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Date: May 17, 2026 Participant: Ethan Darwin #40609 Race: 2026 Bay to Breakers 12K Centipede Distance: 7.4 miles

Consistent Mid-Race Pace Surge Ethan Darwin from Stanford, CA, representing the Stanford Running Club, completed the 2026 Bay to Breakers 12K Centipede with a total elapsed time of 1:15:32, maintaining an average pace of 10:08 min/mile. He finished 237th overall out of 1839 participants and 105th in the male category, showing a strong performance in his event. Notably, Ethan's race showed an impressive pacing strategy after the challenging segment at Hayes Hill. After starting with a conservative 10:21 min/mile pace, he encountered a noticeably tougher second mile split at 12:43 min/mile. However, he successfully capitalized on his strengths in the latter part, with splits of 10:00, 9:37, and down to 9:00 min/mile by mile six. This progression highlights Ethan's ability to strategically manage his effort and accelerate through the mid-section, which is an excellent skill to build on for future races.