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Runners make their way up Madison Ave. in the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
Runners make their way up Madison Ave. in the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Albany resident Matt Brooker running for CommerceHub, crosses the finish line in first place during the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
Albany resident Matt Brooker running for CommerceHub, crosses the finish line in first place during the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Eric McKnight of Ballston Spa crosses the finish line in second place during the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
Eric McKnight of Ballston Spa crosses the finish line in second place during the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Kiernan O'Connor of Scotia crosses the finish line in third place during the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
Kiernan O'Connor of Scotia crosses the finish line in third place during the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Albany resident Karen Bertasso, running for St. Peter's Health Partners, crosses the finish line as the top woman during the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union) less
Albany resident Karen Bertasso, running for St. Peter's Health Partners, crosses the finish line as the top woman during the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van ... more
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Runners and walkers make their way up Madison Ave. in the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
Runners and walkers make their way up Madison Ave. in the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Participants start up Madison Ave. in the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. Kiernan O'Connor of Scotia, bib #9452 came in third place. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
Participants start up Madison Ave. in the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. Kiernan O'Connor of Scotia, bib #9452 came in third place. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Runners and walkers make their way up Madison Ave. in the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
Runners and walkers make their way up Madison Ave. in the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Albany resident Matt Brooker running for CommerceHub, crosses the finish line in first place during the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
Albany resident Matt Brooker running for CommerceHub, crosses the finish line in first place during the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Jeanine Dean of Clarksville, left, and Jackie Foster of Guilderland do a celebration jump in the firehose spray at the end of the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. The two women work for New York State of Criminal Justice Services. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union) less
Jeanine Dean of Clarksville, left, and Jackie Foster of Guilderland do a celebration jump in the firehose spray at the end of the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. The ... more
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Runners and walkers make their way up Madison Ave. in the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
Runners and walkers make their way up Madison Ave. in the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Runners make their way down Madison Ave. to the finish line in the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
Runners make their way down Madison Ave. to the finish line in the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Runners make their way down Madison Ave. to the finish line in the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
Runners make their way down Madison Ave. to the finish line in the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Runners make their way down Madison Ave. to the finish line in the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
Runners make their way down Madison Ave. to the finish line in the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Runners reunite after crossing the finish line in the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
Runners reunite after crossing the finish line in the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Runners make their way down Madison Ave. to the finish line in the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
Runners make their way down Madison Ave. to the finish line in the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Some of the winning t-shirts for the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K are seen on the plaza on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
Some of the winning t-shirts for the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K are seen on the plaza on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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The front of the pack runs up Madison Ave. in the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
The front of the pack runs up Madison Ave. in the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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The Times Union team before the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K on Thursday, May 17, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
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Matt Brooker of Albany and Karen Bertasso of Albany defended their titles as the top runners Thursday in the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge race in Albany.

Brooker covered the 3.5-mile course in 17 minutes, 29 seconds, finishing 16 seconds ahead of runner-up Eric McKnight of Ballston Spa.

Bertasso finished 31 seconds ahead of runner-up Erin Lopez of Saratoga Springs, winning in 20:25.

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The CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge 5K. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)

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Brooker, 27, has won the race three straight years and Bertasso, 33, captured her third title in the past four years.

A total of 8,276 runners finished the race, which features corporate teams from all over the Capital Region.

Brooker's team is CommerceHub, while Bertasso represented St. Peter's Health Partners.