You can now officially sign up for the AJC Peachtree Road Race

ATLANTA — Registration for the most anticipated local race of the year is officially open.

Registration for the 2017 AJC Peachtree Road Race lottery opened Wednesday and will last eight days.

Runners, joggers and walkers will have until 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, to register for the annual Fourth of July 10K race through Buckhead and midtown.

How to participate in the 2017 race:

1. Enter the lottery for free at AJC.com/Peachtree.

2. Wait for an email informing you if you were one of the randomly selected lottery entrants chosen to participate.

3. If selected, entry into the 10K event is $35 for club members and $38 for the public, plus additional applicable online processing fees.

Early registration with guaranteed entry for club members ended Tuesday, March 14.

Searchable results of the selection process will also be posted on peachtreeroadrace.org and AJC.com/peachtree on March 25.

To celebrate, the Atlanta Track Club is also hosting its first-ever lottery kickoff party from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, at the Midtown location of Big Peach Running Co., 800 Peachtree St., Atlanta.

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