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Date: April 5, 2025 Participant: Claire Swihart #40613 Race: 2026 Bay to Breakers 12K Distance: 7.4 miles Weather: Chilly start. Heavy winds (tail/cross wind). Sunny at the finish.

Consistent Pacing with Strong Mid-Race Performance Claire Swihart exhibited impressive pacing throughout the 2026 Bay to Breakers race, demonstrating remarkable consistency. Her initial miles were steady, holding a pace of 11:35 min/mile for the first two miles. Significantly, Claire improved her split pace at mile three to 10:41 min/mile, showing quick adaptation and gaining positions, moving up to 2780th place overall and 64th in her division. Claire continued to gain momentum beyond the Hayes Hill stretch, with successive split paces improving to 9:58 min/mile by mile four and maintaining sub-10-minute paces through mile seven. Her best mile came at mile six with a split pace of 8:58 min/mile. Overall, her performance secured her 818th in the female category and 49th in her division, completing the 12K in 1:15:34 with an overall pace of 10:08 min/mile. Continuing to work on consistent improvements in early miles could further enhance her race results.