Jeffrey, 5, and Elise Maddalone, 9, of Clifton Park hold signs as they cheer for their mom, Diane, right, as she approaches the finish line of the 34th annual Gazette Stockade-athon in Schenectady's Central Park Sunday.
Well over a thousand runners completed Sunday's 34th annual Gazette Stockade-athon 15-kilometer (9.3 miles) road race through the streets of Schenectady under bright blue skies Sunday. Gazette photographers Barry Sloan and Marc Schultz captured these images before, during and after the race.