SFHawkguy

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• Commented on Matier & Ross (Sort of) Finger SFist as Culprit in Bay to Breakers Booze Mayhem
  The organizers bill this race as a race that has an unusual amount of fun compared to other races. For instance, many serious runners run this race in a centipede (something "fun" and "different" for a good runner). But it...
• Commented on Matier & Ross (Sort of) Finger SFist as Culprit in Bay to Breakers Booze Mayhem
  22K officially finished the race. There were probably a good number of "serious" runners and walkers (i.e. they weren't there to get drunk or party) that also finished the race but did not officially register (maybe another 5-10K?). There were...
• Commented on Matier & Ross (Sort of) Finger SFist as Culprit in Bay to Breakers Booze Mayhem
  That 10% figure comes from the channel 4 coverage of the race--that's what their reporters said. It makes sense if one doesn't simply hang out in the back of the race with the drunk crowd--where it sounds like you hang...
• Commented on Matier & Ross (Sort of) Finger SFist as Culprit in Bay to Breakers Booze Mayhem
  Middle-aged John from Berkeley just getting back in shape and shooting for a 1:15 is not high theater to most (although I beg to differ). So I understand Sfist not wanting to cover road races like the SF Marathon or...
• Commented on Matier & Ross (Sort of) Finger SFist as Culprit in Bay to Breakers Booze Mayhem
  MattyMatt, I'm not surprised that B2B is only about the costumed drunk in your mind that dress up in bananas and wander the streets. That's the way sfist "covered" it as well. But that really says more about sfist's priorities...