SF Half Marathon F35-39: Tecott Runs Down the Field in the Back Half

• Hannah Tecott won F35-39 in 1:28:20 (6:44/mi), climbing from 9th to 5th among women on the second half with the 5th-fastest women's second-half split in the field.
• Sarah Nelson (2nd, 1:30:58) posted the 14th-fastest women's split on the 2.95M–5M stretch, finishing 2:38 behind Tecott.
• Amanda Henriques (3rd, 1:32:47) faded from 10th to 18th among women in the back half, yet held off the rest of F35-39 to claim the final podium spot.
• A tight cluster of nine runners — 6th through 14th — finished between 1:46:33 and 1:49:37, spanning just under three minutes across eight finishers.

Hannah Tecott of Mill Valley made her move where San Francisco's hills demand the most: the second half. Sitting 9th among women through the early miles, she held that position through the midpoint before surging to 5th among women by the finish — the 5th-fastest women's second-half split in the field at a 6:44/mi average. Her 1:28:20 won F35-39 by nearly two and a half minutes, a decisive margin that reflected a race run with real tactical patience.

Sarah Nelson of Monterey was strong early, posting the 14th-fastest women's split on the 2.95M–5M segment and moving from 11th to 10th among women through mid-race. She finished steadily at 6:56/mi for a 1:30:58, good for 2nd in F35-39 and 9th among all women. Amanda Henriques of Reno ran 7:05/mi to finish 3rd in 1:32:47, though the second half told a different story — she slipped from 10th to 18th among women after the midpoint. She still posted the 21st-fastest women's second-half split and held on for the podium. Rebekah Tinker of San Francisco rounded out the top four in 1:34:50, also logging the 21st-fastest women's split on the 10.9M-to-finish stretch.

Behind the top four, Maya Rossin-Slater of Menlo Park delivered one of the more striking late-race moves in the group — climbing from 86th among women at the start to 53rd by the finish, with the 41st-fastest women's split on the final 10.9M-to-finish segment, completing her race in 1:42:25. The mid-pack of F35-39 was dense and competitive: Kellie Banfield (6th, 1:46:33) through Jen Wang (14th, 1:49:37) were separated by just three minutes and four seconds across nine finishers, a testament to how evenly matched this field was across 176 finishers on a cool, overcast morning in San Francisco.