Two Cities 10K — F40-44: Konigsberg Surges to a Dominant Win

• Jodie Konigsberg, 48:26 (7:48/mi): won the F40-44 age group and climbed from 9th to 4th among all women — the 7th-fastest women's closing split from 1M to the finish.
• Katie Johnson, 51:27: runner-up in F40-44, a 1:09 improvement over her 52:36 here in 2023, when she finished 9th among women.
• Podium gap: Cheryl Aleman rounded out the top three at 54:06 — 3:01 behind Johnson and 2:46 ahead of 4th-place Susan Sran (54:52).
• Tight mid-pack: Casey Tirapelle (6th, 57:33) and Vicki Ratto (7th, 57:59) were separated by just 26 seconds, while Cyndie Vue (5th, 57:22) held off both by a slim margin.

Jodie Konigsberg, 44, out of Jamestown, made the most compelling move in the F40-44 field. She was running 9th among all women at the 1-mile mark and finished 4th — a four-place surge through the women's field that translated to a 48:26 finish at 7:48 per mile. That closing leg was the 7th-fastest women's split from 1M to the finish, a sign that Konigsberg was accelerating while others were holding steady or fading. The win wasn't close: she finished more than three minutes clear of runner-up Katie Johnson.

Johnson's 51:27 tells its own story. The Fresno local ran this same race in 2023, finishing 9th among women in 52:36. A year later she's the F40-44 runner-up with a 69-second improvement — though her moves data shows a slight fade, dropping from 7th to 10th among women in the back half, suggesting Konigsberg's surge was as much a catch-up as Johnson slowing. Cheryl Aleman (54:06) and Susan Sran (54:52) held steady positions throughout, Sran sitting 18th among women at the mile mark and finishing 18th — a model of even pacing.

The middle of the F40-44 field was the most competitive stretch on the clock. Cyndie Vue (57:22), Casey Tirapelle (57:33), and Vicki Ratto (57:59) were packed into a 37-second window from 5th through 7th. Vue actually faded over the final stretch — she dropped from 21st to 27th among women — meaning Tirapelle and Ratto were the ones closing the gap. Lauren Layne rounded out the top eight at 59:11, with 62 women ultimately finishing in the age group.