Who needs the Derby when you've got the Y?
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Erez Needleman, 16, Marcos Anderson, 15, Yosef Kesseler, 18, and Nick Hoffman all from High School of America Studies lead the wave of 10K and 5K runners as the of Riverdale Y Running Festival Half Marathon, 10K and 5K Run/Walk plied the streets of Riverdale on Sunday.
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Alex Caceres, 31, leads the half marathon runners and ends up with a time of 02:13:02.
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Phyllis Steele and Former Riverdale Councilman G. Oliver Koppell at the first leg of their 5k.
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Shoshi Talesnick, 49, came in second in the woman’s division of the 5K with a time of 00:27:58.
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Joaquin Teper, 9, came in at a time of 00:31:34 in the 5K.
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Yonit Yermish-Sedano pushes her little ones across the finish line at 00:36:40 in the 5K.
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Steven Schindler, pushes up the final hills with a time of 00:43:32 in the 10K.
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Carissa Rea, 21, finishes her race with the time of 00:43:57 and landing her the top place for the woman's division in the 10K.
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Jack Hirschowitz, 69, juggles and runs the half marathon with a time of 2:09:34.
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Sy Qruza, 55, grabs a drink on Independence Avenue and West 254th Street on his way to complete the half marathon. He finished at 02:41:49.
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Lauren Southwick, 24, speeds around the corner of Riverdale Avenue and West 256th Street on her way to complete the half marathon. She finished at 01:44:10.
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Robert Tona, 55, finished at a time of 1:56:43 for the half marathon.
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Joe Lauria, 5, grows tired as he waits with his family, not pictured, on the corner of Riverdale Avenue and West 256 street to get a glimpse of his dad on the final stretch of his half marathon on an early Sunday morning.
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