Bay to Breakers 2009

There were lots of neon wigs, grass skirts, dance parties on wheels and Coit Tower on foot, but less nudity than I remember from previous years.  I had heard that Bay to Breakers was supposed to be more subdued this year, but I thought the public outrage was such that the new rules were scuttled.  In any event, I spent an hour this morning at the corner of Hayes and Van Ness.  The participants had not yet been tested by the hills that lay just ahead.  Of course, the runners had passed long before, and this part of the race belonged to the casual strollers.  Here are some photos as well as a video.

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