Went by the SF Yacht Club to watch the Allianz Cup race today which started since Wednesday this…read morepast week. The Allianz Cup presented by Oracle marks the last time the U.S. public will get to see America's Cup racing and crews in competition in American waters ahead of the America's Cup in 2007 in the waters outside Valencia, Spain. Wonderful race yachts out on the waters and we managed to catch the Petit Finals. It was a cool and windy day out and definitely a spectacular show and fleet of race boats!

I have run this race several times (I believe at least twice, but I have lost track; my lifetime…read morerace count since taking up running in 2014 is north of 250 at this point). I would run it again. It has a big bonus for anyone who wants to be awed: you end up inside the stadium, and they allow you to lounge around on the outfield. Even if you are not a baseball fan, that is a once-in-a-lifetime experience (well, more than once if you sign up, but you get the gist of it). It has an oddity of organization: they announce the date very late, so you cannot plan. I cannot figure out why that is, since it is professionally run. In addition to the medal, you get a bobblehead. (You can pay extra for the bib to be mailed; I always look for that, because my time is worth it to me, avoiding a needless trip to the Expo.) The other aspect of the race that should be mentioned is how flat the course is. It is an out and back along the Embarcadero, not too far from the Ferry Building (to the southeast of there), along Fisherman's Wharf, to the far side of Crissy Field. For the Bay Area, it has to be among the races with the least vertical gain. The field also has participants of enough different speeds, you won't feel as if you're doing terribly. There is a three hour time limit, so if you a pure walker (versus a run walker), you might need to speed up a bit. I am at the back of the pack myself, so I pass no judgment. (I've been finishing the race slower than 2:45, and it's fine.) PS I looked it up on Athlinks. I have run it three times. In doing that, I saw something I had not expected. The field has been shrinking. It was 3500 plus the first time, and 1200 the last time. That is a considerable change.

Of all the years of being a San Francisco Giants Fan!!! The Giants Race was the one event that.. I…read morehave never thought about doing it and It's a once in a year event!!! I was one of them shy and chicken type person that was afraid of doing it!!! And a lot of former co workers and also my brother has done it before!!! And most of my co workers had said to me, William you should go and try it out and have don't worry about being afraid!!! A lot of Giants Race runners start out slow, and with a lot of encouragement from my co workers and family!!! As when the new year of January 1 2018 came around... Okay I have said to my myself my goal of 2018 was go and try doing the San Francisco Giants 5K Race!!! And on that day of July 4th 2018 the time has finally come to me... I signed up for my very very 1st time on the Giants Race website and the rest is history!!! And from there, I started training & preparing myself by running around Lake Merced and other places in San Francisco... So I had 2 months to get ready for 2018 San Francisco Giants 5K Race!!! As the month of July and August which went by quick and when the month of September 9th 2018 was here!!! My time and day has finally arrived to go and run the Giants 5k Race!!! When I got at to AT&T PARK I was amazed to see a lot people who had signed for the 5k Giants Race!!! When I lined up at the starting line with my brother who also ran with me at the 5k Giants Race... When the timer has finally started, I said yayyyyy I am finally here and doing it!!! In the beginning, I started out slow with a normal pace and then started jogging little by little and some running by not over doing it towards the Embarcadero Ferry Building... From there it was a turn around and back to the Finish Line inside of the AT&T PARK BASEBALL FIELD!!! As I started running back towards the Finish Line inside of the Baseball Field I have said WHAT HUNTER PENCE WOULD HAVE SAID YES YES YES!!! Now that I have finally conquered my fears by not being afraid and I can now say I DID IT I DID IT I DID IT!!! I definitely would wanna come back next year in 2019 for the 10th Anniversary of the San Francisco Giants Race!!! ~JUST TAKE A LOOK AT ALL OF THE POSTED PICTURES THAT I HAVE POSTED FROM THE SEPTEMBER 9TH 2018 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 5K RACE~

