Napa Valley Marathon 5K — F75-79: Muleady Takes It in Napa

• Martha Muleady, 1st — 35:21 at 11:23/mi, a commanding win in the F75-79 field.
• Virginia Boyle, 2nd — 1:05:26 at 21:04/mi, completing the two-woman field.
• A 30-minute gap separated the two finishers across a 5K run in 48°F conditions with a 12 mph wind.

Just two women toed the line in the F75-79 field at the 2025 Napa Valley Marathon 5K, but both of them showed up and got it done — and that counts for everything. Martha Muleady, 77, of Napa ran her home course to a decisive win, crossing in 35:21 at an 11:23-per-mile clip. On a cool, breezy morning in the valley, that's a confident, controlled effort.

Virginia Boyle, 76, of Cupertino brought it home in 1:05:26 — a 21:04-per-mile pace — to claim 2nd. The 30-minute gap between them tells the story plainly: Muleady was in a different gear on this day. Still, Boyle finished what she started, and in a field where simply showing up at 76 years old and crossing a finish line is no small thing, her 1:05:26 stands on its own.

Two finishers, two women in their mid-to-late 70s, racing a 5K in Napa on a chilly March morning. That's the whole story — and it's a good one.