⚡ Optimize runs method by avoiding unnecessary list conversion

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💡 What: Replaced the list(self)[1:] conversion in the runs method with itertools.islice(self, 1, None).

🎯 Why: The issue highlighted an unnecessary list conversion when iterating over bits to find runs. Creating an intermediate list uses $O(N)$ memory and increases peak memory usage significantly for large bit vectors. Itertools islice achieves the same skipping functionality lazily and without memory overhead.

📊 Measured Improvement: We established a performance baseline using a 409600 length BitVector with alternating values.
Using tracemalloc, peak memory usage dropped by roughly 50%:

• Baseline list() peak memory: ~6.27 MB
• Optimized islice() peak memory: ~3.14 MB

This leads to fewer GC spikes and more reliable execution when processing large bit vectors, acting as a net performance improvement.

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PR created automatically by Jules for task 16468041474789340078 started by @schwehr

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