Bay to Breakers 2009

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This is one of those days that I am taught a lesson.  Bay to Breakers was hot, not hot like back in the day (which is a relative term) when I used to mow lawns.
One of my main motivations for moving (and staying) in the Bay Area is the weather.
The first couple of miles I felt fine but going up the hill in the heat with no real breeze I was wiped out. Got a second wind in the park and finished well but I was chasing shade.
This means that for the time, I will limit my races to the city limits of San Francisco.
Ran into after the race a host of characters as I turned around and so I ended up run/walking almost a half marathon. I am walking funny.
Saw this guy drop $32 dollars and I picked it up, then ran after them and gave it back to them as that was the right thing to do. Turns out some friends of mine saw me in the act of not acting the fool.
Acted as a sherpa for various characters on public transit and the location of clean bathrooms.

btw I finished the race in 86 minutes which was 14 minutes slower than last year. I am still in tomorrow's Examiner.

But like last year, It took me longer to get from the city to Daly City than it took me to run the race.


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