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Bay to Breakers Race Report- New 12K PR!

May 19th, 2010 · No Comments

The week before Bay to Breakers was total crap, as we found out on Tuesday that a friend had taken his own life… this led to WAY too much time out on the town as we dealt with the events of the week. I opted to stay home the night before the race because I [...]

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ING Can Suck It – Back out of Bay to Breakers

February 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment

In case you haven’t heard, ING is trying to ruin Bay to Breakers and the supes are stepping in to try to find a happy medium, but it looks like ING won’t be happy until every last ounce of life or “San Francisco-ness” is sucked from the event. Did they not do ANY research into [...]

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2Good4Bay2Breakers? Three Aspiring Speedwalkers Take on Hayes Street Hill, Naked Guys

May 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Contributed by: Melinda Bailey (aka Babypusher ) I’m a tough girl…not Cha Cha DiGregorio tough, but at least Betty Rizzo tough (sorry, but I find Grease to be the most appropriate movie to compare myself to). That’s why I was so surprised when pregnancy kicked my ass! Kicked it hard. I shouldn’t have been so [...]

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All in the head: Is a marathon worth “just finishing”?

May 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Contributed by: Rocket Girl (aka Jody) Last night, I attended my first track practice in four weeks. I had three strikes against me: 1) I’m getting over a cold virus; 2) I’ve run exactly twice in four weeks; and 3) It’s blazing hot. (Seriously, how do people run outside of San Francisco? Running in Florida? [...]

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Don’t forget to sign up for Bay to Breakers

May 13th, 2008 · No Comments

… if you’re into that kind of thing. The Gav doesn’t want you to be a mooch, plus more from SF Gate. Or, visit the official Bay to Breakers site for the info without the guilt trip. Look for FitLifeSF community members and contributors Rocket Girl, Melinda (BabyPusher) and Officer Hizzle on the course.

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