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SmugMug <p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com">John-Reed</a><br />This last Sunday, a whole bunch (maybe 80,000?) people gathered in San Francisco early in the AM to run and/or walk in maybe the world's biggest footrace, the annual "Bay to Breakers" event. ...</p><p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/119481_eygKc#4290482_2X4Ne" title="This last Sunday, a whole bunch (maybe 80,000?) people gathered in San Francisco early in the AM to run and/or walk in maybe the world's biggest footrace, the annual "Bay to Breakers" event. ..."><img src="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060143/4290482_2X4Ne-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="This last Sunday, a whole bunch (maybe 80,000?) people gathered in San Francisco early in the AM to run and/or walk in maybe the world's biggest footrace, the annual "Bay to Breakers" event. ..." title="This last Sunday, a whole bunch (maybe 80,000?) people gathered in San Francisco early in the AM to run and/or walk in maybe the world's biggest footrace, the annual "Bay to Breakers" event. ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T22:21:21Z John-Reed http://john-reed.smugmug.com http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060143/4290482_2X4Ne-Th.jpg 2004-05-16 05:55:04 <p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com">John-Reed</a><br />Tortillas and legs. Before the race, there are always a WHOLE bunch of tortillas and beach balls in the air over the impatient runners.</p><p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/119481_eygKc#4290486_NAT3s" title="Tortillas and legs. Before the race, there are always a WHOLE bunch of tortillas and beach balls in the air over the impatient runners."><img src="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060163/4290486_NAT3s-Th.jpg" width="107" height="150" alt="Tortillas and legs. Before the race, there are always a WHOLE bunch of tortillas and beach balls in the air over the impatient runners." title="Tortillas and legs. Before the race, there are always a WHOLE bunch of tortillas and beach balls in the air over the impatient runners." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T22:21:44Z John-Reed http://john-reed.smugmug.com http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060163/4290486_NAT3s-Th.jpg 2004-05-16 06:29:46 <p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com">John-Reed</a><br />The man on the right asked me if I was with the Press. I said no, but asked if I could take their picture. He was wheelchair-bound, but his wife was going to run the race.</p><p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/119481_eygKc#4290491_APVTx" title="The man on the right asked me if I was with the Press. I said no, but asked if I could take their picture. He was wheelchair-bound, but his wife was going to run the race."><img src="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060155/4290491_APVTx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The man on the right asked me if I was with the Press. I said no, but asked if I could take their picture. He was wheelchair-bound, but his wife was going to run the race." title="The man on the right asked me if I was with the Press. I said no, but asked if I could take their picture. He was wheelchair-bound, but his wife was going to run the race." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-07T15:16:52Z John-Reed http://john-reed.smugmug.com http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060155/4290491_APVTx-Th.jpg 2004-05-16 06:16:27 <p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com">John-Reed</a><br />BANG! At 8:00 AM the race starts. Here's the START line, which I crossed at about 8:02 AM; people would be crossing it for another hour! I'm not fast, I just got there early!</p><p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/119481_eygKc#4290495_MedT3" title="BANG! At 8:00 AM the race starts. Here's the START line, which I crossed at about 8:02 AM; people would be crossing it for another hour! I'm not fast, I just got there early!"><img src="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060179/4290495_MedT3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="BANG! At 8:00 AM the race starts. Here's the START line, which I crossed at about 8:02 AM; people would be crossing it for another hour! I'm not fast, I just got there early!" title="BANG! At 8:00 AM the race starts. Here's the START line, which I crossed at about 8:02 AM; people would be crossing it for another hour! I'm not fast, I just got there early!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T22:21:22Z John-Reed http://john-reed.smugmug.com http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060179/4290495_MedT3-Th.jpg 2004-05-16 06:58:53 <p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com">John-Reed</a><br />Early runners don't get to see much in the way of Centipedes, but here's one, a big tube of Crest toothpaste!</p><p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/119481_eygKc#4290499_457cS" title="Early runners don't get to see much in the way of Centipedes, but here's one, a big tube of Crest toothpaste!"><img src="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060186/4290499_457cS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Early runners don't get to see much in the way of Centipedes, but here's one, a big tube of Crest toothpaste!" title="Early runners don't get to see much in the way of Centipedes, but here's one, a big tube of Crest toothpaste!