Originally Posted by
Jack Tone
Ran the Bay to Breakers in a suit, Does that count?
When Mrs. GeneJockey and I had just gotten married, we lived in a flat in The Richmond*, two blocks from Golden Gate Park. Every May we'd wander down to the Park and watch a few minutes of the Bay To Breakers run/jog/walk/stroll by.
One guy who passed was wearing a suit. His birthday suit. It didn't register at first. His hair - all of it, everywhere - had sun-bleached to the same color his skin - all of it, everywhere - had tanned to. This was maybe half a mile or so from the finish at Ocean Beach, so he'd already run probably 7 miles that way. Personally, I wouldn't want to run that far without some kind of support, you know?
*For those who don't know the geography of San Francisco, The Richmond is basically the upper left hand corner of San Francisco, North of the Park.