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Date: May 17, 2026 Participant: XIAODAN MENG #40074 Race: 2026 Bay to Breakers 12K Centipede Distance: 7.4 miles

Consistent Pacing with a Strong Finish Xiaodan Meng maintained a steady pace throughout the 2026 Bay to Breakers 12K Centipede. Her overall elapsed time was 1:29:13, equating to a pace of 11:58 min/mile. Notably, she began the race with consistent splits of 11:44 min/mile for the first two miles. Xiaodan's pace slightly decreased during the third mile to 14:25 min/mile, which corresponds with the challenging segment of Hayes Hill. Impressively, she regained her pace for the remainder of the race, averaging between 10:44 min/mile and 12:17 min/mile from miles four to seven. Her strongest section was between miles four and six, where she maintained a consistent pace of 10:44 min/mile. Xiaodan demonstrated resilience by finishing strong with a fourth mile time of 10:44. Her performance placed her 435th overall out of 1839 participants and 215th in the female category. For future races, maintaining the regained pace throughout could be beneficial.