Jed Smith Ultra Classic Half Marathon: Tyler Rose Tops the M1-29 Field

• Tyler Rose won the M1-29 age group in 1:32:58 (7:06/mi), finishing 3rd among the men overall.
• Cody Skibby (age 12) edged Henry Tillisch (age 16) for 2nd place — separated by just 1 minute 17 seconds after 13.1 miles.
• Kyle Kern and Jerin Jose rounded out the five-man field, finishing within 6 minutes 23 seconds of each other.

Tyler Rose made the wet Sacramento morning look straightforward, crossing in 1:32:58 at a 7:06/mi clip to claim the M1-29 title and hold 3rd among all men throughout the race. He never relinquished that men's standing from the opening segment to the finish line, a sign of consistent, controlled racing on a day when 51°F temperatures, light rain, and 14 mph winds made conditions anything but easy.

The real drama unfolded in the battle for 2nd. Twelve-year-old Cody Skibby and 16-year-old Henry Tillisch ran nearly in lockstep — Skibby finishing in 2:10:16 and Tillisch in 2:11:33, a gap of just 77 seconds across the entire course. Both boys were moving through the men's field on the Out & Back-to-Lap 1 segment, with Skibby posting the 9th-fastest men's split and Tillisch the 13th-fastest on that stretch. Ultimately, Skibby's slightly stronger closing leg held off his younger rival for the runner-up spot.

Kyle Kern (2:29:42, 11:26/mi) and Jerin Jose (2:36:05, 11:55/mi) completed the age group, both maintaining steady positions in the broader men's field through each checkpoint. The 6:23 gap between them was the widest of any consecutive pair in M1-29, a reminder that once the lead pack pulls away in a half marathon, the margins tend to stretch.

With two teenagers in the top three and a 12-year-old finishing 2nd, the M1-29 group at Jed Smith 2025 was one of the younger — and more competitive — age groups on the course.