My favorite Bay to Breakers moment this year was on Van Ness and Hayes, as the race crossed Van Ness Avenue (above). My path crossed that of the race about 9:40 a.m. — I was on my way to Herbst Theater for a graduation ceremony.

By that time the “race” was mostly made up of costumed revelers walking along with cups of beer. Drunken sorority girls were scampering up to the San Francisco Unified School District HQ building on the corner, because there is a strip of grass and some hedges in front of the building, and relieving themselves behind the hedges. As I walked by, a few girls sprinted up and one cried “Fuck it, I don’t need to go behind the bushes!”

She and her friends then proceeded to squat and do their no. 1 right there on the strip of grass between the building and the sidewalk. Passersby were mildly amused, but by this time of the morning were fairly jaded by everything else that had passed by already.

Unfortunately I was not quick enough with my camera. But then, who among us did not witness random acts of urination on or near the B to B route?

Also:
SFist entries on the B to B here and here.
SFGate coverage here, with photos here.
SJ Mercury-News coverage here.