One of San Francisco's most eccentric events returns to the city on Sunday. More than 10,000 runners, some wearing wacky costumes and others wearing nothing at all, take over the streets for Bay to Breakers. The road race hasn't been held since 2019 due to the pandemic.
, says he's excited to have runners pounding the pavement once again.
You might be thinking, ‘What’s the point?' However, Mercer assures there will be a beer garden finish party with Fort Point Kolsch and Speakeasy Big Daddy IPA available for purchase. "While the numbers will be smaller this year than they were in 2019, the space we're utilizing for the start corral is the same. It will be a more spread out start corral. Once the race starts, people spread out a bit more," Mercer said.
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