F55-59 Half Marathon: Redman rules the 55-59 women with a sub-two-hour statement

• Kari Redman won the F55-59 group in 1:56:36 (8:54/mi), finishing 13th among all women.
• Nicole Mui claimed 2nd in 2:09:12 — a gap of 12 minutes, 36 seconds back from the top.
• Linda Powell was the strongest finisher in the group's back half, posting the 27th-fastest women's split from Mile 10 to the finish on her way to 3rd in 2:18:44.
• Six women finished across a spread of 1 hour, 36 minutes, 59 seconds from first to last.

Kari Redman made the F55-59 race look controlled from the start. Running 8:54 per mile through a warm November morning in Folsom — 74°F with humidity nudging 60% — she held 13th among all women from the early miles straight through to the tape, never wavering in position. Her 1:56:36 is a clear, confident win, and the 13th-fastest women's split from Mile 4 to Mile 10 shows she wasn't just coasting through the middle of the race.

Nicole Mui ran a steady race of her own, moving from 29th among women at the first checkpoint to 26th by the finish, picking off competitors along the way. Her 9:51 average pace held up well enough to secure 2nd in 2:09:12, though the 12-plus-minute gap to Redman tells you the top spot was never really in doubt. Linda Powell, meanwhile, saved something for the back nine miles — her Mile 10-to-finish split ranked 27th among all women, the same mark Mui posted on that segment, and it was enough to lock up 3rd in 2:18:44.

Stephany Sosa (4th, 2:35:37) and Anna Chrissanthis (5th, 2:56:42) both made meaningful moves in the women's field as the race wore on — Sosa climbing from 76th to 68th among women, Chrissanthis from 105th to 100th — a reminder that finishing strong in the heat is its own achievement. Linda Duran rounded out the group in 3:33:35, completing all 13.1 miles on a day that asked plenty of everyone who toed the line.