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Date: May 17, 2026 Participant: Francis Bangal #40301 Race: 2026 Bay to Breakers 12K Centipede Distance: 7.4 miles

Consistent Improvement and Strong Finish Francis Bangal completed the 7.45-mile "2026 Bay to Breakers" 12K Centipede event, achieving a final time of 2:56:30 minutes with an average pace of 23:41 min/mile. Notably, Francis showed steady improvement, with his fastest split time being 18:00 min/mile between miles 6 and 7. Francis started with a split time of 26:35 min/mile on the first mile and successfully improved his pace to 20:28 min/mile by the second mile. Significant progress can be seen, especially on the split from mile 5 to mile 6 with a split pace of 18:36 min/mile. One area to address is handling tougher sections like Hayes Hill, where the pace increased to 37:41 min/mile. Overall, he placed 1323rd among 1839 participants, and 640th in his gender group. Maintaining the final section's pace consistently throughout the race may optimize future results. Great teamwork represented with Foster City Costco!