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Date: April 5, 2025 Participant: Mary Fetter #40617 Race: 2026 Bay to Breakers 12K Distance: 7.4 miles Weather: Chilly start. Heavy winds (tail/cross wind). Sunny at the finish.

Steady Speed, Strong Finish Mary Fetter from Palo Alto, CA, demonstrated a commendable performance in the 2026 Bay to Breakers 12K, maintaining consistent improvement throughout the race. Starting with an initial pace of 11:34 min/mile for the first mile and scoring places of 5128 overall and 698 in the F20-29 division, she improved significantly as the race progressed. A notable boost occurred on Hayes Hill, where her pace improved to 10:43 min/mile. After the hill, Mary continued to excel, reaching a pace of 9:03 min/mile by the 6th mile. Mary concluded her run with an overall elapsed time of 1:15:35, securing a 10:08 min/mile average pace. She placed remarkably well, finishing 820th among females and 279th in her division. Her effective pacing strategy, especially from miles 4 to 7, where she significantly increased her pace, was key to her successful race. Consider maintaining consistent improvement to leverage Hill splits even more for future races.