San Francisco Marathon Overall: Diesta-Troutman holds off Kaplan's late charge

• Alejandro Diesta-Troutman, 54, San Francisco Bay Area, wins in 4:49:31 (11:03/mi), posting the 13th-fastest women's split on the 14M→16M segment.
• Connor Kaplan, 22, Pittsburgh, finishes 2nd in 4:51:20 (11:07/mi), with the 11th-fastest women's split on the 20M→22M stretch.
• Margin at the line: 1:49 separating the two finishers in this two-person field.
• Kaplan climbed from 25th among women at the first checkpoint all the way to 16th by the finish — the stronger late mover of the two.

Alejandro Diesta-Troutman, 54, from San Leandro, set the tone early and held it. Tracking the moves data, she sat 18th among women through the opening checkpoints, dipped briefly to 20th, then steadily worked her way forward — reaching 14th among women by the finish. Her 11:03/mi average was the sharper pace across the full 26.2, and a 13th-fastest women's split on the 14M–16M stretch showed she still had something to give in the middle miles. In a field navigating 59°F air and a stiff 15 mph Bay wind, that consistency mattered.

Connor Kaplan, 22, from Pittsburgh, ran a different kind of race — patient early, dangerous late. He entered the final checkpoints ranked 21st among women, then posted the 11th-fastest women's split on the 20M–22M segment to close with real force, ultimately finishing 16th among women. That late surge cut the gap but couldn't close it entirely: Diesta-Troutman's 1:49 cushion, built through steadier pacing across the earlier miles, proved just enough.

The contrast between the two tells the story cleanly. Diesta-Troutman, 32 years Kaplan's senior, ran the more measured race from start to finish. Kaplan had the stronger closing kick — his 20M–22M split was the faster of the two late-race segments — but he gave away too much ground in the middle to reel in a rival who never really faded. Diesta-Troutman takes the win in 4:49:31; Kaplan crosses 1:49 back in 4:51:20.