SF Marathon 5K — NB20-29: Hekkala Takes the Division

• Finn Hekkala, 24, claimed 1st in the NB20-29 field with a finish time of 29:52 (9:37/mi).
• Madeleine LaBute, 23, completed the race in 46:47 (15:03/mi), finishing 2nd in the NB20-29 field.
• The two finishers were separated by 16:55 on a cool, overcast San Francisco morning.

With just two finishers in the NB20-29 field, there wasn't much suspense at the front — Finn Hekkala, 24, from Mountain View, crossed in 29:52 at a 9:37/mi pace to claim the win on a characteristically cool San Francisco morning, with temperatures sitting at 57°F and humidity at 85%.

Madeleine LaBute, 23, of Brentwood, rounded out the two-person field in 46:47 — a 15:03/mi pace that reflected a very different effort on the day. The 16:55 gap between them tells the story of two athletes running their own races across the 3.1-mile course.