By Clay Shaw and Karen Mitchell

10.17.26 Baltimore, MD—Ainsley Pressl of Baltimore won the CareFirst Half Marathon for the second straight year, winning in 1:18:18. Laura Doody of Baltimore was second in 1:22:01. Carmen Garson-Shumway of Washington, DC was third in 1:23:29. Savanna Plombon of Brunswick, MD was fourth in 1:23:59. Aisling O’Connell of Baltimore was fifth ion 1:25:22. The first master was Megan Sowa of Olney, MD in 1:26:47, placing eighth overall.

Baidy Ba of Columbia, MD, won in 1:05:22 The former Kent State runner had nearly three minutes on the next runner. Clark Otte, also from Columbia was second in 1:08:48.  Eric Shelton of Dover, PA was third in 1:11:14. Daniel Rowe of Baltimore was fourth and top master in 1:12:24. Samson Ramasamy of Washington, DC was fifth in 1:12:45.

4939 finished the half-marathon. 2651 finished the 10k and 3204 finished the 5k.

Marissa Dailey, of Phoenix, MD won the 10k for the second straight year, winning in 35:42. Cooper Cawthra of Houston, TX won in 29:32. Danielle Siebert of College Park, MD was top woman in the 5k in 19:18. Damien Dilcher was repeat overall winner in the 5k in 14:49.

Top Women

1. 1:18:18 Ainsley Pressl, 27, Baltimore, MD
2. 1:22:01 Laura Doody, 37, Baltimore, MD
3. 1:23:29 Carmen Garson-Shumway, 30, Washington, DC
4. 1:23:59 Savanna Plombon, 33, Brunswick, MD
5. 1:25:22 Aisling O’Connell, 23, Baltimore, MD
6. 1:25:31 Kaila Spence, 22, Glenelg, MD
7. 1:26:24 Rachel Cluett, 38, Garrett Park, MD
8. 1:26:47 Megan Sowa, 43, Olney, MD
9. 1:27:44 Olivia Fernflores, 23, Los Osos, CA
10. 1:28:34 Aylene Hernandez, 22, Frederick, MD
11. 1:28:36 Alexis Stevens, 25, Hollidaysburg, PA
12. 1:28:58 Madeline Till, 23, Towson, MD
13. 1:29:23 Megan DiGregorio, 38, Baltimore, MD
14. 1:29:41 Sarah Thomas, 36, Olney, MD
15. 1:30:46 Lydia Drabik, 29, Coatesville, PA

Top Men

1. 1:05:52 Baidy Ba, 23, Columbia, MD
2. 1:08:48 Clark Otte, 28, Columbia, MD
3. 1:11:14 Eric Shelton, 23, Dover, PA
4. 1:12:24 Daniel Rowe, 42, Baltimore, MD
5. 1:12:45 Samson Ramasamy, 30, Washington, DC
6. 1:12:58 Wes Porter, 25, Baltimore, MD
7. 1:12:55 Zach Kaminski, 34, Baltimore, MD
8. 1:13:33 Brendan Cave, 23, Columbia, MD
9. 1:33:40 John Reniewicki, 31, Baltimore, MD
10. 1:13:48 William Parr, 29, Huntingtown, MD
11. 1:14:02 Bennett Wasch, 25, Annapolis, MD
12. 1:14:04 Christopher Zapple, 34, Baltimore, MD
13. 1:14:14 Joe Waring, 32, Baltimore, MD
14. 1:14:33 Tyler Pressl, 30, Baltimore, MD
15. 1:14:59 Connor Todd, 29, Baltimore, MD

Categories: Race Coverage

Tags: 2026, Baltimore Half Marathon, Baltimore Running Festival, featured