More than 1,500 runners from across the nation and the world “left their marks” to compete in the 10th annual Albany Snickers Marathon and Half Marathon Saturday. Some ran strictly for the fun of it, while others came to qualify for later events, such as the Boston Marathon in April.

At 7 a.m. sharp, following a short welcome by Albany Mayor Dorothy Hubbard, both marathoners and half-marathoners began their pavement-pounding on Front Street behind the Albany Civic Center, then quickly split toward separate routes. Like strings of ants, the runners stretched along their respective 26.2 mile or 13.1 mile routes, the first of the joggers arriving at the finish line behind the historic Bridge House on Front Street shortly after 8 a.m.

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