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Date: May 17, 2026 Participant: Tara Bassili #41006 Race: 2026 Bay to Breakers 12K Centipede Distance: 7.4 miles

Pacing Adjustments Yield Strong Finish Tara showed resilience in the 2026 Bay to Breakers 12K from West Vancouver, BC, posting an overall time of 2:32:37 with an average pace of 20:29 min/mile. The first mile started strong with a pace of 13:14 min/mile. However, following the challenging Hayes Hill from mile 2 to 3, an adjustment was noticeable with the slowest split pace of 27:23 min/mile in mile 4. Despite this, she demonstrated an impressive recovery, improving to 21:07 min/mile by the final mile, which indicates strategic pacing and finish strength. She achieved a commendable overall placement of 1158 out of 1839 participants and finished 568th in the female category. Her performance in the final mile is particularly noteworthy, significantly enhancing her standing in both overall position and gender category. Future focus might be on maintaining pace consistency to tackle elevation changes effectively. Great teamwork with "THE TRAITOR TROTTERS" contributed positively to her racing strategy.