Local runners hoping to participate in the 2018 AJC Peachtree Road Race will have a chance to qualify for it close to home this year.

The second annual Braselton Life Path Road Race has been named a qualifying event for the 10K Peachtree Road Race, which takes place July 4, 2018, in Atlanta. The Life Path run is set for 10 a.m. on Jan. 6, 2018, at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Braselton.

The Braselton event will feature 8K and 5K races, both of which are USATF certified.