F75-79 at London 2026: Garner leads the way for the 75-79 women

• Susan Garner won the F75-79 age group in 5:20:28 (12:13/mi), finishing more than 6 minutes clear of runner-up Ann Bowles.
• Ann Bowles took 2nd in 5:26:35, with Maria Angeles Emmerson and Que Pham separated by just 49 seconds in a tight battle for 3rd and 4th.
• Sandra Stewart rounded out the top five in 5:45:50, running the strongest 35K–40K split among the top five in the age group.
• All 17 starters in the F75-79 age group crossed the finish line — a remarkable collective achievement across a cool, breezy London day.

Susan Garner controlled the F75-79 age group from the front. Running at a steady 12:13/mi, she was the class of the field across every segment, and her 5K–10K split ranked among the strongest she posted all day. By the closing miles, she had pulled clear of the field and crossed in 5:20:28 — a commanding margin over a competitive group of women in their mid-to-late seventies.

Behind her, Ann Bowles held 2nd throughout at 12:27/mi, finishing in 5:26:35. The real drama unfolded further back, where Maria Angeles Emmerson and Que Pham ran the race of their lives in pursuit of the final podium spot. Emmerson came home in 5:38:44, with Pham just 49 seconds back in 5:39:33. Notably, Emmerson's strongest segment came late — her 40K–Finish split was one of the sharpest in the age group — while Pham found her best legs between 35K and 40K before the gap closed at the line.

Sandra Stewart was another who grew stronger as the race wore on, posting one of the better 35K–40K splits in the group to finish 5th in 5:45:50. Behind the top five, a large cluster of finishers ranged from Karen Schou Pedersen's 6:14:55 through to Pritpal Harzall's 10:09:23 — every single one of them completing 26.2 miles through the streets of London at 75 years of age or older. That, in itself, is the story.