Who's running? My wife will be walking it and I'll be running from the seeded corral. Anyone have any tips on getting there? My plan is to drive up (from San Jose) and park in a friend's driveway (he lives right off the N-Judah line near Ocean Beach) then walk up to N-Judah, hopefully get on the subway and make it to the start. Costs $7? I'll have exact change. I'm totally nervous about the logistics of this race which is why I've never subjected myself to it!

FYI Ken -- I was at the Expo today picking up my number, and they had a table selling the $7 Muni passes. They said that the $7 was only for the post-race rides, not for pre-race. So if you park out in the avenues and take the N-Judah in, you'll just be paying the regular $1.50 Muni fare.

Good luck at the race, guys. I'm thinking of running this next year. It seems like one of those races that every California runner should do.

PS It's going to be warm this weekend so expect naked people.

Why does the the thought of a bunch of nekkid people running make me want to go "ewww"? Good luck racing this weekend, Ken and Anne.

Hey Ken -- congrats on the PR! I read your log, and saw you're disappointed. Sounds like you'll be in good shape to take on that hill next year. I was helped up the hill by the Salmon -- I ran into them swimming upstream as I was a block or so into the hill, and giving them high fives the whole way up definitely helped me not notice the big ass hill. 'Course, that's all at a much slower pace than you! I really enjoyed it! The logistics weren't nearly as complicated as I'd feared. As soon as I crossed the start line, I was running. Sure, there was some dodging and weaving, but it actually didn't slow me down much. And I definitely enjoyed the spirit of the spectators -- and that quiet, calm, and cool that you hit as you're past the museums in the park. The heat was a challenge, for sure. I was ridiculously annoyed to cross the finish line and be hounded to take the free samples of pain relief gel and photo info cards instead of being handed a water. I wonder if they had major problems with that later in the morning? I did do it as part of a long run, parking around UCSF (on street, no problems), so it was over 15 miles total for the morning. So I had 4.5 miles to run to the start, and then a long wait in the corrals because I took them seriously on that arrive-by-7:15 thing (BTW: when I first arrived downtown, I went to the Palace Hotel and used their restrooms -- no lines and marble tiled, beats a portapotty any day. I don't fit any troublemaker profile, in truth, but I didn't even notice myself getting a once-over from any hotel staff). I didn't get the sense that the early arrival actually necessary, and if I do it again, I won't be so worried about arriving early. After the finish -- I finished right behind Marian Lyons, which turns out to be a good way to ensure that lots of people are clapping as you approach the finish -- and after finally finding the water, I did a slow jog back to the car. My leg seems to be holding up fine, which was such a relief. All in all a very good day! I don't know about the alcohol situation further back in the pack, but they certainly weren't cracking down on nudity that I saw.