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.
