San Francisco Half Marathon: Nick Pham's Solo Run

• Sole finisher in the Overall Male field, crossing in 2:04:14 at a 9:29/mi average pace.
• Moved steadily through the broader race field, climbing from 1,302nd to 1,022nd among men across the middle stages of the race.
• Posted the 871st-fastest split in the women's field on the 7.12M→10.65M segment.

Nick Pham of Gilroy, CA was the one and only finisher in the Overall Male field, completing the San Francisco Half Marathon in 2:04:14. With no competitors to measure against in his own field, the story here is entirely his — a 13.1-mile grind through the hills of San Francisco at a 9:29/mi clip.

What makes the run worth examining is how Pham moved through the broader race. He entered the 7.12-mile mark sitting 1,302nd among men, worked his way up to 1,022nd by 10.65 miles — a meaningful climb through the field — before settling back to 1,183rd by the finish, suggesting the middle miles were his strongest stretch. That 7.12M→10.65M segment also produced the 871st-fastest split among women in the race, a useful marker of where his effort landed relative to the wider field on that stretch.

One finisher, one finish line, one time on the board: 2:04:14.