San Francisco Marathon 2024: Georgina Goode Dominates the F40-44 Field

• Georgina Goode, 41, wins in 3:06:56 (7:08/mi), finishing 9th among all women — a commanding 7:36 gap over runner-up Sarah Evans.
• Goode's closing kick was elite: her 4th-fastest women's split on the final stretch (24.69M to Finish) helped her climb from 11th to 9th among all women in the race's closing miles.
• Sarah Evans ran the race of the field on the 18M–24.69M segment, posting the 12th-fastest women's split on that stretch to surge from 24th to 17th among all women — a charge that secured her 2nd-place finish in 3:14:32.
• A trio of Megans — Hansen (3:25:31), Syal (3:19:24), and Cooke Carcagno (3:34:52) — filled 4th through 6th, combining for a memorable sweep of the middle podium spots.

Cool, overcast conditions — 56°F with a light 2 mph breeze off the bay — set the stage for fast running, and Georgina Goode of La Canada Flintridge took full advantage. She entered the women's field in 19th place early on and methodically worked her way forward, reaching 11th among all women by the halfway point. Then came the final stretch: her 4th-fastest women's split from mile 24.69 to the finish sealed the win in 3:06:56, a 7:08/mi average that left the rest of the F40-44 field well behind.

Sarah Evans of Corte Madera ran the opposite kind of race — patient and measured through the first half, then unleashed on the back end. Sitting 24th among all women at mile 18, she posted the 12th-fastest women's split on the 18M–24.69M stretch, climbing steadily to finish 2nd in the F40-44 field in 3:14:32. Michelle Chau of San Jose made a similar late move, posting the 15th-fastest women's split on the final segment to finish 3rd in 3:17:55, climbing from 30th to 21st among all women in the process.

Megan Syal (3:19:24) rounded out the top four with a notably strong 14.95M–18M segment — the 17th-fastest women's split on that leg — while Megan Hansen (3:25:31) was the steadiest climber in the middle of the race, posting the 38th-fastest women's split through the Garmin Hill Challenge to move from 53rd to 34th among all women. In a field of 126 finishers, the depth ran all the way down: twelve athletes broke 4:00, with Kjersti Nelson, Gwen Facchina, and Hui Song finishing 12th through 14th within a tight 19-second window around the 3:56 mark.