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T22:19:35Z John-Reed http://john-reed.smugmug.com http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060186/4290499_457cS-Th.jpg 2004-05-16 07:10:32 <p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com">John-Reed</a><br />Here we all are, running down Howard Street. Having started early enough, nary a walker in sight.</p><p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/119481_eygKc#4290504_khYd3" title="Here we all are, running down Howard Street. Having started early enough, nary a walker in sight."><img src="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060188/4290504_khYd3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Here we all are, running down Howard Street. Having started early enough, nary a walker in sight." title="Here we all are, running down Howard Street. Having started early enough, nary a walker in sight." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T22:19:15Z John-Reed http://john-reed.smugmug.com http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060188/4290504_khYd3-Th.jpg 2004-05-16 07:15:26 <p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com">John-Reed</a><br />Ahead is the dreaded "Hayes Street Hill," the top of which is about 2.5 miles into the race.</p><p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/119481_eygKc#4290508_emQrr" title="Ahead is the dreaded "Hayes Street Hill," the top of which is about 2.5 miles into the race."><img src="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060190/4290508_emQrr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Ahead is the dreaded "Hayes Street Hill," the top of which is about 2.5 miles into the race." title="Ahead is the dreaded "Hayes Street Hill," the top of which is about 2.5 miles into the race." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T22:23:18Z John-Reed http://john-reed.smugmug.com http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060190/4290508_emQrr-Th.jpg 2004-05-16 07:22:36 <p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com">John-Reed</a><br />I tried to take a shot from the top of the Hill; it's always amazing to me to see the "river" of people, a mass of humanity that stretches for 7.5 miles across the whole City of San Francisc ...</p><p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/119481_eygKc#4290512_skpiL" title="I tried to take a shot from the top of the Hill; it's always amazing to me to see the "river" of people, a mass of humanity that stretches for 7.5 miles across the whole City of San Francisc ..."><img src="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060192/4290512_skpiL-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="I tried to take a shot from the top of the Hill; it's always amazing to me to see the "river" of people, a mass of humanity that stretches for 7.5 miles across the whole City of San Francisc ..." title="I tried to take a shot from the top of the Hill; it's always amazing to me to see the "river" of people, a mass of humanity that stretches for 7.5 miles across the whole City of San Francisc ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T22:22:26Z John-Reed http://john-reed.smugmug.com http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060192/4290512_skpiL-Th.jpg 2004-05-16 07:30:04 <p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com">John-Reed</a><br />Not long after topping the Hill, you run into Golden Gate Park; I stopped and took a shot of the Conservatory of Flowers there. (My younger daughter got married here)</p><p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/119481_eygKc#4290516_VhPbq" title="Not long after topping the Hill, you run into Golden Gate Park; I stopped and took a shot of the Conservatory of Flowers there. (My younger daughter got married here)"><img src="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060198/4290516_VhPbq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Not long after topping the Hill, you run into Golden Gate Park; I stopped and took a shot of the Conservatory of Flowers there. (My younger daughter got married here)" title="Not long after topping the Hill, you run into Golden Gate Park; I stopped and took a shot of the Conservatory of Flowers there. (My younger daughter got married here)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T22:24:38Z John-Reed http://john-reed.smugmug.com http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060198/4290516_VhPbq-Th.jpg 2004-05-16 07:46:32 <p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com">John-Reed</a><br />Running along through the Park...</p><p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/119481_eygKc#4290522_BUFVk" title="Running along through the Park..."><img src="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060204/4290522_BUFVk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Running along through the Park..." title="Running along through the Park..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T22:19:23Z John-Reed http://john-reed.smugmug.com http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060204/4290522_BUFVk-Th.jpg 2004-05-16 07:59:19 <p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com">John-Reed</a><br />At last, past mile 7, you see the real "Breakers," the Pacific Ocean pounding on the shore.