If you recall, at last year's Bay to Breakers, there had been reports of a runner collapsing from a heart attack at the finish line, and many at the scene said he had died. SF Examiner followed up on the story last week, and found that the runner, Ken Byk, had survived after losing his pulse for twenty minutes. He was diagnosed with coronary artery disease and underwent quadruple-bypass surgery a few days after the race. more ›

So, the actual running part of Bay to Breakers generally gets forgotten about by the majority of hard-partying participants. more ›