peachtree road race

Sammy Kitwara of Kenya won the 40th AJC Peachtree Road Race on Saturday.

Kitwara completed the 6.2-mile course in an unofficial course record of 27:21. It was his fifth consecutive road race win in his Peachtree debut.Lineth Chepkurui won the women’s division.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.The race’s finish returned to Piedmont Park this year, after last year ending at the intersection of 10th and Juniper.Race conditions were mild for the 55,000 competitors, with temperatures in the lows 70s and very little humidity at the start.Raymond Michaels of Newnan won the overseas race in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The race started at 5:30 a.m. on July 4 there, 8:30 am July 3 here. It was 70 degrees there at an elevation of 3,300 feet. That race featured 550 runners and 50 volunteers.