Bay to Breakers

When & Where The Bay to Breakers usually occurs around mid-May in San Francisco California.

Eh..what is it? It's a 12 kilometer run in San Fran. There's also the SWA Costume Competition - people win prizes for dressing up or in some cases dressing down! Up to 80,000 people take place every year and since its inception this footrace has run every year. The event is flushed out over a couple of hours as runners are sorted into groups of corrals.

Bay-Breakers route From sea level at the Embarcadero the course rises steeply along Hayes Street Hill. Around the 2.5-mile mark runners climb an 11.15% grade between Fillmore and Steiner, bringing them to the highest point in the race, approximately 215 feet above sea level. The remainder of the course gradually flows downhill alongside the Panhandle and through Golden Gate Park.

Getting there Book a flight to San Francisco airport here . You can book a train in America here.

Accommodation in California Book cheap hostels and quality hotels throughout California here

Bay 2 Breakers History

Bay 2 Breakers began in 1912 to help locals get over the devastating San Fran earthquake of 1906. Almost 100 years later Bay-Breakers is the longest running footrace in the world.

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