What better way to get to know San Francisco than dress up as a shrubbery and run 12km with thousands of other people in fancy dress from the Bay to the Pacific Breakers? That's what I did at 8 o'clock this morning. The race was a lot of fun, some people went over the top in their costumes and some went under the top and didn't wear anything at all. Does that sound sexy? I guess it could be, but imagine running behind jiggling masses of sweaty cellulite ... now try and forget the image! There were also teams of people who had kegs of beer on wheels and were drinking like frat boys while running in public in the early morning (probably double illegal in America)
Just before the start of the race, the crowd erupted in a spontaneous display of tortilla throwing. I have no idea why this tradition started, but thousands of them were suddenly whirling through the air.
And just after the start, the raucous crowd was greeted by three Christian protesters, having their say about the race. Here is my favourite banner, warning how the race caused judgment:
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