Hangover done, time for Bay to Breakers recap.
So, it’s two days later and I’m pretty sure it’s not just me. The Bay to Breakers has gotten wilder. Nakedness abounds. Boozing is at an all time high. And speaking of high, Cheech Marin might as well be the honorary race director next year. The fact that the organizers still manage to have a world-class road race in the middle of Mardi Gras West makes it all the more amazing and cool. You get the feeling that things could get seriously out of control though; anytime nearly 100,000 people start drinking together at 7:00 am things can happen. But there’s some serious fun being had too.
My attempts to catch the Autodesk Adidas TranSports centipede at the start line were foiled by a lackluster effort by BART schedulers, but fortunately the good folks at Flotrack caught up with them at the finish. The Autodeskers attempt to win the team competition for a fourth time in five years fell short to a resurgent Asics Aggies squad. FTB commenter and brother o’ mine can be seen in the video suppressing dissapointment. (Hat tip to them, all of that.) But just the same, both teams clocked the fastest times that the centipede competition has seen in some time. All I know is that running 5:05 miles across San Francisco while chained to 12 dudes ought to be worth some free publicity. So hell, I’ll do my part. Bonus NSFW Autodesk photo after the jump, even! Perhaps this explains why they fell off the Aggies’ blistering pace.
As for me, well, my B2B was highlighted by the fact that I got out of bed on time. And got to the city by 8:00. Strolling the course with newbies and searching (nearly in vain) for my neighbor’s epic Donkey Kong-themed beer hauler (David, in green, astride Kong) provided an entirely different kind of challenge. After two mimosas and some cheese at the top of Hayes Hill, while taking pictures of passing madness like the Filipino Prison Thriller Dancers (bottom), we rejoined the parade as accessories to 80s-Nintendo-themed mayhem. After a stretch of panhandle, we broke away for some late breakfast and more mimosas.
Turman
PS. Now, make the jump for the Autodeskers epic NSFW distraction! Huzzah!
Sweet. I’m sure the Skinny Kahuna was at the front, eyes firmly forward, with ALL of his attention on the road to victory.
Comment by Gd. | 05.20.2008 | 10:01 pm
Dragging 10 distracted 20-somethings with his 38-year-old focused self to be sure. Hope nobody’s graphical sensibilities are damaged by my going with the giant, margin-bashing image. Figured I’d give the sponsors their money’s worth…
Comment by admin | 05.20.2008 | 10:18 pm