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Bay to Breakers Race, 

San Francisco, United States

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01 May 2011 - 31 May 2011 Date to be confirmed  

Each year around 75,000 runners take to the streets for the Bay to Breakers Race. Following a 12km (7.5 mile) route, participants make their way along a course that begins at the San Francisco Bay piers, heads through the city and ends at the breakers of the Pacific Ocean. The event is contested in a number of different classes, ranging from elite for serious athletes to amateur where many participants don fancy dress. The origins of the event dates back to the devastating earthquake that hit the city on 18 April 1906. It destroyed much of the city so locals rallied round to rebuild both the city itself and the morale of the people by holding community events. One such event was a cross city race which was first held in 1912 which has evolved over the years and not goes under the name of the popular Bay to Breakers Race.

Times
Starts 0800.


Sport  Spectacle 


Where?

Streets of San Francisco

Race starts at piers of the San Francisco Bay (at Howard and Spear Street) and follows a route through the city to the coast

Getting There

Foot: Various locations along the route for spectators.

How Much?

Free to spectate.

For More Information

Bay to Breakers Race

No postal address available
San Francisco
California
United States

Tel +1 (415) 359 2800.
Email 

Website  www.ingbaytobreakers.com


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