Thanksgiving Day Atlanta Half Marathon to pass through Midtown
Several area streets will have lane closures Thursday morning
The Atlanta Half Marathon, organized by the Atlanta Track Club, will take place on Thursday, Nov. 22 and is among the largest half marathons in the U.S. and a Thanksgiving tradition for thousands of people throughout the metro Atlanta area and beyond. The 7:30 a.m. race starts and finishes on Capitol Ave. at Hank Aaron Dr. just outside of Turner Field in downtown Atlanta. MARTA will be running additional service beginning around 5 a.m. on Thanksgiving to accommodate participants and help alleviate traffic problems at the start. Organizers highly recommend that participants take MARTA to the Georgia State station to get to the start on time. The 13.1 mile course gives participants a taste of Atlanta, running past sites such as Centennial …
