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Date: April 5, 2025 Participant: Ulrik Granheim #40786 Race: 2026 Bay to Breakers 12K Distance: 7.4 miles Weather: Chilly start. Heavy winds (tail/cross wind). Sunny at the finish.

Steady Improvement After Hayes Hill Ulrik Granheim, a participant from Bnes, finished with an overall time of 1:47:27 for the 12K Bay to Breakers event. With an average pace of 14:25 min/mile, he maintained competitive placement among 24,523 participants. During the initial mile, he started strong with a 10:50 min/mile pace, securing 5631st overall. The third mile, influenced by the steep Hayes Hill, showed a pace drop to 16:07 min/mile, yet he improved by the end of the race. Granheim exhibited significant gains between miles 4 and 7, reducing his split times steadily. Notably, the last mile witnessed an improvement to a split pace of 12:27 min/mile, the fastest since the first mile. This consistent pace gain suggests focused strength gains in hill recovery and endurance. Team The Free Vikings might consider a strategy session, emphasizing hill training, to continue leveraging his late-race resurgence in future events.