Every May San Francisco hosts Bay to Breakers - the 7 mile race across the city from the bay to Ocean Beach... Well, a few people actually get up early and run the race from beginning to end. The rest of the participants do what this city does best: we get dressed up in costume (or naked or body paint - whatevs.) haul kegs, party hop and drink our way from beginning to end. I haven't seen so many keg stands since i was 20.
here's a look into the party side:
http://www.pubclub.com/specialevents/breakers.htm
here's how it looks from the official standpoint:
http://www.ingbaytobreakers.com/main.html
It is the longest consecutively running footrace in the world (other races' courses and lengths have changed over time). The race held the Guinness Book of Records for the highest participation footrace with nearly 110,000 runners from 1986 to 1994 - currently the average participation is between 70,000 and 80,000.
This year a group of us are dressing up as The Swedish Chef from the Muppets Show. If you are not familiar with his character watch these videos from youtube
(the more you watch the funnier they get - and search youtube for more!):
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