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Date: Sept. 3, 2026 Participant: Inca Padfield #4185 Race: 2026 Run The Wharf 5K

Strong Finish and Top-20 Female Result Inca ran 5.00 km in 19:29, averaging 3:54/km. She placed 17th out of all women and 6th in the female 1825 division, finishing 254th overall in a field of 5,624. A notable extra: she beat the boys, with no male teammates ahead of her. Her pacing was very controlled through 4 km: 4:00, 4:02, 4:00, then 3:58/km. The key stat was the close: her final kilometre was 3:31, lifting her from 26th to 17th among women and from 10th to 6th in her age group. That late acceleration stands out on a fast evening 5K like Run The Wharf. For future races, holding that sharper pace a little earlier could move her further up again.