Post Bay to Breakers

Here I sit somewhere over the Midwest at 35,000 feet. Obviously the post will have to wait until we touch down and I can connect. What a trip.

Yesterday was the 2006 Bay to Breakers in San Francisco. A long day of running, laughing, eating, drinking, and generally having fun. Then getting on an airplane for the red-eye flight home. I’m a bit delirious right now at 4AM eastern time but I wanted to kill some airtime with some recollections.

1) Unless you can get in the front make this your fun race. Its 7.46 miles and there seems to be no reason to run this one fast unless you are competing for the prize purses.
2) Don’t race if you are offended by nudity. The Bare to Breakers team is out in full force.
3) Plan for all types of weather and carry some extra clothes with you.
4) Take a camera. Take pictures of all the hilarity along the way.

Heather and I ran together and had a great time. She had a strong race and it was a great recovery run for me. This was a long way to come for a recovery run but provided the two of us some time away together while Heather’s mom watched the kids. Worth the trip for that as well as Sears Fine Foods and Firenze by Night, two fantastic places we ate while in this fantastic city on the bay.