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Online Lottery for Peachtree Road Race Begins Thursday

Those who wish to enter the 43rd annual event on July 4 have eight days to register.

Registration for the 2012 AJC Peachtree Road Race opens at 7 a.m. Thursday, March 15, the Atlanta Track Club announced.

The online lottery for the 43rd annual race can be found here. Those wishing to be one of the 60,000 participants in the race have from 7 a.m. Thursday until 11:59 p.m. Thursday, March 22, to register online.

Entrants will receive an e-mail by Monday, March 26, informing them whether or not they were selected for the 2012 event, the track club announcement said.

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Additional information including registration, start wave placement details and specifics on the Peachtree Health and Fitness Expo are available at on the Peachtree Road Race Web site.

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