With the win, that was kind of an unexpected element so I had to run a bit off field,” Sisson. “I wanted to run pretty aggressively from the start. Sisson was coming off of a personal-best 14:55.82 in the 5K at the Sound Running Invite earlier this month in Los Angeles, but a 15K was not a distance in her wheelhouse. It was the fifth-fastest women’s time in the race history. ![]() Sisson finished in 48:09, nearly a minute in front of Lindsay Flanagan. RELATED: First Coast Cup: Mandarin, UNF product Sem Sultanov claims top local honor at River Run | Gutsy runners survive gusty test on Hart Bridge | Finish times of all 6,733 finishers of 15K He overcame a bunched pack in the final mile and won by two seconds in 43 minutes, 52 seconds. Clayton Young, the men’s winner, didn’t have nearly the buffer as Sisson. She built a lead not long into the Gate and stretched it throughout. Sisson, a professional runner who competes for New Balance, was superb in her first 15K. On a blustery, windy Saturday morning in Jacksonville, Sisson turned in a dominant effort to win the 44th Gate River Run in dominant fashion. ![]() – Emily Sisson started fast and never looked back.
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