Here’s the winning design for this year’s AJC Peachtree Road Race T-shirt

WSBTV.com News Staff
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The Atlanta Track Club has revealed the winning design for this year’s official AJC Peachtree Road Race T-shirt.

The award-winning design was created by Tony Lombardo, a Florida native who lives in Johns Creek.

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Runners are awarded the T-shirt when they cross the finish line of the race.

Lombardo’s design is called “Sweet Americana” and features a peach over the outline of a star-spangled map of Georgia.

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Lombardo told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which sponsors the race, that the design was inspired by the return of some normalcy more than two years since the start of a pandemic.

“My design was inspired by the return of in-person races,” Lombardo told the AJC. “A lot of us have been cooped up for the past two years, and the AJC Peachtree Road Race is our coming out party. This event has always been an opportunity to build community and celebrate our unique city on our nation’s birthday. This year, we will also be celebrating our return to normalcy. And we get to finish the day with a new shirt!”

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More than 100 designs were submitted for the annual T-shirt contest this year. A panel of judges from the Atlanta Track Club and the AJC narrowed them down to five. The public then voted on the favorite.