The race attracts some of the world's elite 10K runners and has served as both the United States' men's and women's 10K championship.

Children can participate in the Peachtree Junior 1 mile run or 50m Dash, held on July 3 in Piedmont Park.

As the name implies, the course is run in the opposite direction of the more familiar southern race, from 10th Street at Piedmont Park to Lenox Square.

In addition to the 60,000 participants, there are approximately 150,000 observers who line both sides of the entire course to cheer and support the runners.

[7] On February 19, it was announced that the race finish line would be at the intersection of Juniper Street and Ponce de Leon Avenue in Midtown.

Most of the 60,000 positions were determined by a lottery draw, with selected exceptions for elite invited athletes, the members of the organizing club, and those who have run ten or more consecutive Peachtree Road Races, all of which were allowed automatic entry.

[13] The March 15 opening of lottery and Atlanta Track Club member registration occurred just four days after the Rudy Gobert COVID-19 positive test at an NBA game that caused a shutdown of sport in the United States.

[14] On May 1, 2020, the Atlanta Track Club announced the cancellation of the Invesco QQQ Half Marathon usually held on Thanksgiving Day and will instead hold the Peachtree on November 26, 2020, a byproduct of the coronavirus pandemic.

It is scheduled for the first weekend of January, with the course going in the opposite direction, similar to the Comrades Marathon in South Africa.

The race is divided into 21 starting groups, all based on times verified at USA Track and Field certified courses with the past two years at distances between 5 km and 21.1 km (half marathon) races that the runner must submit to the Atlanta Track Club at time of registration in March.

The race continues down Peachtree into midtown Atlanta, turning left onto 10th Street for the final kilometer before ending at 10th St. and Charles Allen Drive.

Piedmont Park provides the setting for post-race festivities that include a stage for live performances and an awards ceremony.

In 2008, because of severe drought conditions, the race was unable to end in Piedmont Park, and runners turned east onto 10th Street before heading to Juniper Street, ending at the intersection of Ponce de Leon and Juniper St, where racers finished by going uphill instead of the older downhill stretch of 10th St.

[3] Due to the large crowds, limited parking and road closures, many runners utilize MARTA to travel to the start site and back from the finish line.

University of Georgia track and field coach Spec Towns shot the starter pistol to start the first Peachtree Road Race in 1970.

Each year a different design is chosen through a contest sponsored by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper and a limited number of shirts are made.

[citation needed] It is estimated that the AJC Peachtree Road Race costs over $1,000,000, if in-kind contributions are included.

[28] The online portion of the fundraiser allows supporters to select a military team at the time of donation.

The competition takes place after the Kilometer Kids Charity Chase and before the general race waves began their run.

The roster of each team consist of six athletes, three men and three women vying for international bragging rights.

The annual race series was started in 2013 by the Atlanta Track Club and partner sponsor Volkswagen Group of America.

The program also uses unique bibs that allow participants the opportunity to self-seed in the start corrals at both the Atlanta 10-Miler and the Thanksgiving Day Half Marathon.

Upon finishing the Thanksgiving Day Half Marathon, Triple Peach participants meet at a special celebration area to be officially recognized and to fine-tune the program for the coming year.

The Atlanta 10-Miler was held in Braselton at Michelin Raceway (three lap race, first two laps integrated an infield section) and the Thanksgiving Day Half Marathon was replaced by the Publix Half Marathon in Hampton with perimeter roads of the Atlanta Motor Speedway.

[33][34] The Shepherd Center and its Junior Committee fund and organize the wheelchair division race in cooperation with the Atlanta Track Club.

Funding provides pre-and post-race brunches, defrayed travel and lodging expenses for racers and a $34,000 purse for winners.

In 2007, five separate races were held on July 4 (one in Kuwait, three in Iraq, and one in Afghanistan) with a combined total of 3000 participants.

The decathlon events take place upon completion of each of the three Peachtree Junior races and are open to participants ages fourteen and under.

[44] The course record for the traditional south Peachtree from Lenox Square to 10th Street is 27:01 minutes, set by Rhonex Kipruto in 2019.

[3] Gayle Barron and Lornah Kiplagat are the athletes with the most victories in the history of the Peachtree Road Race.