Cleveland 10K M35-39: Vitullo dominates, Farren and Tso battle to the wire

• Tyler Vitullo won the M35-39 age group in 36:27 (5:52/mi), finishing 50 seconds clear of the field.
• Jacob Farren (2nd, 37:17) and Theodore Tso (3rd, 37:20) were separated by just 3 seconds after 6.2 miles.
• Gary Ising claimed 4th in 39:18, nearly two minutes back from Tso — a substantial gap that sealed the podium.
• 81 men finished in the M35-39 age group, with the top 4 all breaking 40 minutes on a humid, breezy Cleveland morning.

Tyler Vitullo made the M35-39 race look straightforward, running a 5:52/mi clip to cross in 36:27 — a pace that left the rest of the field chasing air. His 50-second margin over second place wasn't a photo finish; it was a statement. On a day with 15 mph winds, 83% humidity, and 67°F temperatures that were anything but ideal for fast running, Vitullo's effort stood well apart from everyone else in the age group.

Behind him, the real drama belonged to Jacob Farren and Theodore Tso. Farren, from Painesville, crossed in 37:17 to Tso's 37:20 — both averaging 6:00/mi by the clock, but the 3-second margin tells you one of them was closing and the other was holding on. Farren secured second by that sliver, with Tso earning third just steps back. Gary Ising rounded out the top four in 39:18, running 6:19/mi and finishing comfortably clear of fifth place.

The gap from Ising to fifth was a wide one: John Lane took 5th in 44:37 (7:11/mi), with William Fitch 6th in 44:44 and Namal Wanninayake 7th in 44:56 — a tight cluster of three runners separated by just 19 seconds. Further back, Andrew Golden and Tyler Nielsen finished 11th and 12th in 50:28 and 50:29 respectively, a one-second gap after more than 50 minutes of racing that kept things interesting deep into the results sheet.