F35-39 Marathon: Teran Takes the Win in a Deep, Hard-Charging Field

• Jacqueline Teran won F35-39 in 2:58:11 (6:48/mi), posting the 3rd-fastest women's split on the 2M→4M stretch while holding 2nd among all women for much of the race.
• Thia Angelo finished 3rd in 3:08:51 — a notable step back from her 2:59:23 here in 2024, when she placed 4th among all women.
• Rayna Harris was the race's great mover: she entered the women's field ranked 67th at the earliest checkpoint and climbed all the way to 26th by the finish, logging the 15th-fastest women's split on the 20M→22M segment.
• Natalia Chepik ran the 2nd-fastest women's split on the 20M→22M stretch — the strongest late surge of anyone in the top four — finishing 4th in 3:14:17.

Jacqueline Teran controlled F35-39 from the gun. She sat 2nd among all women through the first half and never surrendered that position until deep into the race, ultimately claiming the F35-39 title in 2:58:11 at a crisp 6:48/mi. Her 3rd-fastest women's split on the 2M→4M segment tells the story of an aggressive early commitment — and she had enough left to hold on through the windy, 59°F conditions along the San Francisco waterfront.

Behind Teran, Justyna Szymańska ran a measured race, quietly climbing from 10th among women at the early checkpoints to finish 2nd in F35-39 at 3:07:21. She showed her sharpest form late, posting the 6th-fastest women's split on the 9.6M→10.5M segment. Thia Angelo rounded out the podium in 3:08:51 — a gutsy effort, though she'll know that her 2:59:23 on this same course in 2024 set a high bar she couldn't quite match today.

The most compelling story in the back half of the field belonged to Rayna Harris. Starting the race buried 67th among women, she ran with relentless patience, picking off competitor after competitor to finish 5th in F35-39 at 3:21:58. Her 15th-fastest women's split on the 20M→22M segment confirmed she was still accelerating when others were fading. Kayle Murdaugh (6th, 3:23:44), Tiffany Jin (7th, 3:25:07), and Laurence Theriault (8th, 3:28:08) filled out a strong mid-pack, with 270 women ultimately finishing this demanding San Francisco course.