Atlanta coach helping mentor young men through AJC Peachtree Road Race

AJC Peachtree Road Race Together, they'll run this year's AJC Peachtree Road Race 10K. Published: 10:10 PM EDT July 1, 2022 Updated: 10:10 PM EDT J...

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AJC Peachtree Road Race Together, they'll run this year's AJC Peachtree Road Race 10K. Published: 10:10 PM EDT July 1, 2022 Updated: 10:10 PM EDT July 1, 2022 ATLANTA — CJ Stewart was born and raised in Atlanta but never saw himself being part of the city's 53-year AJC Peachtree Road Race tradition. He never thought he'd be a runner. "I saw running as a white thing to do. I didn't see African Americans in my community jogging," he said.Life changed his course.  He started to run during the coronavirus pandemic and after the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.