ATLANTA -- Despite the best running weather in the history of the race, there were no records set in the Publix Georgia Marathon and Half-Marathon on Sunday.
But runners had reason to celebrate.
"It's a personal accomplishment," said Catherine Hamilton of Athens. "You set your goals and work hard for them. It's an amazing feeling to be able to go home and say, 'I did it.'"
A total of 19,100 runners took part in the race to make it the largest in the five-year history of the race. It was the first year for Publix as the presenting sponsor.
Two runners from Metro Atlanta took first place.
For the second year in a row, Jynocel Basweti, 25, of Marietta was the first to finish the Publix Georgia Marathon on Sunday with a time of 2:29:44. Andrew Heath, 26, of Atlanta came in second with a time of 2:34:51.