San Francisco Half Marathon 2025: Emma Raney Leads NB25-29 Wire to Wire

• Emma Raney, 1:42:38 (7:50/mi): Won the NB25-29 field and held 2nd among all women from start to finish, posting the 2nd-fastest women's split on the 1.81M–5.34M stretch.
• Dean Martinez, 1:49:20 (8:20/mi): The most dynamic mover in the group, climbing from 5th to 3rd among women across the race and running the 2nd-fastest women's split on the 5.34M–6.15M segment.
• Sidney Orr, 1:56:46 (8:54/mi): Held 3rd in NB25-29 through most of the race before slipping to 4th among women late, finishing 3rd in the group at 8:54/mi pace.
• Christiana Munoz, 2:16:46 (10:26/mi): Ran the 9th-fastest women's split on the 10.54M–11.05M segment, edging ahead of Ruijin Wang (2:17:20, 10:29/mi) by 34 seconds to claim 5th.

Emma Raney ran a composed, controlled race from the opening miles. Locked into 2nd among all women at every checkpoint, she never wavered — crossing in 1:42:38 at a 7:50/mi clip to take the NB25-29 title by nearly seven minutes over the next finisher. Her 2nd-fastest women's split on the 1.81M–5.34M stretch showed she wasn't just holding position — she was pushing through the heart of the course.

The most compelling story behind her was Dean Martinez's steady climb. Starting 5th among women, Martinez ran the 2nd-fastest women's split on the 5.34M–6.15M segment, a stretch that helped fuel a move from 4th to 3rd that she'd hold to the tape. Her 1:49:20 finish (8:20/mi) secured the runner-up spot in NB25-29, more than seven minutes clear of Sidney Orr.

Orr (1:56:46, 8:54/mi) had run 3rd among women through the middle miles but faded to 4th in the women's field by the end, finishing 3rd in NB25-29. Derek Sportsman (1:58:08, 9:01/mi) was right behind in 4th, the two separated by just 82 seconds after nearly two hours of racing.

At the back of the field, Christiana Munoz (2:16:46) and Ruijin Wang (2:17:20) ran the final miles within striking distance of each other. Munoz's 9th-fastest women's split on the 10.54M–11.05M segment gave her just enough to finish 34 seconds ahead of Wang, who rounded out the six-finisher NB25-29 field in 2:17:20.