Masters Men 10K: Allbritton Dominates San Francisco

• Aaron Allbritton, 40, wins in 35:16 (5:41/mi) — nearly 1:41 clear of 2nd place in a Masters Men field of 502.
• Pontus Hellaker (36:57) edges Alan Thong (37:14) for the podium's silver spot — just 17 seconds separated them at the line.
• Pedro Martin and Niels Struckmeyer finished 6th and 7th in 40:19 and 40:20 respectively — one second apart after 6.2 miles.
• Lawrence Chiu (9th, 42:23) backed up a 10th-place finish in the men's field at Saturday's 5K — a strong showing across two races at the same event.

Aaron Allbritton made the Masters Men race look straightforward on a cool, damp San Francisco morning. Running at 5:41/mi, the 40-year-old from San Leandro crossed in 35:16 — a mark that would have been within striking distance of Holly Clarke's 2024 women's overall winning time of 35:19. He held 6th in the men's field from start to finish and posted the 5th-fastest split among the women on the back 4.62 miles to the finish, confirming he never let up.

Behind him, Pontus Hellaker and Alan Thong — both 43 — ran the closest thing to a duel the podium had to offer. Hellaker came through in 36:57 at 5:57/mi, while Thong crossed in 37:14 at 5:60/mi. Notably, Hellaker moved up one spot in the men's field over the final segment while Thong dropped one, meaning Hellaker was the one doing the catching on that closing stretch — what separated them at the tape was a 17-second gap earned in those final miles.

John Evans (4th, 39:01) and David Savage (5th, 39:25) filled out the top five, both holding their men's field positions steady throughout. Then came the race's tightest finish: Pedro Martin of Mexico City and Berlin's Niels Struckmeyer hit 40:19 and 40:20 — one second apart after more than six miles of racing in 57-degree fog.

Yubao Wang deserves a mention as the field's eldest finisher among the listed top 20: the 63-year-old from Oakland clocked 43:38 (7:01/mi) for 12th, running stride-for-stride in pace with 11th-place Jeff Weber's 43:34. And Lawrence Chiu, 9th in 42:23, completed a genuine multi-race weekend — having also placed 10th in the men's 5K on Saturday — making him one of the busiest competitors of the entire event.