F70-74: Ravano edges Murphy in a one-second thriller

• Maryanne Ravano, 70, wins F70-74 in 1:12:34 (11:41/mi), holding off Suzanne Murphy by a single second.
• Suzanne Murphy, 70, crosses in 1:12:35 — same displayed pace, but the clock tells the story: Ravano got there first.
• Vicki Austin, 72, claims third in 1:21:29, nearly nine minutes clear of the top two and eight minutes ahead of fourth.
• Nine finishers completed F70-74, spanning from 1:12:34 to 2:00:43 across the 10K distance.

Maryanne Ravano of Novato held on by the narrowest of margins to win F70-74 at the 2026 San Francisco Marathon 10K, crossing in 1:12:34 at an 11:41/mi clip. Right on her heels — literally one second behind — was fellow 70-year-old Suzanne Murphy of San Francisco, finishing in 1:12:35. Both women ran the same displayed average pace, but the clock captured what the eye might have missed: Ravano edged her neighbor in the standings by the slimmest gap in the field. Notably, both women faded through the back half — Ravano posted the 1,045th-fastest women's split on the 5K-to-Finish segment, Murphy the 1,037th — meaning Murphy actually ran the closing stretch a touch faster, nearly erasing the gap but not quite closing it.

Vicki Austin, 72, from Camarillo, ran a composed 1:21:29 (13:07/mi) to lock up third place with a comfortable cushion over the rest of the field. Fourth and fifth went to Lihwa Christensen of Orlando (1:27:10, 14:02/mi) and Bella Boyle of Concord (1:27:59, 14:10/mi) — just 49 seconds separating them, with Boyle fading slightly on the back half, her 5K-to-Finish split ranking 1,685th among women. Margaret Petersen of Livermore rounded out the top six in 1:31:09 (14:40/mi).

The final trio — JoAnn Florendo of San Francisco (1:50:50), Stephanie Marshall of Honolulu (1:57:50), and Kathleen Holmes of La Cañada (2:00:43) — each navigated the San Francisco streets on their own terms, completing the 10K in winds gusting to 15 mph and 79% humidity. Holmes's 2:00:43 closed out the F70-74 field, nearly 48 minutes after Ravano crossed the line — a testament to the range of grit that showed up on race day.