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Date: May 17, 2026 Participant: Katie Cheng #40989 Race: 2026 Bay to Breakers 12K Centipede Distance: 7.4 miles

Strong Finish with Impressive Pacing Improvement Katie Cheng displayed a commendable performance at the 2026 Bay to Breakers, covering the 12K course for the Last Minute Turn team with an overall time of 1:22:14. Her early splits showed consistency, maintaining an average pace of approximately 11:50 min/mile for the initial few miles, even through the known Hayes Hill section between miles 2.2 and 2.7. Notably, she improved her pace towards the latter part of the race, finishing with an impressive split of 8:58 min/mile in mile 7. Katie's strategic pacing led to an advancement in her overall placement, achieving 311th place out of 1839 total participants. Her progress is also evident in her gender placement, moving up from 206th to finishing 160th among female competitors. A notable area to focus on could be the split between miles 3 and 4, where a slight slowdown was observed. Fine-tuning this segment could enhance her overall efficiency and further reduce her race time.