Runners and walkers race past the starting line at MCU Park on Coney Island.

Stuart Kaplan, the chapter leader at the HS for Law and Public Service in Manhattan, breezes past the finish line as the two-time, overall winner.

Showing off their medals for completing the 5K are (from left) Alison Assini-Duff, Carolyn Larsen, Diana Mejia-Linares and Stephanie Suarez, all from PS/IS 192 in Borough Park, Brooklyn.

UFT chapter advocate Victoria Primiano runs to home plate at MCU Park as the female winner.

UFT Vice President for Middle Schools Richard Mantell (left) congratulates UFT Treasurer Mel Aaronson for finishing.

District 21 members stretch just before the race.

UFT Vice President for Middle Schools Richard Mantell (right) poses with trophy winners (from left) Stuart Kaplan of the HS Law and Public Service in Manhattan, noneducator Michael Verde, Liza Weinstein of PS 1 in Manhattan and Victoria Primiano of PS 62 in Queens.

Huddling together before the start of the race are PS 209, Brooklyn, colleagues (from left) Chapter Leader Elisa Balsamo, Brooke Handlarsky, Jaclyn Benaissa and Maria Eltalkhawy.