F35-39 at CIM: Sysum Owns the Age Group Solo

• Sole finisher and winner: Audrua Sysum, age 39, crossed in 3:56:58 at a 9:02/mi average.
• Consistent women's field position: Held 3rd among women from the 10K checkpoint all the way to the finish — never budged.
• Standout middle stretch: Posted the 2nd-fastest women's split on the 10K→15K segment, a bright moment in an otherwise steady effort.

Audrua Sysum of Antioch, CA was the only finisher in the F35-39 age group at the 2024 California International Marathon, which makes her the winner by default — but the numbers tell a more interesting story than an empty bracket. Running in mild Sacramento conditions (59°F, light wind), Sysum covered 26.2 miles at a 9:02/mi clip, finishing in 3:56:58.

What stands out is her composure in the broader women's field. Sysum held 3rd among women from the 10K mark through to the finish line — a position she never surrendered across any of the tracked checkpoints. That kind of positional stability over the back half of a marathon speaks to even, disciplined pacing rather than a frantic early push.

The one moment where she truly turned heads was the 10K-to-15K segment, where she ran the 2nd-fastest women's split in the entire field on that stretch. It's a brief window, but it shows she had genuine pace in her legs when she chose to use it — not just survival mode through the middle miles.

Sysum closes out the F35-39 age group as its sole representative and its undisputed champion, clocking under four hours on a day when the conditions were cooperative but the distance, as always, demanded respect.