Results/Photos

Date: April 5, 2025 Participant: Emily Holy #40772 Race: 2026 Bay to Breakers 12K Distance: 7.4 miles Weather: Chilly start. Heavy winds (tail/cross wind). Sunny at the finish.

Strong Finish with Faster Splits in Latter Stages Emily Holy demonstrated steady improvement throughout the race, particularly from the 3rd to the 7th mile. She began the race with an 11:26 min/mile pace and adjusted her speed, dealing well with Hayes Hill between mile markers 2.2 and 2.7. Impressively, she surged her pace to 10:31 min/mile by mile seven, marking her fastest split. This progressive pacing helped her move from 5994th to 3784th overall, showing significant competitiveness in her division. Specifically, Emily improved her division standing, moving from 864th to 445th in the F20-29 group. Her overall elapsed time was 1:24:51 on the 12K Bay to Breakers course, maintaining an average pace of 11:23 min/mile. Aligning with the team's goals for pacing strategy, focusing on further improvement of early race splits could complement her later race strengths. Continuing to enhance early mile paces could position her for even greater overall placement.