What a best way to land in San Francisco but to attend The Zazzle Bay to Breakers. This has been a tradition for nearly 100 years; a 12k footrace held every third Sunday in May with serious runners and costumed participants. San Francisco at Full. The race, that Begun on January 1, 1912 with just over one hundred local runners, now attracts tens of thousands of runners and walkers from all over the U.S. and the world.
Bay to breakers was one of those events aimed at helping rebuild the city after the 1906 earthquake. While It was intended as a precursor to the athletic events planned for the 1915 Pan Pacific International Exposition, it is now a pure expression of what san Francisco is, its culture, it people, its vibe…
At approximately 7 in the morning San Francisco streets are filled out with an amazing crowd dressed (or undressed) with a wide array of costumes and group themes. Imagine anything and you’ll find it. Cowboys, drag queens, soccer players, packmans, twisters, and unnecessary nudity. But most people are not running they’re walking, and drinking. So the streets are full of joy, craziness and love. What else can you ask for?
My friends and I were a thanksgiving dinner: a turkey, pilgrims, and Indians walking on the streets until we found a spot in a park where we could watch and meet semi naked Greek warriors, a group of people wearing t-shirts with Charlie sheen quotes, Teletubbies, a guy offering free breast exams, a naked married couple, a couple laying and getting very touchy and several police officers trying to evacuate the crowd. At one point you could not know if the policemen were part of the race.
Bottom line, the best cultural immersion to what the city of San Francisco offers…… (more info on: http://zazzlebaytobreakers.com/)
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