Napa Valley Half Marathon F50-54: Goya dominates in 1:26:03

• Elizabeth Goya, 50, wins in 1:26:03 (6:34/mi) — a 10-minute, 34-second margin over 2nd place, the largest gap on the podium.
• Megan Kossar, 54, holds 2nd at 1:36:37 (7:22/mi), finishing 2:44 clear of 3rd-place Aya Van Wagner (1:39:21, 7:35/mi).
• Kossar moved up early, then faded — climbing from 72nd to 83rd to 102nd among women across the second segment, yet her early banking held 2nd in F50-54.
• 96 women finished in this group, with the top 20 spanning a 36-minute range from 1:26:03 to 2:02:15.

Elizabeth Goya didn't just win the F50-54 race — she ran away from it. Her 6:34/mi average through the cool, breezy Napa morning was a different gear entirely from anyone else in the field, and her closing leg told the same story: she posted the 25th-fastest women's split on the 6.9M-to-finish stretch, moving from 37th to 30th among all women as she came home. At 50, the youngest age eligible for this group, she turned in a performance that left no drama about the outcome.

Behind her, the battle for the podium was decided well before the finish. Megan Kossar of San Francisco ran a strong opening segment, sitting 72nd among women through 3.1 miles, but faded through the middle stretch — her 3.1M-to-6.9M split ranked 95th among women — and she continued to slide, finishing 102nd among women overall. Still, that early momentum was enough to secure 2nd in F50-54 at 1:36:37. Aya Van Wagner of Los Gatos ran a more consistent race, tracking steadily between 120th and 128th among women throughout, and crossed in 1:39:21 to claim 3rd. The 2:44 gap between them was comfortable but not commanding.

Kelly Ann Sohriakoff of Kailua Kona rounded out the top four in 1:43:51, while Alanna Woods of Beaverton finished 5th in 1:48:54, showing some closing strength with the 253rd-fastest women's split on the back half. Michelle Pampin (6th, 1:51:48), Sophie Marion (7th, 1:52:58), and Sara Chapell (8th, 1:54:24) kept things tight through the next tier, with Elina Leung (9th, 1:54:28) just four seconds back of Chapell to round out the top ten.