Non-Binary 8K: Wohlers Leads Wire to Wire in Virginia Beach

• Carson Wohlers won in 37:04 (7:27/mi), holding 1st place from start to finish and posting the fastest non-binary split on the 2M–4M segment.
• Katharyn Dembowski finished 2nd in 55:57 (11:15/mi), more than 18 minutes back but well clear of the rest of the field.
• Andrea Taylor (3rd, 1:06:57) edged Sam Vest (4th, 1:07:46) by 49 seconds — the tightest battle of the day among the non-binary finishers.
• Peggy Sterling, 73, rounded out the five-finisher field in 1:29:27, posting the 9th-fastest non-binary split on the 4M–Finish stretch.

Carson Wohlers, 21, from Spencerport, NY, was never threatened. Wohlers held 1st place through every checkpoint and saved something extra for the middle miles — the 2M–4M segment was the fastest non-binary split of the day on that stretch. A 7:27/mi average over 8K on a 62°F, breezy Virginia Beach morning is a commanding performance, and the final margin told the story: Wohlers finished nearly 19 minutes ahead of 2nd place.

Behind the winner, the real drama played out between Andrea Taylor and Sam Vest. Taylor, 40, from Chesapeake, came in 3rd at 1:06:57 (13:28/mi), while Vest, 27, from Norfolk, finished 4th at 1:07:46 (13:38/mi). Vest had actually held 6th place through the 2M–4M segment while Taylor sat 7th, but Taylor flipped the script on the closing stretch — posting the 5th-fastest non-binary split on the 4M–Finish leg to overtake Vest and hold on for 49 seconds of daylight at the line.

Peggy Sterling, 73, making the trip from New Kensington, PA, completed the non-binary field in 5th at 1:29:27. Sterling held 10th place throughout, but notably posted the 9th-fastest non-binary split on the 4M–Finish leg — a strong close to cap the day.