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News From: Sunday, February 25, 2024
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   Almost 10,000 participate in the Publix Atlanta Marathon weekend (11 Alive)
Robert Pedersen Jr won the 2024 Atlanta Marathon in 2:28:58 while Michele Yates won the women's race in 3:01:43.
 
News From: Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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   Publix Atlanta Marathon Weekend has a new look and location (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)
The 2024 Atlanta Marathon will be held this Sunday, February 25.
 
News From: Sunday, February 26, 2023
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   Thousands show up for Atlanta Publix Marathon at Centennial Olympic Park (11 Alive)
The 20223 Publix Georgia Marathon was held on Sunday, February 26, with over 9,000 participants.
 
News From: Sunday, February 27, 2022
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   Runners set world, state records at Publix Atlanta Marathon | Results (11Alive.com)
Shlomo Fishman won the 2022 Atlanta Marathon in 2:37:32 while Amanda Furrer won the women's race in 3:02:47.
 
News From: Monday, November 2, 2020
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   Atlanta Track Club moves Atlanta Marathon, Half Marathon to Atlanta Motor Speedway (Gwinnett Daily Post)
The 2021 Atlanta Marathon, set on February 28, will move to the Atlanta Motor Speedway.
 
News From: Sunday, March 1, 2020
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   Photos: Publix Atlanta Marathon, Half-Marathon & 5K (Atlanta INTown)
Benjamin Kopecky won the 2020 Atlanta Marathon in 2:29:49 while Abigail Cember won the women's race in 3:00.
 
News From: Sunday, March 17, 2019
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   Morseman, Griffith win Atlanta marathon (AJC)
Bryan Morseman won the 2019 Atlanta Georgia Marathon in 2:29:11 while Gracie Gunther Griffith won the women's race in 3:00:52.
 
News From: Sunday, March 18, 2018
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   Nearly 10,000 participate in 12th annual Publix Georgia Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K (AJC.com)
Sergei Zyrianov won the 2018 Georgia Marathon in 2:29:37 while Marina Khmelevskaya won the women's race in 2:52:31.
 
News From: Monday, March 20, 2017
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   Team Take Down takes on the Publix Georgia Marathon (Atlanta InTown)
Team Take Down consists of a 100+ African-American runners looking to break the stereotypes of what runners look like.
 
News From: Sunday, March 19, 2017
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   Thousands participate in Sunday's Publix Marathon (WXIA11)
Nearly 9,000 runners participated in the weekend events.
 
   Best signs, dancers and moments of Publix Georgia Marathon (WXIA11)
Some highlights of the crowd cheering on runners.
 
   Estimated 9,000 at Publix Georgia Marathon and Half-Marathon (CBS46)
Despite less than ideal weather the races saw great turnout.
 
   Last year's runner-up wins Georgia Marathon (Atlanta-Journal Constitution)
Bryan Morseman won the 2017 event in 2:28:31 - he had finished second in 2016.
 
News From: Friday, March 17, 2017
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   This Publix marathon will choke DeKalb traffic over the weekend (AJC.com)
The 2017 Publix GA Marathon is this Sunday and is expected to cause traffic delays from 7:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. See here for additional details.
 
News From: Sunday, March 20, 2016
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   Nearly 10,000 finish Publix Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon Sunday (AJC.com)
Nearly 10,000 runners and walkers zipped pass the2016 Publix Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon finish line Sunday morning, marking the races 10th year.
 
   Runaway success: thousands run in Publix Georgia Marathon (11 Alive)
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News From: Tuesday, December 15, 2015
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   Atlanta Track Club acquires Publix Georgia Marathon (AJC.com)
The Atlanta Track Club has acquired the Publix Georgia Marathon and Half Marathon from Life Time to add to its more than 30 running events and programs, the club announced Tuesday.
 
News From: Tuesday, March 24, 2015
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   Rainy weather didn't put damper on Georgia Marathon (SunTimes)
Thousands came out in droves for the ninth annual Georgia Marathon despite rain peppering the 26.2-mile course on Sunday
 
News From: Sunday, March 22, 2015
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   Publix Georgia Marathon Won By Divinity Student (FoxNews.com)
A soggy Sunday with Spring showers did not hinder the inspired running performance of 23-year old David McWilliams -- who won the 2015 Publix Georgia marathon with a race time of 2 hour and 34 minutes.
 
