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Facts |
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The 12K course (7.46 miles) starts at the edge of San
Francisco Bay, crosses the city, and ends in the breakers of the Pacific
Ocean. |
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The race is the longest consecutively run footrace in
the world. |
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The international scope of the Bay to Breakers attracts
elite runners from countries throughout the world, including Great
Britain, Kenya, Brazil, Australia, Colombia, Tanzania, Ireland, Zimbabwe,
Belgium, Portugal, China and Ukraine. |
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More than 70,000 runners participate annually. They
run the gamut from serious world-class athletes, through more modest
weekend warriors, to the costumed contenders who set this race apart
from all others. |
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The first race hosted 150 runners. Bobby Vlught, a St.
Mary's College student and part-time newspaper copy boy, was the first
to cross the finish line in 1912, with a time of 45:10. |
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No women participated until 1940, when Bobbie Burke
unofficially entered and finished the race. It was not until 1971
that the first officially registered woman, Dr. Frances Conley, crossed
the finish line. |
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In 1994, American runners were able to use their times
to meet the standard required for entry into the Olympic trials. |
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From 1993 to 1996, the Examiner Bay to Breakers was
the first official 12K National Championship recognized by United
States of America Track and Field Association (the governing body
of U.S. running). |
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Each year, our Medical Staff will treat about 450 runners,
mostly for blisters and muscle strains. |
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There are 520 portable toilets at the event. |
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8,500 cases of water will be distributed along the course
and throughout the Bay to Breakers weekend. |
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More than 3,000 volunteers line the course and the Footstock
celebration. |
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