X35-39: Kadeem Mcbean Wins in 44:53 as Atlanta's Own Pack Fills Out the Field

• Kadeem Mcbean took the X35-39 title in 44:53 (7:13/mi), more than 24 minutes clear of second place — the widest gap on the podium.
• Mcbean posted the 4th-fastest split on the 1M→2M segment among the women, a standout stretch that helped cement the lead early.
• Sam Nebel ran the fastest First Half split among the top finishers in this group, clocking in at 1:09:30 overall and climbing from 33rd to 24th among women at the halfway mark before settling back to 26th at the finish.
• A spread of over 1:30:00 separated first from last across the seven finishers, reflecting a wide range of paces from Mcbean's 7:13/mi down to Sumon Ray's 21:48/mi.

Kadeem Mcbean, representing Washington, DC, made the trip to Atlanta count. Running at 7:13 per mile through the Peachtree Road Race's 10K course — on a warm, humid Fourth of July morning — Mcbean crossed in 44:53 and was never seriously threatened within the X35-39 field. The move from 5th to 4th among women between miles one and two, powered by that 4th-fastest women's split on that segment, was the defining surge of the race.

Behind Mcbean, Sam Nebel was the story of the middle pack. The Atlanta local was aggressive in the first half, climbing nine places among the women's field to reach 24th by the midpoint. The back half brought a slight fade — finishing 26th among women — but Nebel's 1:09:30 and 11:11/mi pace secured a comfortable second in the X35-39 field. Raven Young (1:23:11) and Valeska Freire Marulanda (1:26:28) rounded out the top four, separated by just over three minutes, with Young's strongest segment coming on the 2M→3M stretch.

John Buonadonna of Raleigh made the trip south and finished fifth in 1:41:46, quietly climbing two places among the women's field in the final mile to close on a strong note. Nicole Enemuoh (1:47:27) and Sumon Ray (2:15:29) completed the seven-finisher X35-39 field, with Ray finishing nearly 29 minutes behind Enemuoh — a reminder of just how broad a tent this race welcomes on Independence Day.