Thousands run AJC Peachtree Road Race

ATLANTA — More than 60,000 runners and up to 150,000 spectators came out Tuesday morning for the AJC Peachtree Road Race.

It's considered the world's largest 10K.

Follow our minute-by-minute updates below:

12 p.m.

The race is over and crews are prepared to re-open roads this afternoon.

10:30 a.m.

Medical emergency reported at the finish line. Atlanta Fire spokesperson says the runner went into cardiac arrest and was taken to the hospital.

9:30 a.m. 

Runners are making their way down Peachtree. Meanwhile, spectators are having a party.

9:00 a.m.

Atlanta Fire Rescue treated a runner near the finish line by giving them fluids. There is a red alert in place for the race because of the heat and humidity. Stay hydrated!

8:15 a.m.

Thousands of runners are taking off in waves from the starting line.

8:05 a.m.

Leonard Korir is elite men’s winner of AJC Peachtree Road Race.

7:50 a.m. 

Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton, 28, of Santa Fe, NM crosses the finish line as the female winner.

7:30 a.m.

Men's elite field leads off Wave A.

7:25 a.m. 

Tatyana McFadden wins women’s open wheelchair division of AJC Peachtree Road Race for 7th time.

7:03 a.m.

Daniel Romancheck crosses finish line, winning the wheelchair division of race within an unofficial time of 20:02.

6:45 a.m.

The wheelchair division of the AJC Peachtree Road Race begins.

6:00 a.m.

Wheelchair participants and runners are arriving at the start line to prepare for the race.

5:15 a.m.

Runners start gathering at the race site in Buckhead on Peachtree Road.

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For the first time this year, there are four security checkpoints in the finish line area and at different spots along the course.

Leaders tell Channel 2's Lori Wilson they added those points after looking at best practices for major sporting events around the country.

Thousands of runners packed the mall parking lot at Lenox Square in Buckhead for the start of the 48th annual AJC Peachtree Road Race Tuesday morning.

Right beside them on the curbs and sidewalks around the course are thousands of spectators excited to cheer the runners on.

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That’s why safety is a top priority.

“We rely heavily on the Atlanta Police Department and a lot of other local state and federal agencies to help us bring a fun, safe Fourth of July right here to Atlanta,” Rick Kenah said.

Officers are monitoring the crowds and what people are trying to carry with them to the race.

“It’s going to be hot. You probably don’t need to carry anything, but if you do carry something, and you have a bag, you might go through a checkpoint where they’re going to require you to empty that bag into a clear plastic bag," Kenah said.

Additionally, anything runners planned to carry in a bag were searched by police and put into a clear plastic bag as part of a number of new security measures this year.

“It just helps us to control the crowd a little bit in certain areas around the course," Kenah said. "Again, my message would be: If you don’t need to bring it, don’t take it. Make it easier to get around.”

“If the sun's out we expect big numbers," Kenah said. "I’ve heard anywhere from 100,000 to 150,000 on big days.”

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