Bay To Breakers!

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I love San Francisco.  I love costumes.  I love medals.

If you take all these things and wrap it into one package, what do you get?  The 100th Annual Bay to Breakers 12K!

One of the world’s largest and oldest footraces, B2B takes runners, walkers and fun costumed people in general from The Embarcadero (aka the "bay" side of the city) to Ocean Beach (aka the "breakers").  The name makes perfect sense now, right?

I had heard about all the crazy things that you see at B2B, so I expected the event to be a leisurely stroll through San Francisco - an opportunity to take pictures of all the people in their outrageous outfits (or lack thereof) while getting mildly hammered.  Plus, I had been on a running break since December, so I had absolutely no intention of running this race.

Fortunately, I wore legit dri-fit gear under my Flashdance sweatshirt and leg warmers, so when my friends started to run, I was able to run along with them.  And of course, I run for the medal and we were rewarded with a nice 100th anniversary piece.

B2B:  I'll be back next year.  Keep an eye out for the Girl Scout troop with the cookies ;)