   McWilliams wins Georgia Marathon (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
David McWilliams of Decatur won the Georgia Marathon in a time of 2 hours, 34 minutes, 52 seconds. Juan Soto of Gainesville was second (2:45.48) and Takashi Maruyama of Nishitokyo, Japan, was third (2:47.28)
 
News From: Monday, March 24, 2014
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   Georgia Marathon Winners Crowned (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Abraham Kogo won the Georgia Marathon with a time of 2 hours 33 minutes and 21 seconds.
 
News From: Friday, March 21, 2014
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   Rain Could Soak Sunday's Georgia Marathon (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Sunday's Georgia Marathon could be a real soaker as rain is expected to move into the area with a seventy percent chance on Sunday morning.
 
News From: Sunday, March 17, 2013
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   Campbell and Horst Win Publix Georgia Marathon (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Malcom Cambell won the overall title at the Georgia Marathon with a time of 2 hours 26 minutes and 11 seconds in what many runners called perfect conditions.
 
News From: Thursday, March 7, 2013
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   Public Invited to Georgia Marathon Health and Fitness Expo (CBSAtlanta.com)
The Georgia Marathon Health and Fitness Expo is being held at the Georgia World Congress Center on March 15 and 16.
 
News From: Wednesday, March 14, 2012
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   Georgia Marathon Sunday; Peachtree Online Lottery Starts Thursday (Midtown Patch.com)
The online lottery for the forty-third annual AJC Peachtree Road Race opens at 7 am on Thursday.
 
News From: Thursday, February 23, 2012
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   Albany Prepares For Mardi Gras And Georgia Marathon (WALB.com)
Albany Georgia is preparing for their Mardi Gras event and the Georgia Marathon has become the largest event of the weekend.
 
News From: Monday, March 21, 2011
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   Locals Finish 1st In Georgia Marathon (11alive.com)
Jynocel Basweti won the Georgia Marathon with a time of 2 hours 29 minutes and 44 seconds.
 
   Defending Champ Wins Georgia Marathon Again (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Jynocel Basweti enjoyed perfect conditions on his was to winning the Georgia Marathon with a time of 2 hours 29 minutes and 43 seconds.
 
News From: Sunday, March 20, 2011
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   Marietta Man Wins Georgia Marathon (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Jynocel Basweti won the Georgia Marathon with a time of 2 hours 29 minutes and 44 seconds.
 
News From: Friday, March 18, 2011
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   Southwest Atlanta Runners Among 18,000 Expected At Sunday Publix Georgia Marathon (Patch.com)
Downtown Atlanta will server as host to the Georgia Marathon this Sunday as 18,000 runner converge on the city and flood the streets.
 
News From: Wednesday, March 16, 2011
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   Georgia Marathon Poster Unveiled (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Samira Rahimi designed the poster for the Georgia Marathon which takes place this Sunday in Atlanta
 
News From: Thursday, March 10, 2011
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   Georgia Marathon/Half Marathon Is March 20 (Atlanta InTown)
The fifth anniversary of the Georgia Marathon kicks off on March 20 from Centennial Olympic Park
 
News From: Wednesday, January 26, 2011
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   The ING Marathon Is Now The Publix Georgia Marathon (About.com)
The Georgia Marathon has a new title sponsor with Publix for the March 20 marathon and half-marathon.
 
News From: Wednesday, January 19, 2011
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   Publix Georgia Marathon And Half-Marathon (11alive.com)
The Georgia Marathon and half-marathon kick off on March 20, 2011 from the Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta
 
News From: Monday, December 27, 2010
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   Georgia Marathon Retains State Championship Designation (Daily Citizen)
The Road Runners Club of America has announced that the Georgia Marathon will be the site of the 2011 State Championship Marathon Race.
 
News From: Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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   Publix Takes Over Georgia Marathon Sponsorship (Atlanta Journal Constitution.)
Publix has announced that it will take over the title sponsorship of the Georgia Marathon and half-marathon.
 
News From: Monday, March 22, 2010
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   Leader Runs Astray At Georgia Marathon, Disqualified (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Tesfaye Sendeku was following a pace-setting motorcycle and finished the Georgia Marathon with a time of 2 hours 15 minutes and was then disqualified for skipping an out and back loop near the twenty-two mile mark. Jynocel Basweti was declared the eventual winner with a time of 2 hours 20 minutes and 49 seconds.
 
