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Runner loses Peachtree 10k after celebrating too early

Ben Payne was a few feet from crossing the finish line to win the 2015 AJC Peachtree men's open 10k Saturday in Atlanta, but ended up losing in a photo finish to British Olympian Scott Overall.
Winner of the men's AJC Peachtree Road Race Scott Overall, right, breaks away from Ben Payne who finished second Saturday, July 4, 2015, in Atlanta.

ATLANTA (USA TODAY) -- Ben Payne was a few feet from crossing the finish line to win the 2015 AJC Peachtree men's open 10k Saturday in Atlanta, but ended up losing in a photo finish to British Olympian Scott Overall.

Overall, who ran the marathon in the London Olympics, charged down the final stretch and passed Payne just before crossing the line as Payne began to celebrate. Both men thought they had won the race, but hours after the cross the line, organizers declared Overall to be the winner.

(Thanks to Deadspin for sharing this story.)

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