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Pictures from
past Bay to Breakers events, 2001, 2002 and 2003, 2004, 2005.
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Bay to Breakers Photo Album

Round 'em up
cowgirls in ;05.
2007
Breakers Photos & Report

It's s big moving
block party, and the 2003 crowd went wild.

A top float for '04 was a wild once themed for the Athens Summer Olympics.

The beer bongs were out in force in '04 on a high-60s sunny beautiful
day.

A wild rooftop party
along the route.

With activity such as this at the tiki bar, finishing this "race"
is not the objective.

There are more shopping
carts at Bay to Breakers than at the local super markets.


The odd "float"
designs paraded through the streets in
2003.

In 2002,
it was Soaking Wet in the City. But still fun!

Coming up in the
rear is preferable to finishing first in this event.
Mimimal
clothing abounds,

...taken to greater
extremes by others.

Street parties break
out all along the event route.
Kegs
on the go!


Tropical paradise
for some is a day following the tiki bar.

The race manages
to avoid all but one of San Francisco's famous huge hills.

The pace is so casual,
people stop frequently along the way, sometimes just to watch.

Footfest attracts
a suprisingly sedate crowd..
Next
stop on the Party Bus: Jimmy Buffett Concerts
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SAN FRANCISCO
The wake-up call came at a time which I would prefer not to recall.
It was the morning of Bay to Breakers, and that requires
rising early in the day, an agonizing experience after a night out of
event pre-partying.
Sometimes, is not just San Francisco that's fogged
in.
Eventually, inspired by the prospect of partying with
75,000 people I collected my thoughts, along with my shorts, running
shoes and backpack full of beer, and headed out the door.
Our group arrived typically late, but in true party
style had the cab deposit us right in the middle of the action.
Moments later, we were in a dance party that suddenly
broke out in the middle of the street. A mile or so down the road, we
caught up with the mobile tiki bar and were well on our way to an afternoon
of libation-filled fun..
Anyone wanting to find The Bartender at Bay to Breakers
has only to locate this tiki bar. It's a rolling Jimmy
Buffett party, stocked with kegs, blenders churning out margaritas,
music and hundreds of groupies following its every move.
Yet this was just one of many parties on wheels that
is typical of this event.
Because of this scene, it's the one "race"
where the objective is not to finish, but instead to delay the finish
for as long as possible.
A few souls feel Bay to Breakers is best experienced
without clothing and while this may sound intriguing, let me point out
that there is good nudity and bad nudity in our society. Most of what
is seen here is, unfortunately, the latter.
Still, one has to appreciate an event where such
choices are available.
We reluctantly made it to the finish some four hours
after we started, wishing we could turn around and do the whole thing
over again.
Instead, we must wait until next year
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