F75-79 at Peachtree: Sue Landa Wins It in 1:05:27

• Sue Landa, 77, of LaGrange, GA took the F75-79 title in 1:05:27 (10:32/mi), finishing nearly two minutes clear of the field.
• Kathy Allen claimed 2nd in 1:07:25 (10:51/mi) — 1:58 behind Landa, with a gap of 5:20 back to 3rd-place Flavia Marin.
• Flavia Marin (3rd, 1:12:45) and Linda Watt (4th, 1:15:40) were separated by 2:55, while Lida Ludwick rounded out the top five in 1:16:43.
• Places 8 and 9 both show 1:20:57–1:20:58 for two athletes named Patricia Burns — separated by a single second on the clock and one place in the results.

On a warm, humid Fourth of July morning in Atlanta — 75°F and 68% humidity at race time — 154 women in the F75-79 field took on Peachtree Road. Sue Landa, 77, from LaGrange, ran the most assertive race of the group, steadily climbing through the women's field from a gender rank in the 5,700s at the first mile marker all the way up to 4,191st by mile five. She even posted the 3,871st-fastest women's split on the 3M→4M segment, a stretch where she was visibly gaining ground. Her 10:32/mi average held up wire to wire, and the 1:05:27 finish left no doubt at the top.

Kathy Allen, 76, of Decatur, gave chase with a composed 10:51/mi effort, climbing from a gender rank near 6,700 early on to 5,134th by the finish — her most productive segment coming on the 4M→5M stretch, where she posted the 4,830th-fastest women's split. She crossed in 1:07:25, nearly two minutes back of Landa but a full five-and-a-half minutes clear of 3rd place. Flavia Marin, also 76, of Smyrna, ran a different kind of race — she was moving well through the first half but faded in the back half, dropping from a gender rank of 6,736 at mile four to 7,217 at the finish. Her 1:12:45 still secured 3rd.

Linda Watt (4th, 1:15:40, 12:11/mi) and Lida Ludwick (5th, 1:16:43, 12:21/mi) separated themselves from the chase pack, with Ludwick actually gaining ground late — her 7,719th-fastest women's split on the 4M→5M segment reflects a strong closing push. Behind them, the field tightened considerably: Andrea Mccarter (6th, 1:19:12), Barbara Pisano (7th, 1:20:28), and the two Patricia Burns entries (8th and 9th, 1:20:57 and 1:20:58) were separated by less than 90 seconds across four spots — with Elaine Delong finishing 10th just three seconds later in 1:21:01.