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Date: May 17, 2026 Participant: Christie Ralston #4158 Race: 2026 Bay to Breakers 12K Centipede Distance: 7.4 miles

Steady Progress and Strong Finish Highlight Race Performance Christie Ralston delivered a noteworthy performance in the 2026 Bay to Breakers, maintaining consistency and improving pace throughout the race. She completed the 12K with an overall elapsed time of 1:54:36 and an average pace of 15:23 min/mile. Initially, Christie started with a 15:52 min/mile pace in the first mile, with a steady improvement up to mile 6 where she improved her pace to 12:32 min/mile. Notably, Christie's pace improved remarkably in the second half of the race after facing Hayes Hill. Christie's positioning within the race shows an impressive climb in both her overall and gender-specific standings. While remaining steady early, Christie climbed from 1018th to 671st place overall by mile 3 and held a strong position across the remainder of the race. Finishing 885th overall and 450th among females out of 1839 participants, she displayed remarkable endurance and pacing strategy, especially from mile 3 onwards. Focus on further improving early pace could bring even better results in future races.