Bay to Breakers

A run that's a 'celebration of life, laughter and the personality of San Francisco'

Bay to Breakers

San Francisco, Calif. | Sunday, May 21, 2023

A race that’s become almost as iconic as the city in which it’s run every spring, the “Bay to Breakers” is exactly that — a run or walk from San Francisco Bay to the breaking waves on Ocean Beach. In between, you’re likely to see thousands of people in costumes (or, as the organizers put it, “runners wearing only running watches”) running or walking or some measure of both, and the event is even open to “centipedes,” groups of 13 or more runners linked together. It’s also one of the oldest footraces in the world, as it celebrates its 111th anniversary this year — and interestingly, you can sign up for the standard 12-kilometer run, or add on an extra 3 kilometers if you like. Why, you might ask… well, why not?

$49.99 and up

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Words to run by

“We should try to be the parents of our future rather than the offspring of our past.”

— Miguel de Unamuno