ATLANTA — The largest 10K race in the world has wrapped up in midtown Atlanta.
Organizers expected nearly 60,000 runners participated this year.
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Due to the hot temperatures this year, The Atlanta Track Club issued a red alert, warning people of excessive heat and humidity.
That's one step from the event being canceled.
But the heat didn't seem to bother first-place finishers Edna Kiplagat of Kenya at 32 minutes, 23 seconds and Gabriel Geay of Tanzania at 28 minutes, 47 seconds.
"You know, it's just a tradition for the Fourth of July. It's just a great thing to do," Tom Cullen said. "Now it's just more like a carnival atmosphere. It's just a lot of fun."
Congratulations to the first place finisher in the wheelchair division, Josh George of Illinois.
The runners Channel 2's Rikki Klaus talked with said the six-point-two-miles was fun, with a lot of atmosphere.
Klaus spoke with a couple runners Monday who started participating in the Peachtree Road Race back in 1977, seven years after it kicked off.
"I skipped some years, but this is the 34th year in a row for me," Hunter Allen said.
Law enforcement has also stepped up security for the race.
Channel 2's Audrey Washington has been covering the race since 4:30 a.m. and the first thing she saw when she arrived was police officers doing a full sweep of the area.
Washington checked with Atlanta police who said they had no problems during the race, but are focused on keeping people safe during all the Fourth of July events going on today.
Law enforcement had a plan in place for any possible threat to security at the race.
As you can imagine, the recent attacks in Orlando along with the Boston Marathon bombing three years ago have officials aggressively looking out for any suspicious activity.
Channel 2 Action News got an inside look at the Atlanta Police Department's joint operations center.
Channel 2 Action News saw officers monitoring 35 cameras along the route of the AJC Peachtree Road Race -- and an additional seven thousand cameras covering the entire city.
Law enforcement studies past incidents, looking at "how did the terrorists plan, and how did the terrorist execute," Major Darin Schierbaum said.