suns along the Mohawk

 . . . This posting has over 50 images of the 2011 Gazette Stockade-athon as the race passed through our historic Stockade neighborhood on a sunny autumn Sunday.   The top winners are listed after the slideshow.  [The Gazette has the complete list of the record 1603 finishers at page C5 of Monday’s newspaper; online here.] Those who like people-watching or are hoping to see their own faces can find 60 more photos in our post “more faces from Stockade-athon 2011“.

– lovely day for a run through the Stockade –

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 The slideshow below begins with two dozen photos taken of the lead runners near Lawrence Circle, the half-way point of the 15K race — where the runners broke into bright sunshine from the shelter of tree-lined Front St.  A couple dozen more photos show runners, officials and spectators in shots that caught my eye.  If you’d like your image identified by name please leave me a comment describing the picture in question.  Apologies to all those runners who I was not quick enough to capture while you visited the Stockade.

– below is a Gallery with the same photos; you can click on a Gallery image for a larger version or scroll over it for a description –

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Winners (11:36 update): The Schenectady Gazette, sponsor of the Stockade-athon has listed the top winners in today’s race, and will have a complete list with photos and features Monday.

1st Place: Tim Chichester of Brockport (in 46:58); Tim came in second last year, and was the first runner to reach the Lawrence Circle halfway point this year and last year.  update (April 16, 2012): Chichester placed 11th today in the Boston Marathon. The 23-year-old native of Mt. Morris NY was the 2nd-fastest American in only his 2nd marathon. See Rochester Democrat & Chronicle and The Livingston County News.

2nd Place: Kieran O’Connor of New York; 3rd Place: Mark Andrews of Rochester.

1st Place, Women’s Division: Jodie Robertson of Voorheesville (in 54:47);

2nd Place, Women’s Division: Ashley Gore of Albany; 3rd Place, Sara Facteau of Plattsburgh.

 You can click on any photo in the following Gallery for a larger version and scroll over it for a description.

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p.s.  Did you notice that we have a more colorful Stockade this year?

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– 15 Washington Ave., at the northeast corner of Front St. and Washington Avenue, got splashy with a new coat of paint since Stockade-athon 2010 –