Berlin Marathon F75-79: Damborg Wins in Dominant Fashion

• Trine Margrethe Damborg took the F75-79 title in 4:34:24 (10:28/mi), nearly 29 minutes clear of runner-up Cassan McGuire.
• The gap from 1st to last spans over 3 hours, reflecting the full range of what it means to run 26.2 miles at 75 and beyond.
• Myung Kim (4th, 5:24:30) was among the stronger starters in the women's field early, then faded steadily across the second half — a story of ambition outpacing execution.
• Places 8 and 9 flip on the clock: Brigitta Haase (6:19:17) finished ahead of Diane Mannington (6:21:07) despite Mannington's listed place of 8th — timing finer than the displayed seconds settled it.

Trine Margrethe Damborg ran a composed, measured race from the front. After sitting in a strong position among the women early, she drifted back slightly through the middle miles before reeling competitors back in during the final stretch — her women's field position actually improved from the 35K mark to the finish. At 10:28 per mile across the full marathon distance, she delivered a performance that left no doubt in the F75-79 field.

Cassan McGuire had a fast start — sitting in a stronger position among the women at 5K than she'd finish — and the second half told a different story, as her place in the women's field slipped steadily from 10K onward. She still secured a clear 2nd in 5:03:18. Ae-Suk Kim and Myung Kim rounded out the top four within three minutes of each other (5:21:45 and 5:24:30), a tight battle for the final podium spots. Myung Kim's trajectory was the most pronounced fade of the group, dropping from a strong early position to 12th in the women's field by the finish.

Jeanie Leitner ran the most consistent race of anyone outside the top four — her position among the women barely shifted from 5K to the finish, hovering around the same spot throughout all six checkpoints. That kind of even-paced discipline over 26.2 miles is its own achievement. Behind her, Karen Schou Pedersen, Jan Goss, and the rest of the field all crossed the line, completing a 12-woman F75-79 group that, collectively, simply showed up and ran a marathon in Berlin. That's the whole story, and it's enough.