Results/Photos

Date: May 17, 2026 Participant: Lillie Cooper #5243 Race: 2026 Bay to Breakers 12K Centipede Distance: 7.4 miles

Consistent Pace with Strong Finish in Final Mile Lillie Cooper maintained a steady performance during the 2026 Bay to Breakers 12K Centipede event. Her overall elapsed time was 2:35:46, with an average pace of 20:54 min/mile over the 7.45-mile course. Notably, she achieved significant improvement between miles 5 and 6, where her pace quickened to 17:37 min/mile, achieving her fastest split. This contributed to moving up the ranks in both overall and gender placements. Throughout the race, Lillie showed strong pacing, particularly overcoming the steep section from 2.2 to 2.7 miles, initially slowing to a 29:58 min/mile at Mile 2 but regaining momentum in subsequent miles. Ending strong with her joint fastest pace of 17:59 min/mile during the final mile, Lillie managed to improve her placement significantly to 920th overall and 460th among females by the end of the race. Focusing on maintaining this late-race speed could further enhance overall performance.