</p><p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/119481_eygKc#4290528_qUsAY" title="At last, past mile 7, you see the real "Breakers," the Pacific Ocean pounding on the shore."><img src="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060212/4290528_qUsAY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="At last, past mile 7, you see the real "Breakers," the Pacific Ocean pounding on the shore." title="At last, past mile 7, you see the real "Breakers," the Pacific Ocean pounding on the shore." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T22:23:21Z John-Reed http://john-reed.smugmug.com http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060212/4290528_qUsAY-Th.jpg 2004-05-16 08:17:51 <p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com">John-Reed</a><br />The greatest sight for the runner is the finish line, where you can also see my (slow) finishing time!</p><p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/119481_eygKc#4290531_aZeyw" title="The greatest sight for the runner is the finish line, where you can also see my (slow) finishing time!"><img src="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060217/4290531_aZeyw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The greatest sight for the runner is the finish line, where you can also see my (slow) finishing time!" title="The greatest sight for the runner is the finish line, where you can also see my (slow) finishing time!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T22:21:47Z John-Reed http://john-reed.smugmug.com http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060217/4290531_aZeyw-Th.jpg 2004-05-16 08:20:05 <p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com">John-Reed</a><br />Now we can relax, and go stock up on some water to drink!</p><p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/119481_eygKc#4290559_u8muc" title="Now we can relax, and go stock up on some water to drink!"><img src="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060214/4290559_u8muc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Now we can relax, and go stock up on some water to drink!" title="Now we can relax, and go stock up on some water to drink!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T22:18:36Z John-Reed http://john-reed.smugmug.com http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060214/4290559_u8muc-Th.jpg 2004-05-16 08:19:07 <p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com">John-Reed</a><br />And there's a lot of water to be given away here!</p><p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/119481_eygKc#4290597_YjMyZ" title="And there's a lot of water to be given away here!"><img src="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060222/4290597_YjMyZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="And there's a lot of water to be given away here!" title="And there's a lot of water to be given away here!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T22:21:20Z John-Reed http://john-reed.smugmug.com http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060222/4290597_YjMyZ-Th.jpg 2004-05-16 08:24:51 <p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com">John-Reed</a><br />Who is old number 26733? Why that's ME, relaxing with a free chocolate milk after the race is done.</p><p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/119481_eygKc#4322457_m2qZD" title="Who is old number 26733? Why that's ME, relaxing with a free chocolate milk after the race is done."><img src="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060228/4322457_m2qZD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="149" alt="Who is old number 26733? Why that's ME, relaxing with a free chocolate milk after the race is done." title="Who is old number 26733? Why that's ME, relaxing with a free chocolate milk after the race is done." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T22:15:14Z John-Reed http://john-reed.smugmug.com http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060228/4322457_m2qZD-Th.jpg 2004-05-16 08:51:14 <p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com">John-Reed</a><br />"Footstock," a post-race festivity, where we all go to pick up our T-shirts. Some stay and party all day; I leave and walk down to catch the 19th Avenue bus to take me back to the train (BAR ...</p><p><a href="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/119481_eygKc#4290645_gJnnz" title=""Footstock," a post-race festivity, where we all go to pick up our T-shirts. Some stay and party all day; I leave and walk down to catch the 19th Avenue bus to take me back to the train (BAR ..."><img src="http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060229/4290645_gJnnz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt=""Footstock," a post-race festivity, where we all go to pick up our T-shirts. Some stay and party all day; I leave and walk down to catch the 19th Avenue bus to take me back to the train (BAR ..." title=""Footstock," a post-race festivity, where we all go to pick up our T-shirts. Some stay and party all day; I leave and walk down to catch the 19th Avenue bus to take me back to the train (BAR ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T22:22:40Z John-Reed http://john-reed.smugmug.com http://john-reed.smugmug.com/Sports/Bay-to-Breakers/P1060229/4290645_gJnnz-Th.jpg 2004-05-16 09:09:16