Ryan Eklund (left) operates a custom-made beer dispenser for thirsty runners Byron Tuyay, Mark Shirian and Naum Shuminov along the race route on Fell Street. Lots of liquid in meant lots went out. Chronicle photo by Michael Maloney
Posted on 05/21/2008 9:43:35 AM PDT by GSWarrior
It's often called the world's longest party, but this year's Bay to Breakers race through San Francisco was anything but fun for the residents, cops and public workers who bore the brunt of the drunken young "runners" who staggered around Golden Gate Park and the city's west side, relieving themselves wherever it proved convenient.
"We tried to get out in front of the problem, but this year some of these kids were just beyond gone," said city Recreation and Park Department spokeswoman Rose Dennis.
"The media covers this as some kind of wonderful party, but at the end, there is a lot of crap and people urinating," Dennis said.
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Ryan Eklund (left) operates a custom-made beer dispenser for thirsty runners Byron Tuyay, Mark Shirian and Naum Shuminov along the race route on Fell Street. Lots of liquid in meant lots went out. Chronicle photo by Michael Maloney
Sounds like a normal SF day to me.
“In the Panhandle, there were only about 10 portable toilets set up for the 60,000 race participants. Desperate people, women as well as men, “were going anywhere and everywhere,” Cunnane said.”
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I dunno, sounds like this could have been predicted...
That said, where can I get an “Average Joe’s Gym” uniform? I rather liked that movie.
Probably not the best place to be.
Not the optimal place to be, you'd think...
Sounds like behind it would’ve been worse, though.
}:-)4
GMTA ;)
“”The media covers this as some kind of wonderful party, but at the end, there is a lot of crap and people urinating,” Dennis said.”
Heh, that could also be the Democrat Party he’s talking about.
Women. Hanging boobs. I can see why San Francisco would have a problem with that.
I’ve been a drunk and I’ve been a runner. But the thought of getting drunk and going for a run has never crossed my mind.
I ran it in 1982. That cured me of running for fun!
I remember there were people eating on the outside patio at Flippers cafe along the race route, while--separted by only a hedge--dozens of people were urinating just feet away from the folks enjoying breakfast.
What’s the problem? I mean, people have been peeing on SF for years.
3rd pics... g.d. freaks...
Just another day in San Cramcrisco.
}:-)4
“Art Mann Presents” covered this for HDNet a couple of years ago.
Art commented that even he was overwhelmed with the amount of ‘man-ass’.
In those days the scavengers used to hang out in the morning around DeLancy waiting for the race to start so they could grab up all the sweat suits and back packs that runners thought would be safe until they returned. I got good advice from a friend and we bought giant old suits at Good Will for a buck or two and after we warmed up we changed in his van and wore the 'Zoot Suits' to the start line. When the serious runners went off we had plenty of time to strip because we walked in a slow moving crowd for about six blocks before we took our first jogging step.
Yep, just a bunch of liberals "marking their territory".
Me too - the two are mutually exclusive.
Me too - the two are mutually exclusive.
...and the same goes for golf!
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