Kaua'i Marathon F65-69: Lim Wins It, Franklin and Callis Split a Whisker Apart

• John Lim (Reno, NV, age 67) won the F65-69 age group in 6:03:29 — nearly 17 minutes clear of the field.
• Pamela Franklin and Lorraine Callis, both from Davison, MI, finished 2nd and 3rd separated by just 0.31 seconds — same clock, different places.
• Franklin posted the 95th-fastest women's split on the Half→22.25-mile stretch; Callis matched her with the 100th-fastest women's split on the 6.55-mile→Half segment.
• Linda Okita (Honolulu, HI) rounded out the group in 6:50:08, nearly 30 minutes behind Callis.

John Lim ran the most controlled race of the four, averaging 13:52 per mile through the Kaua'i heat and humidity to finish in 6:03:29 — a commanding margin in a four-woman F65-69 field. Her best stretch came in the middle miles, where she posted the 79th-fastest women's split on the 6.55-mile-to-Half segment, and her overall gender standing actually climbed from 78th to 76th through that stretch before the back half took its toll in the warmth.

Behind her, the race for 2nd produced one of the tightest finishes of the day. Pamela Franklin and Lorraine Callis — training partners or at least neighbors, both from Davison, Michigan — crossed in 6:20:01 apiece. Franklin edged Callis by 0.31 seconds to claim 2nd. Callis had been the stronger first-half runner, climbing from 109th to 101st among women through the 6.55-mile-to-Half segment. Franklin then answered with her own surge, posting the 95th-fastest women's split in the Half-to-22.25-mile stretch to reclaim the edge. It came down to the final miles — and a third of a second.

Linda Okita, 68, of Honolulu, ran her home state's iconic course but found the back half difficult, sliding from 112th to 123rd among women after the midpoint and finishing in 6:50:08 at 15:39 per mile. She did manage the 100th-fastest women's split on the final 24.15-mile-to-finish stretch, showing a measure of resolve to close it out on a warm Kaua'i morning.