Here are the winners as thousands of runners, reveler
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Thousands of racers, most of them dressed up in wacky costumes or bare-naked, ran from the eastern part of San Francisco to Ocean Beach on Sunday for the annual Bay to Breakers footrace.
The 7.5-mile race began at Main and Howard streets at 8 a.m., where walkers, runners and revelers made their way from the Embarcadero, west up the Hayes Street Hill, through Golden Gate Park to Ocean Beach.
Colin Bennie of San Francisco won first place and completed the race in 35 minutes and 49 seconds. The fastest women was Sarah Anderson, who finished in 43 minutes and 2 seconds.
Cal Calamia, who was the top nonbinary finisher last year, came in first place again after completing the race in 44 minutes and 12 seconds. Last year’s event was the first to include a nonbinary category after Bay to Breakers faced backlash for only awarding only men and women.
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At the halfway mark Sunday, near Fell and Broderick streets, the scent of sizzling bacon-wrapped hot dogs and pop music blaring from speakers filled the air as families and onlookers cheered from the sidelines. Costumes ran the gamut from a Hot Cheetos bag and cow attire to a group dressed in a centipede Golden Gate Bridge outfit. Others were naked, wearing only a hat and tennis shoes in 55 degree weather. Some racers stopped to take a break and photos with their friends or gobble down hot dogs.
“It’s just such an iconic San Francisco event,” said Seth Cotterell, who donned a Hamilton-inspired dress, pearl necklace, black dangly earrings and black sneakers. It was his first time in nearly 20 years of partaking in Bay to Breakers, he said.
“Everyone is in costumes, having a good time, getting in the spirit of it. Also it’s outdoor and it’s active, which is my favorite kind of fun,” Cotterell added.
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Brianna Taylor and her husband, Mike, brought their 9-month-old son, Owen, to the race “to see the fun of San Francisco and the traditions,” she said.
The couple moved from Philadelphia to San Francisco four years ago and said the San Francisco race reminded them of the festive Mummers Parade held every New Year’s Day in Philadelphia, where people dress up in elaborate costumes and march through the city.
“It’s just a really good event that brings everyone together,” she said.
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Although C.J. Timloy did not sign up for this year’s race, she dressed up anyway in a Where’s Waldo costume to get in the spirit. Timloy, her wife and a friend trekked from the Mission District to the Panhandle park for a picnic, grabbing a front-seat view of the race.
“We just love to party and take part of the festivities,” Timloy said, adding that she grew up attending the race because her parents ran it. Her mother, she said, always dressed up as a hula dancer.
Timloy said she plans to run the race next year.
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Registration was way up for Bay to Breakers this year, with organizers reporting 17,000 runners, up from 12,000 last year. The Breakers have run yearly since 1912, pausing only in 2020 and 2021 as a pandemic precaution.
Several streets were closed in advance for the race and were to reopen at 4:30 p.m. Here’s a map showing the race route and street closures.
BART and Caltrain had special service trains Sunday before the event, and Muni had pre- and post-race express service buses and trains.
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
