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Date: April 5, 2025 Participant: Eshani Patel #3514 Race: 2026 Bay to Breakers 12K Distance: 7.4 miles Weather: Chilly start. Heavy winds (tail/cross wind). Sunny at the finish.

Consistent Early Pace with Late Race Challenges Eshani Patel maintained a steady pace during the initial two miles of the 2026 Bay to Breakers in San Francisco, with split times of 16:40 min/mile. Her consistency in these early stages placed her in the middle of her division and gender categoriesholding positions of 2049 in her division F20-29. Upon reaching the notorious Hayes Hill section, Eshani encountered challenges, as reflected in split times significantly increasing to 38:31 min/mile between the second and third mile, indicating a need for focused hill training. Post-Hayes Hill, Eshani progressively improved, reflecting improvements in her split paces down to 19:18 min/mile by the fifth mile and maintaining mid-22 min/mile range thereafter. Finishing with an elapsed time of 2:45:49 and an overall pace of 22:15 min/mile, Eshani demonstrated resilience. Future focus on uphill strategies could enhance performance in hilly sections, aligning her splits more closely. Overall, finishing 8993rd among females and 2941st in her age group shows good effort.