UFT Vice President for Middle Schools Rich Mantell (center), who organized the event, congratulates the three first-place male, female and youth winners: Stuart Kaplan (kneeling, left), Michael Verde, Dan Leon, Omar James of Brooklyn Democracy Academy, Jordana Lo of PS 163Q (front), Adam El-Sayed of Millennium HS, Stephanie Povalitis (kneeling, right), Maria Montes and Rachel Nobel.

They're off!

The first three finishers cross home plate in Coney Island's MCU Park: (from left) third-place finisher Michael Verde, second-place finisher Stuart Kaplan and winner Dan Leon.

Tracey Miller (left), a teacher at IS 125 in Queens, runs to the finish alongside her best friend Eileen Gallo.

James Duncan (left), the UFT's representative for Brooklyn high schools, shows off his medal alongside Alexandra Duncan (center), a student at IS 228, and Joyce Baldino, the chapter leader at IS 383.

Natalia Serrett, a teacher at IS 237 in Queens, finishes the race alongside two honorary UFT members: golden retrievers Charlie and Porzi.

Educators from PS 506 pose at the finish line: (from left) Ada Rivera, teacher Isabel Delgado, school aide Andrea Scanni, paraprofessional representative Siu Chia, paraprofessional Rita Samaha and paraprofessional Jacqueline Velazquez.