Bay to Breakers, San Francisco
Bay to Breakers, 2004
May 15th, 2004
Bay to Breakers is the longest running continuous footrace in the World, running every year since 1912. It's also the largest race in the World, with a record 110,000 people running in 1986 (this year, there were about 70,000 people). It's a 7 mile walk from the San Francisco Bay to the Pacific. We took almost 3½ hours to make the trip, forced to walk at everyone else's speed. But there's plenty of entertainment along the way, even if you don't see all the naked people. It's a strange race, but this is San Francisco after all.
Bay to Breakers, 2005
May 15th, 2005
This year was the 94th Bay to Breakers in San Francisco. With more tortillas than a Mexican restaurant and more Elvis impersonators than a Graceland convention, it's always an interesting day. But as always, with 100,000 people jammed onto the streets, thee naked people always seemed to have a space around them. Why is that?
Bay to Breakers, 2007
May 20th, 2007
The 96th Bay to Breakers, San Francisco. It's incredible to think that the front runners cross the finish line (7.4 miles and 31 minutes away) before the back of the pack have crossed the start line. But when you remember that the front runners are not dressed as chickens, you see why they have an advantage.
Bay to Breakers, 2011
May 15th, 2011
This year was the 100th anniversary of the Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco. Sadly, it was also the first year that they banned floats on the course and cracked down on the drinking, which was always part of the fun. But there was no stopping the naked runners... and what would Bay to Breakers be without that?