The Peachtree is a week away, and week 50 of the Peachtree 50 is here.

Ahead of a stacked elite race this year, take a look at some of the greatest to ever race down Peachtree.

With weeks to go until the 50th Running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race, we reached out to Atlanta’s most exclusive sports club and asked them to share their still-vivid memories of July 4, 1970.

To Tim Singleton, nicknamed “Peachtree’s Papa” by Georgia State University sports commentator Charlie Taylor, before the Peachtree became the largest 10K in the world it was just another race. To Singleton, running and everything else in life was all about balance and doing the right thing for others.

How the men and women serving overseas take part in the celebration of the Peachtree.

The first man across the line at the 1970 edition of the Peachtree was a man now well-known across the world: Jeff Galloway.

When Meb Keflezighi ran the Peachtree in 2014, he finished 382nd. But along the way, he raised $30,000.

The history of the wheelchair division at the AJC Peachtree Road Race.

Starting in 1976, AJC sponsorship gave the Peachtree a huge boost

One of the first women who ran the Peachtree, Maria Birdseye’s relationship with running would be considered serious by any measure: She hasn’t missed a day in more than four decades.

Going down memory lane with some of the broadcasters and media personalities from the Peachtree.

One of the Club’s longest-tenured employees details the surprising tasks that volunteers have taken on over the years at the Peachtree.

The life and legacy of the Peachtree’s first female champion.

Showcasing the costumes of the Peachtree

As the AJC Peachtree Road Race celebrates its 50th Running, the Peachtree Junior continues to spread the joy of the Peachtree across generations.

As the AJC Peachtree Road Race celebrates its 50th Running, the days of foraging for stamps and fighting traffic to get into the race are over.

The legend and history of the Peachtree’s finisher’s shirt

Detailing Bill Thorn’s journey as the only man to ever run every edition of the AJC Peachtree Road Race.

Taking a look at Atlanta Track Club’s traveling display celebrating 50 years of AJC Peachtree Road Race history.

True love makes its way to the Peachtree.

The AJC Peachtree Road Race has a lot of legends. Galloway. Barron. Singleton. Emmons. Names that have become synonymous with the world’s largest 10K. But there is little question Hawthorne Wesley belongs on that list .

When members cross the Peachtree finish line, the party doesn’t stop there.

An American love story earns another chapter every year at the AJC Peachtree Road Race.