News From: Sunday, March 21, 2010
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   ING Georgia Marathon In Atlanta Draws More Than 16,000 Participants. (Huliq.com)
Of the sixteen-thousand participants on the Georgia Marathon no one was faster than Jynocel Basweti who won the race with a time of 2 hours 20 minutes and 49 seconds.
 
  Human Interest Story
   Annual Georgia Marathon Draws 16,000 Runners (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
The Georgia marathon closed some of the city's most heavily used streets to allow more than sixteen-thousand runners to complete a marathon that started and finished in Centennial Olympic Park
 
News From: Friday, March 19, 2010
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   Annual Georgia Marathon To Close Atlanta Streets Sunday (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
The fourth annual Georgia Marathon will provide thousands of runners the opportunity to run through the streets of Georgia this weekend. 2009 saw more than twelve-thousand runners traverse the closed streets of the 26.2 mile course.
 
News From: Sunday, March 14, 2010
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   Georgia Marathon Fixing Past Mistakes (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Curtis Pfaff went to Georgia to run his fiftieth marathon. He finished the race but it was not the celebration he had hoped for citing a complete disaster in race organization. Race director, Jeff Graves, is making changes including start corrals and a better bag drop-off.
 
   ING Sponsorship Ending, But Georgia Marathon To Go On (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
The four-year-old Georgia Marathon was informed that ING would no longer sponsor the race. US Road Sports and Entertainment Group stated that the race will go on.
 
News From: Thursday, January 7, 2010
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   Georgia Marathon Named RRCA Championship Race (Runnow.com)
The Georgia Marathon has been named as the marathon championship of Georgia for the third year in a row. The championship marathon kicks off on March 21 at 7 am and covers much of the historic area of metro Atlanta.
 
News From: Sunday, March 29, 2009
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   James Boitt Switches for Cool Victory in the ING Georgia Marathon (Fox News Network)
James Boitt, a Kenyan living in Peachtree City GA, won the 2009 ING Georgia Marathon in 2:22:16. This was his first marathon victory.
 
   More than 12,000 Runners Reach Finish at the ING Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
With great weather, over 12,000 runners came out and finished the 2009 edition of the ING Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon
 
News From: Saturday, November 15, 2008
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   US Road Sports Names Hughes Race Director of the ING Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon (Pitch Engine)
Michael Huges, a veteran of the Atlanta Track Club will take over as race director for the ING Georgia Marathon. U.S. Road Sports and Entertainment Group, who own the marathon, announced that Hughes will be in charge of the March 29th marathon.
 
News From: Monday, March 31, 2008
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   Roy finishes 81st marathon in Georgia at age 75. (Thaindian News)
The former cardiologist Ashis Roy of India finished his 81st marathon at the Georgia race in just over 6 hours. The retired doctor said the his time was slow but considering the cold temperatures and the somewhat hilly course he was pleased.
 
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   Forty Four Degrees Considered Balmy for Georgia Marathon Winner (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Oleg Marusin of Russia won the Georgia Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 18 minutes and 50 seconds. Many of the runners took advantage of the cooler weather while Marusin, who trains in negative 20 degrees used the relative warmth to propel him nearly 5 minutes ahead of second place
 
News From: Sunday, March 30, 2008
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   India's 75 year old marathon man completes his 81st run (The Magalorean)
Ashis Roy, India's seventy-five year old marathon man, has completed his eighty first race, finishing the 2008 ING Georgia Marathon. Roy finished fifth in his age group in a 6:21:23. Roy, who ran eight marathons in a span of eight months in 2007, plans to compete in at least three more this year.
 
  Post-Race Review/ Results
   Two Runners Set Race Records and 10,700 Compete in the ING Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon (Sun Herald)
Oleg Marusin won the 2008 Georgia marathon in 2:18:50, shaving twenty-seven seconds off the 2007 course record set by Joseph Chirlee. Chirlee won the men's half marathon in a 1:06:43. Alena Vinitskaya won the women's marathon in 2:41:13. Janet Cherobon successfully defended her title winning the women's half marathon in 1:13:48.
 

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