In Pictures: 35th Tuckahoe Challenge Road Race

The 35th Tuckahoe Challenge Road Race was held under blue skies dotted with puffy white clouds on Sunday morning on Columbus Avenue.

Actually two races -- a one-miler followed by five -- the event included a moment of silence for the victims of September 11th, led by Tuckahoe Mayor Steve Ecklond. 

The winners of the one-mile race were Julie Threlkeld of Yonkers in the women's division, and Kevin Shelton-Smith of Riverdale in the men's.

Shelton-Smith repeated, with first place in the five miler, along with Emmy Stocker of Cos Cob for the women.

Stocker said running in Tuckahoe was a last minute decision for her, as she prepares for a 50 mile race in Vermont.  The mother of three is a coach of the Greenwich Track Club, and a member of the Taconic Region Running Club.

Shelton-Smith, who works at the United Nations, and is a member of the Van Cortlandt Track Club in the Bronx, enjoyed the dual races, saying that a lot of runners from the region participate because it's great preparation for the upcoming Fifth Avenue Mile in Manhattan.

Threlkeld, a member of the New York Harriers, was also "tuning up" for the Fifth Avenue Mile.  For a detailed account of her run, check out her blog, Races Like a Girl.