Kaua'i Half Marathon F55-59: Hendricks dominates in the heat

• Theresa Hendricks, 1st in F55-59 — 1:48:34 at 8:17/mi, finishing 23rd among all women — more than seven minutes clear of the field.
• Andrea Raby, 2nd — 1:55:55 (8:51/mi), with the 35th-fastest women's split on the opening HALF→11.05 Mile segment, climbing from 52nd to 38th among women before holding on to claim the runner-up spot.
• Holly Withers, 3rd — 1:59:50 (9:09/mi), edging under two hours despite fading from 53rd to 62nd among women in the second half of the race.
• Peggy Prendergast, 5th — 2:06:02, slipping from 91st to 106th among women over the closing miles, while Jamie Fryrear (4th, 2:05:03) moved steadily the other direction — from 105th to 98th — to edge her by 61 seconds.

Running through 77°F humidity on Kauai's south shore, Theresa Hendricks of Coronado, CA made the F55-59 race her own from the outset. Her 8:17/mi average was a full 34 seconds per mile faster than runner-up Andrea Raby, and she kept moving through the women's field all the way to the finish — posting the 17th-fastest women's split on the final stretch from 11.05 miles to the line. At 58, she crossed in 1:48:34, the kind of run that anchors a leaderboard.

Raby (55, Phoenix) was the early mover in the chase pack, climbing from 52nd to 38th among women through the first segment on the strength of the 35th-fastest women's split in that stretch. She ultimately held 2nd at 1:55:55. Her Phoenix training partner Holly Withers (56) ran a solid 1:59:50 for 3rd, though she faded in the back half, dropping from 53rd to 62nd among women — still good enough to claim the final podium spot by over five minutes.

The battle for 4th was the race's most compelling subplot. Jamie Fryrear (56, San Diego) and Peggy Prendergast (55, San Carlos) ran much of the course in proximity, but their closing miles told opposite stories: Fryrear continued advancing through the women's field while Prendergast dropped from 91st to 106th. The result was a 61-second gap at the line — Fryrear in 2:05:03, Prendergast in 2:06:02.

Behind the top five, Jennifer Carey (57, Kapaa) brought local pride to 6th in 2:07:14, followed by Cristina Holleran (57, Honolulu) in 7th at 2:09:42. All told, 81 women completed the F55-59 race on a warm, humid Kauai morning — a strong showing across the board.