Broken Arrow 18K M40-49: Cahill Commands the Summit

• David Cahill, 47, wins in 2:02:26 (10:57/mi avg) — five years older than the runner-up, and the class of the M40-49 field by nearly five minutes.
• Jon Adams (2:07:21) edges James Tangney (2:09:09) for second — separated by 1:48, with Tangney making his move late, climbing from 23rd among the men to 14th by the finish.
• Scott Armstrong (2:14:28) and Trevor Woolf (2:16:00) round out the top five, separated by 1:32 — the closest gap between any two consecutive podium spots below second.
• 84 finishers tackled the course at elevations between 6,200 and 8,820 feet on a clear, 67°F morning.

David Cahill made it look authoritative. The 47-year-old from Truckee — who knows this mountain — ran 2:02:26 at 10:57/mi and was never seriously threatened, holding between 6th and 8th among the men throughout. His 7th-fastest split on the Snow King→KT 22 segment showed he wasn't just grinding — he was genuinely moving on one of the course's most demanding stretches. For context, Cahill ran 2:00:51 here in 2024, finishing 6th among the men; this year he's the M40-49 champion, a title that reflects how strong his age group has become as much as it reflects his consistency.

Behind him, Jon Adams (2:07:21) ran a composed, measured race, sitting 11th–13th among the men through the middle stages before closing out 12th — and posting the 9th-fastest split on the Siberia→High Camp leg to lock up second. James Tangney told a different story: the 40-year-old from El Dorado Hills started 23rd among the men and kept climbing all afternoon, reaching 14th by the finish and backing it with the 8th-fastest High Camp→Finish split in the field. He ran his way onto the podium rather than starting there.

Scott Armstrong (2:14:28) and Trevor Woolf (2:16:00) were the steadiest of the next tier, both posting the 15th-fastest splits on their respective strongest segments and finishing fourth and fifth. From there, Tom Baird (2:18:51, 6th) and Daniel Barrett (2:19:25, 7th) kept the pressure on, separated by just 34 seconds. The field thinned through the back half, with the top 20 spanning just over 37 minutes — a testament to how competitive M40-49 was across the full 84-finisher field on a high-altitude course that punishes anyone who misjudges the effort.