Yet another Only-in-San Francisco event. Every Easter Sunday children & adult children ride…read moreridiculously small children's trikes, skateboards, office chairs, much etc, while wearing unrelated to Easter costumes, down Vermont street in Potrero Hill. BTW- Vermont St is the Real crookedest street, not Lombard. The onlookers stand behind rows of hay bales. Don't poke your head out to take a pic or you'll get your nose broken, and you'll have to wear a big honking white cast on your nose for a week. Not that that ever happened to me one year. The kids race down the street first at 3pm. Even toddlers, with parents running behind with a leash. The crowd is so generous with the hesitant littlest ones, cheering wildly. The adult children start at four, when all hell breaks loose, runaway plastic wheels down the street, pileups, crazy costumes, and adult sized people on impossibly small wheeled toys. It's not too hard to get a good view. Truly a feel-good fun event for the entire family. Put on your must-see list. Bring your friends from out of town. Enjoy!

BYOBW is a fun free event that happens every Easter Sunday (minus the last two years due to COVID)…read more Participants bring trikes and big wheel creations (rules say plastic only), and come to glide down the curvy hill adjacent to McKinley Square Park and within the neighborhood. This is the first time I discovered a crooked street in SF other than Lombard, and I actually like it better because it doesn't try too hard to be this fancy tourist spot, and yet the area's inviting with lots of trees and greenery that make it a great setting for an event like this. The organizers seem pretty chill without being super strict with rules like some other comparable events. You participate at your own risk, you cross the course at your own risk, you climb the pathways as a spectator at your own risk. Love the casual feel, yet still organized well to minimize problems. The curves of the course are lined with bales of hay, to protect people from crashes. But nothing bizarre/ dangerous really happens. I attended the 2022 event this past Sunday. The kids' event is in the early afternoon. Then the adult race was from 3-5pm. I thought parking would be a nightmare but finding free street parking actually wasn't too difficult, especially if you know the neighborhood. It's somewhat crowded because there isn't a lot of space along the curvy hill, and a lot is not level ground. But we easily found spots to sit and watch up close, without arriving early. There are steps along both sides, a bit on the steeper side, a perk of having plastic trikes that are not too heavy since racers have to carry their "big wheels" up to the top to slide down multiple times. The entertainment value is high, spectators cheering, racers screaming, crashing, spinning, laughing, and everyone just having a good time. Grown adults, most dressed in funky costumes, attempting to ride little girl trikes down the hill, wheels falling off and everything! Yep, makes for a good show. I only saw the end of the kids event (cuz i came to watch the adult race) but some parents/adults were holding or running down the hill with their kids' trikes. The adult race was definitely more exciting. This isn't a race to win... its all just for fun (for both riders and spectators), and I only stayed for an hour but definitely had a lot of fun. It only happens once a year in Potrero Hill, but it's totally worth checking out.

I reached out to Desmoto Sport because I had just bought front and rear tires, Brembo rear rotor,…read moreand Brembo brake pads and was looking for a quote to install them. Scott responded giving me the quote. After he also sent me a link to a Brembo rear rotor. I checked it and noticed the part number was different from the one I had just ordered, the day before, from Italy. I Googled it and apparently the part I bought was incorrect and the one Scott had sent was the correct part number! I immediately panicked and luckily was still able to cancel my previous order of the incorrect rear rotor! Phew! That was a close call! Would've been stuck with it if it had already shipped out from Italy. Scott did not have to send me a link to the correct part number but by him doing more than he needed to, he saved me a big headache. I think this shows that Scott does go beyond what he just needs to do. Thanks Scott!

Over time I found things to cool my enthusiasm about the work…read more 1) My motor burns oil. When the motor was being rebuilt, they definitely had the pistons out on a table. That would have been the time to inspect the piston rings, the cylinder bores, etc., and advise me if something was wrong and what the parts and labor would have cost while everything was already apart. That never happened, unfortunately. Now the same inspection and replacement would cost thousands in new labor. 2) Worse, is at a later service, they bled the clutch fluid, and reassembled the clutch master cylinder reservoir badly causing it to leak when I went home. The fluid dribbled on the fairing paint and caused it to bubble. I emailed them about this and they never responded.

