopia will delay the official results until Monday. The protest was lodged over sportsmanship on the course, the Atlanta Track Club’s Tracy Lott said. Lott, who said she was unsure who filed the protest, expected the results for the enter field to be posted around 2 p.m. on ajc.com. This is the first year that all runners were electronically timed.

Switzerland swept the men’s and women’s wheelchair divisions, with both racers setting personal bests, albeit in unofficial times. Marcel Hug of Switzerland won the wheelchair division in 19:36.92. His personal best was 20:49. Edith Hunkeler of Switzerland defended her title in the race, winning in a course record 23:09.98. Her personal best was 23:18. The previous course record was 23:11. Hunkeler is now a five-time Peachtree winner.

Peachtree Road Race

Peachtree Road Race 2009 at Atlanta Track Club. It will be a huge event that will be held on July 4th. Apparently there are some problems with the registration for the Pachetree Road Race. AJC has posted the following message on its website that they are working to resolve the registration issues. Another writer informs about her registration experience for the Peachtree Road Race. "It took a while but I am registered for my second straight peachtree road race! I recommend everyone do it at least once. Very very fun!"

Some in Twitter do report that the online registration for the AJC Peachtree Road Race is a pain. However AnnaAndSpencer has a tip. She writes after successful registration of Atlanta Track Club. "Oh, for those trying to sign up for the peachtree road race right now - check the casual runner box then un-check it. It'll then work." The organizer of of the Pachtree Road Race have put together a brief Q&A about the registration and the race, which we present below. AJC reports from Atlanta Track Club.

The online registration for Peachtree Road Race 2009 has already begun since 7AM today, March 15 at www.ajc.com/peachtree and will go until the first 45,000 slots are filled. Atlanta Track Club said that the remaining 10,000 applicants will be selected from paper applications that will be submitted for the Peachtree Road Race. "Register for the '09 AJC Peachtree Road Race. StoryHaving problems? We apologize for any error messages you are receiving. The Atlanta Track Club, along with active.com, is working to resolve this issue and hope to have you registered soon."