Results From The 2026 Peachtree Road Race

Kenya’s Patrick Kiprop defended his men’s title at the 2026 AJC Peachtree Road Race on Saturday morning, crossing the line in 27:37 to win Atlanta’s famous 10K for a second straight year. Ethiopia’s Tsigie Gebreselama won the women’s race in 31:02, holding off Melknat Wudu by a single second.

The race, held every July 4 in Atlanta, drew roughly 50,000 registered runners and is billed as the largest 10K in the world. Conditions on the course were reported as scorching, according to Runner’s World reporter Dan Beck, who covered the event. For runners chasing a fast time in that kind of weather, our guides on running in the heat and heat training are worth a read.

Kiprop’s winning time was only four seconds faster than runner-up Nicholas Kipkorir, and the top four men all finished within 11 seconds of one another. In the women’s field, Gebreselama, Wudu, and third-place Irine Cheptai were separated by nine seconds.

Men’s top 10

1. Patrick Kiptoo Kiprop (KEN), 27:37
2. Nicholas Kipkorir, 27:41
3. Raphael Dapash, 27:43
4. Alex Matata, 27:48
5. Kiprono Sitonik, 28:03
6. Tadese Worku, 28:10
7. Dawit Seare, 28:21
8. William Amponsah, 28:24
9. Victor Shitsama, 28:25
10. Adam Lipschitz, 28:27

Women’s top 10

1. Tsigie Gebreselama (ETH), 31:02
2. Melknat Wudu, 31:03
3. Irine Cheptai, 31:11
4. Gladys Kwamboka Mong’are, 31:36
5. Stacy Chepkemboi Ndiwa, 31:55
6. Maurine Jepkoech Chebor, 31:55
7. Selah Jepleting Busienei, 31:56
8. Gela Degefa, 31:57
9. Sydney Vaught, 32:18
10. Glenrose Xaba, 32:20

What it means

For Kiprop, the win extends a run of dominance at one of the most storied 10K races in the United States. Back-to-back titles on the point-to-point Peachtree course, which starts in Buckhead and finishes in Piedmont Park, put him among a short list of repeat champions. The race itself has deep history: running legend Jeff Galloway won the very first Peachtree in 1970.

Gebreselama’s 31:02 was the fastest women’s time of the day by a slim margin, but it also underscored the depth of the East African contingent. Six of the top eight women were from Kenya or Ethiopia, and only two Americans, Sydney Vaught (32:18) and Adam Lipschitz on the men’s side (28:27), cracked the top 10 in either race. For context on where those times sit against typical runners, see our running benchmarks and pace charts.

If watching this year’s Peachtree has you thinking about your own 10K, we have a 12-week 10K training plan for beginner-to-intermediate runners, and a sub-50-minute 10K guide for those chasing a specific target. Curious about how the East African elites got here? Our roundup of the 30 greatest runners of all time covers a few of them.

Full results are available through the Atlanta Track Club’s race dashboard.

Reporting from Runner’s World by Dan Beck.