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Date: April 5, 2025 Participant: Hong Yi Chen #40200 Race: 2026 Bay to Breakers 12K Distance: 7.4 miles Weather: Chilly start. Heavy winds (tail/cross wind). Sunny at the finish.

Consistent Improvement in Pacing Hong Yi Chen, representing the Bullsharks team in the 2026 Bay to Breakers 12K event, demonstrated a solid pacing strategy throughout the race. Starting with a strong first mile at 13:55 min/mile, he faced challenges around Hayes Hill from 2.2 to 2.7 miles, leading to a slowdown. The third and fourth miles saw some of the slowest splits at 20:53 and 20:04 min/mile, respectively. Despite the initial struggle with the terrain, Hong Yi improved his pace significantly in the later stages. By mile five, Hong Yi's split time improved to 13:07 min/mile, maintaining momentum with a further reduction to 12:11 min/mile by mile seven. This progressive improvement in pace is noteworthy. Overall, he completed the race with an elapsed time of 2:02:11, averaging a 16:24 min/mile pace, finishing 12,689th overall. Focusing on hill training might further improve performance in future races. Keep pushing forward!