I recommend signing up for this clean Spartan Race if you are just getting into OCR's. When I think…read moreof Spartan races, I envision mud, dirt, hills and hills and more hills. This is the complete opposite of that, and for me, does not truly depict what a "real" Spartan race is. This course takes you all around the perimeter of the stadium, both inside and out. The views of the bay are amazing! As with any Sprint races, I never carry along a Camelbak. The water stations are adequate. However, if in complete dire need of hydration, there are water fountains available. The volunteers offer a lot of encouragement and support without physically helping you through an obstacle (other Spartan racers will be there for you!). The staple Spartan obstacles included in this race are Hercules Hoist, spear throw, wall climbs, sandbag carry, rope climb, monkey bars, cargo frame, and crawls. In preparation for this race, do a lot of stairs - stairmaster at the gym, bleachers, take the stairs at work, avert from taking the escalators/elevators, and take the stairs!!! Though this venue is perfect for a novice racer, a more experienced one might find it mundane. I've raced twice in this stadium and my kids have done three Kids Spartan races here. Keep in mind that Spartan Races are not low-cost. You can go on GroupOn to buy tickets, but race times are in the afternoon. I personally like to race in the morning so although these rates are more economical, they do not apply to me. Getting a refund or deferring your race is not an easy feat and is an obstacle in and of itself, so be sure you are fully committed when signing up. *** For any Spartan Race, I suggest looking into Mission Peak Spartans in Fremont for a more in depth training. Mission Peak (the actual hike) is a popular spot for Spartans *** Beautiful Spartan venues to look in to: Hawaii - the course is absolutely breathtaking!!!! Gorgeous throughout!!! Seattle - the Beast in October is quite impressive! Other Spartan races I've participated in: Monterey and Tejon Ranch - hills and dust for days on out!!! Sacramento - my least favorite course. Potholes everywhere!!! Pala Beast - hella hot and dry!!! No other races scheduled for this venue.

So I have a friend/co-worker who has been volunteering and running this race for a few years now…read more I've been meaning to do it, but I either waited too long to sign up or I had other plans. This year I was determined to try this out but of course scared since I haven't been super training and well there was a chance of rain which I wasn't too thrilled about. But, to our luck Sunday was a perfect day to volunteer and race and I was glad I did it. In short, if you're looking to try out a Spartan race, this one is a good one to start with. It didn't particularly kill me too much. I do have bruises to say otherwise, but do it with a group of friends who aren't in it for time and you'll have a blast. L O C A T I O N The race takes you in and around the bellies of AT&T Park. Parking is at A Lot which costs $15 even for volunteers. They used to have free parking for volunteers but my luck, it wasn't covered this year. It's a short little stroll to the park from there. If you're volunteering, you have to walk to the far otherside of the park to check-in. V O L U N T E E R As a volunteer, they send out an email a month in advance to sign up for your roles from Thursday-Sunday. If you do one full shift, you get a free shirt and a free race entry for this race or a future race but you still have to pay $14 for the insurance fee. Any extra shifts you take you get a discount at the store. So don't go thinking you can do multiple shifts and get free races for each of them. We signed up for the 7am-2pm Registration booth spot. They needed to do a little better job to introduce leaders of the area and the lead volunteer cause he kind of disappeared for us. Also they could've told us what we should do if certain things happened like, missing/lost chips, extra questions that we can't field, etc. They just kind of showed us how to scan things and said if we had any questions to go to the other booth where they were at, but there wasn't really time for us to run there and keep registering people. Anyways, as a volunteer we had to sign a waiver...another one outside of the online waiver. We did get a Firehouse sub lunch, chips, popcorn, granola bars, and water. Did we really have time to eat? Not really cause we were one of the first booths for registration. I had time to take bites between waves of people. I also ended up standing the whole time which took a bit of toll on my lower back. Goodness me, I clearly am getting old. After they did shut down our area to limit the registration tables, one of the area leads told us to go walk up and down to pick up trash, which if they had actual trash cans, would not be a big issue. Also they should've had gloves if this was going to be part of our jobs. After doing our shift we walked back and checked out, then straight back to registration to sign ANOTHER waiver...same ones again to run the volunteer run at 2pm which we ended up going closer to 2:45pm. R A C E As a racer, you have to go through security after you register. At this point there's no signs to say "Start" this way. I wish there was a sign, though we just assumed it was go up the escalator as the exit is at the same point. The bag check is inside for $5 and they man the tables until all bags are gone. The race starts towards first base. You get a 5ft wall to go over as a teaser. They also check for your heat time on your wrist so make sure you have it. After that they slowly release people. It took almost 15-20 minutes from that first wall to actually starting. The race itself was a lot of stair climbing which killed my calves and there's really no real space when you're in the stands to pass people, so you just have to take your opportunities to pass outside of the bleacher runs. I would suggest to look up videos for techniques to get past all the different obstacles like the herc hull, wall climbs, rope climb and spear throw as the other obstacles really don't have much technique. You just do it. Fortunately for us, the penalty for any incomplete obstacle you do was only 15 burpees. Standard is typically 30. So do lots of burpees for training. O V E R A L L Volunteering then racing is doable. Do it with a group of friends as it was super fun doing it with two of my friends. We all celebrated as we went over the 6ft, 7ft and finally 8ft walls. I wouldn't recommend this to people who don't already workout. You do have to train for this a little. I do cardio 4-5 times a week, weights or crossfit for 2-3 times a week and go on a hike at least once a week. So I wasn't too afraid of this though those walls were very intimidating. But as my first Spartan I thoroughly enjoyed it. I just wish there was more signage, and a better map to better plan for obstacles, though you can definitely youtube a course run to get a feel.

