ATLANTA -- The winners of the 2013 AJC Peachtree Road Race lottery were chosen Monday morning.

If you weren't picked, don't despair. There are still plenty of local 10Ks, half marathons and other ways to challenge yourself between now and Independence Day.

Here are a few of the upcoming races in metro Atlanta. All of them have options that are longer than a 5K (or 3.1 miles); all start times and costs listed are for the longer races.

Check active.com and Run Georgia year-round for all the events in the area.

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. -- Nearly 50 high school seniors at Cherokee County's six high schools committed to play college-level sports on National Signing Day.

PHOTOS | National Signing Day 2013

The talented student-athletes and their parents were honored at a special brunch at Northside Hospital-Cherokee in Canton on Wednesday.

Many of the students signed to prestigious NCAA Division I schools, including Georgia Tech, Harvard University, the U.S. Air Force Academy and the University of Georgia.

Cherokee County's National Signing Day signees are:

Cherokee High

* Tunde Ayinla, football
Committed to Mercer University

* Naomi Catt, softball
Committed to Alderson-Broaddus College

* Eli Dickens, baseball
Committed to Reinhardt University

* Alex Murfin, baseball
Committed to LaGrange College

CANTON, Ga. -- Sequoyah High School's varsity competition cheerleading squad placed first in this year's Tiger Cheer Classic at Dawson County High School.

The squad of nine freshmen, six sophomores and three juniors spent the summer training for the competition. Coach Jacob Lewis of Roswell's Georgia Allstars helped them prepare to win.

At school, the cheerleaders are coached by U.S. history and sociology teacher Veronica Blayton.

The cheerleaders pictured above include:

FRONT ROW: (l-r) Savannah Stewart and Savanna Dagel

MIDDLE ROW: (l-r) Brooke Seabolt, Ashley Johnson, Sydney Tully, Caitlin Mason, Kayla Wallace and Cassidy Downs

BACK ROW: (l-r) Jessica Hill, Aleah Johnson, Erin Wehunt, Rosemary Guilford, Emily Zimmerman, Alyssa Turner, Tiffany Podany, Kaitlyn Brandon and Lauren Turman

NOT PICTURED: Kara Nester