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Date: April 5, 2025 Participant: Sarah Swanger #41268 Race: 2026 Bay to Breakers 12K Distance: 7.4 miles Weather: Chilly start. Heavy winds (tail/cross wind). Sunny at the finish.

Consistency Amidst Elevation Changes Sarah Swanger maintained a strong start at the 2026 Bay to Breakers, holding a consistent pace of 7:37 min/mile for the first two miles. The steep segment on Hayes Hill impacted her pace, with mile 3 seeing a decrease to 9:37 min/mile. Despite this, Sarah showed resilience in the latter stages, notably improving her pace from 9:26 min/mile at mile 5 to 8:28 min/mile by mile 7. Her final results show an elapsed time of 1:05:35 over 7.45 miles with an overall pace of 8:48 min/mile. Sarah finished 277th in her gender category and 106th in her division (F30-39) out of 26545 participants. Continuing to build endurance on inclines could enhance her performance on hills in future races. Her steady pace in the latter miles is commendable and demonstrates her capacity to recover well after challenging segments.