 The wheelchair division follows the same 10-kilometer course run by the foot runners down Peachtree Road, starting at Lenox Road and ending on 10th Street at Piedmont Park in Midtown.Since its 1981 founding, the wheelchair division has grown in popularity so that the race now attracts more than 78 wheelchair racers ranging in age from 16 to 69 and representing more than nine countries.Today, the "Shepherd Center Wheelchair Division of AJC Peachtree Road Race" is considered one of the largest and fastest wheelchair 10K races in the country and is a favorite for many racers who return year after year.