My first time attending the event and I gotta say it is what I hear it is. Fun, exciting, amazing…read morecostumes, awesome people. Event was suppose to start at 8 but with 8 groups it took awhile before my group got going, almost 9am. Then that's when I knew the reason why, the race was more like a parade or a walk or run. I started off pacing myself but by mile 2 I thought to myself this would be more fun to just casually stroll and spectate all the muse and excitement throughout the course from mile 1 to mile 7. Although I heard there was many restrictions but everything was still there at least that I saw. Great costumes, floats, music, weather, people and of course the nudity. Even the the residential area was throwing a party during the course. I gotta say this was my first and definitely won't be my last. Plus I forgot my costume so next year is a must. Thank you Alaska Airlines for sponsoring this years event!!!

Looooove it! It's always a nice annual fun break from the normal life. I don't really like to run…read moreso I walk/jog. Definitely worth being part of it.

My experience was unique, I came here for the dream force concert…read more I've never walked on to the field before, so it was awesome to be so close to the stage as well as on the physical Ballpark. Given that this was a private event, my experience at the ballpark was phenomenal

Always a great time here! Despite getting sunburned that one time (my bad) lol…read more Parking can be tricky but it's manageable if you plan properly. The staff here are always so energetic and friendly. Great views all around. Good music and vibes. Lots of really good food selection and drinks to choose from. The organization and flow of the long lines is nice! Kudos to them for that. Lots of police nearby which is great for everyone's safety.

Nice the marathon offers 5ks ..I didn't know ..not sure how marathons work ..very nice weather and…read moreterrain ..26 miles ...what for idk ...nice festivities ...Crissy Field embarcadero ..expo is fun ..hope to make 3 for loyalty next year ..personal best times

Ran my first marathon on the 28th of this month , finished with a sub 3:24 , 7 ' 48 " per mile…read more pace didn't qualify for Boston but definitely will eventually. I just need more training. Still kinda new but definitely love this like a 2nd job lol Awesome vibe and shout out to the all the people doing the water stations, that shit was a major staple in helping me finish. - FOOD GOD

Cars and Coffee San Francisco is a gathering of Exotic Cars and rare cars. Cars Pre-1972, Muscle…read moreCars. They are here on selected Saturdays from 7am to 10am. Saturday, June 29th, 2014 was their very first event. This event was sponsored by many business such as: Hilton of San Francisco San Francisco Department of Public Works Ferrari of San Francisco British Motor Cars Academy of Arts GT Auto Concepts There were over 100 cars (estimated) on display here. People were friendly. Event is free to the viewers. $5.00 to have your car displayed. A Special $3.00 event parking next door Pier 30. Special guest at this events was: Mayor Ed Lee Jane Kim, Board of Supervisor District 6 Mayor Wayne Lee This was a great event for it's first event......Up coming events will have Classic Motorbike also. Looking forward to the next event!!

