Cleveland Marathon 10K — F80-99: Butscher owns the age group

• Sole finisher and champion: Heather Butscher, 81, crossed in 1:09:41 at an 11:13/mi pace.
• Conditions were no gift: 67°F, 83% humidity, and a 15 mph wind made for a genuinely demanding morning in Cleveland.

Heather Butscher of Columbia Station, OH showed up, toed the line, and got it done — and at 81 years old, that alone is the headline. Running 6.2 miles through humid, breezy May conditions in downtown Cleveland, she covered the course in 1:09:41, averaging 11:13 per mile from start to finish.

There was no one to chase and no one chasing her, but the clock was always there — and she beat it. Butscher is the F80-99 champion of the 2026 Cleveland Marathon 10K, full stop.