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The 26-mile course went through well-known Atlanta sites plus established neighborhoods. There were also lighter course options for participants.

Runners take to the street at Piedmont Road for the start of the 10-Miler, a shortened section of the 26-mile Atlanta Marathon that toured well-known Atlanta sites and established neighborhoods on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in Atlanta. David Tulis / AJC Special

A cheering section from Decatur High School keeps warm at their outpost near the Atlanta Botanical Garden on Piedmont Road during a portion of the Atlanta Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in Atlanta. David Tulis / AJC Specia

Runners take to the streets at Piedmont Road for the start of the 10-Miler, a shortened section of the 26-mile Atlanta Marathon that toured well-known Atlanta sites and established neighborhoods on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in Atlanta. David Tulis / AJC Special

The rising sun illuminates eventual men's winner J. Penny as he runs up Jackson Street near the King Center during the 26-mile Atlanta Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in Atlanta. Penny claimed victory with an unofficial time of 2:39:04. David Tulis / AJC Special

Runners in the 3:40 pace group leave the area near the King Center as they tour well-known Atlanta sites and established neighborhoods for the full 26-mile Atlanta Marathon before finishing at Atlantic Station on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in Atlanta. David Tulis / AJC Special

The rising sun illuminates eventual Atlanta Marathon women's winner Malia Mullen as she crosses the Jackson Street bridge near downtown during the 26-mile event on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in Atlanta. Mullen won her division with an unofficial time of 2:54:51. David Tulis / AJC Special

Runners in the 3:30 pace team cross the Jackson Street bridge as they pass downtown Atlanta for the full 26-mile Atlanta Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in Atlanta. David Tulis / AJC Special

Runners take to the streets for a challenging uphill and downhill course touring well-known Atlanta sites and established neighborhoods for the 26-mile Atlanta Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in Atlanta. David Tulis / AJC Special

Runners pass the Jackson Street 12 mile mark during the 26-mile Atlanta Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in Atlanta. David Tulis / AJC Special

Atlanta Marathon men's winner J. Penny crosses the Atlantic Station finish line of the 26-mile event with an unofficial time of 2:39:04 on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in Atlanta. David Tulis / AJC Special

Kyeda King finishes the 10-Miler, an option in the Atlanta Marathon that challenged runners with uphills and downhills through well-known Atlanta sites and established neighborhoods, before finishing at Atlantic Station on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in Atlanta. David Tulis / AJC Special

Margaret Ellison, left, finishes the 10-Miler, an option in the Atlanta Marathon that challenged runners with uphills and downhills through well-known Atlanta sites and established neighborhoods, before finishing at Atlantic Station on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in Atlanta. David Tulis / AJC Special

Volunteer C.J. Wilson, right, hands out sports drinks and water to finishers of the 10-Miler, part of the Atlanta Marathon's 26-mile course finishing at Atlantic Station on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in Atlanta. David Tulis / AJC Special

Runners get massages near the Atlantic Station finish line after participating in the Atlanta Marathon, a challenging course through well-known Atlanta sites and established neighborhoods with options of the full 26-mile course, a 10-Miler, a 5K or a Kids' Fun Run, on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in Atlanta. David Tulis / AJC Special

First-time marathoner and Atlanta Marathon women's winner Malia Mullen, of Denver, crosses the Atlantic Station finish line of the 26-mile event with an unofficial time of 2:54:51 on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in Atlanta. David Tulis / AJC Special

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Runners take to the street at Piedmont Road for the start of the 10-Miler, a shortened section of the 26-mile Atlanta Marathon that toured well-known Atlanta sites and established neighborhoods on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in Atlanta. David Tulis / AJC Special

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