Perfect place for car enthusiast to meet other cool people who are interested or have the same…read morehobby as you. I didn't get the catch the first event, but I went to the one on 8/2. The event is scheduled one a month on the first Saturday of every month. It starts at 8am in the morning and last for about 3 hrs. Entry to show your car and park with the rest of the people would cost you $5. For the money, you get coffee and donut if your there early. Parking shouldn't be an issue as I was a bit late (didn't show up til 9am). They were extremely friendly at the gate and directed me into a lane to avoid traffic and congestion. The meet is organized into a few sections. Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, and those of the same league are parked in VIP section at the front. Then there's sections for Porsche, BMW, Antiques, Muscles... etc. From what I understand, the money that is received are donated to Gum Moon Woman's Residence and Asian Woman's Resource Center. Which means, your supporting a good cause while doing something that you like. Attached some photos of the 8/2 event. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftM59Se1NLo

Such a special event. It truly brings out the best of SF culture. The creativity is different…read morelevel. The costumes are the tip of the iceberg--a Bad Bunny Super Bowl recreation, piñata people with bats to hit and get candy, a massive black ball of trash bags that you roll down the Hayes hill. Tortillas flying over your head while the anticipation of the race builds. Amazing community cheering you on throughout the race. A Super Mario station set up in the Height, a car wash station you run through, beer bongs hanging from windows in the Hayes, trampolines and water guns, music blasting everywhere, a rainbow from Playa in GGP, and the most beautiful art pieces scattered throughout GGP. This is truly the best way to tour SF. And if you can't run the whole way, don't worry. So many people are simply walking and having fun. Very child friendly. A special experience for the whole family. A must for every San Franciscan.

My first time at B2B and I've already secured my ticket for next year…read more It looked like majority of people walk this race. I was in corral E (A being the first) and so maybe that's why?? But I did also pass many people wearing A, B, D corral letters who were taking it easy and just walking. It's more of a parade/festival than a run. I think that is a huge draw for the crowds, especially those with a disability or older folk. Walking is still movement, and I love that this is just a fun excuse to get out and move with the crowd, see parts of the city that you usually don't see, and party your way down to the ocean with the Bay Area community! The vibes were immaculate! I loved the Biofreeze zone, getting sprayed down with menthol-y goodness at mile 5. The spectators are awesome--I got a tiki drink, a can of red bull, hit a bunch of Super Mario blocks to power up, saw Kermit the frog and his puppet friends, Loraxes and racoons partying in the streets, a silly human pitstop, and the med tents got me covered with extra SPF. Luckily I didn't notice anyone "way too drunk" and messy, like I've seen some old reviews mention. I did notice security asking people not to drink on the course, but it seems the sidewalk stop is fine, just don't run on course with alcohol? Water guns will get you feeling fresh again. Plenty of water stops along the route. **The porta-potties however need to extra toilet paper or someone to bring extra toilet paper. Also hand sanitizer or wash stations would help a lot. Now that we've been through COVID you would have thought the organizers would taken this part into consideration.*** The shirt and medal is so cute, designed by a local artist. Although I really wish they would make a sun shirt long sleeve style next year to protect us from the sun! It's as challenging as you make it to be. You can run the entire thing, or walk it with friends. Because there is so much to see I didn't feel the distance. I regularly ran 5k before this so if you're not used to moving you might be sore the next day! Do be aware that quite a lot of people run nude, not kid friendly/NSFW. Just like that, we could see the ocean, the finish line. Can't wait 'til next year!