ALTAMONT — The first-ever Scottish Games 5K race began and ended with the sound of bagpipes.

On Sunday, 44 runners, some of them wearing kilts, ran a 5K course that started and ended on the Altamont fairgrounds, covering parts of Brandle Road and the Altamont- Voorheesville Road.

Ben Greenberg, 41, of New Scotland, won the race with a time of 16:19. He was followed by Matthew Torniainen, 34, of Fultonville at 19:26, and Jason Peters, 36, of Schenectady at 19:57.

Rebecca Moore, 23, of Rensselaer, was the first female finisher with a time of 23:07. She was followed by Anne Payne, 48, of East Berne, at 24:27, and Jill Hogan, 53, of Schenectady, at 25:16.

Other local runners were

— Paul Turner, 61, of Delmar, at 22:42;

— Rob West, 34, of Delanson, at 25:57;

— Sharon Fellner, 49, of Schenectady, at 26:49;

— Michael McLean, 53, of Albany, at 26:50;

— Thomas Payne, 52, of East Berne, at 27:30;

— Joseph Doris, 32, of Albany, at 27:47;

— Karen Gerety, 54, of Albany, at 29:16;

— Susan Klim, 55, of Altamont, at 29:30;

— Phil Carducci, 61, of Altamont, at 30:30;

— Heather DiOrio, 30, of Schenectady, at 30:56;

— Max DiOrio, 29, of Schenectady, at 30:56;

— Chad Smith, 35, of Schenectady, at 31:02;

— Shea Murphy, 12, of Altamont, at 34:00;

— Kim Buckley, 41, of Altamont, at 35:03; and

 — Karen Murphy, 39, of Altamont, at 35:39.