Grab your best costume and lace up your running shoes, Bay to Breakers is this weekend!
The annual race across San Francisco is scheduled to take place on Sunday.
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WATCH HEREThe 7-mile course begins near the Ferry Building in the Financial District and comes to an end at Ocean Beach.
Race coordinator Kyle Meyers said runners have all kinds of ways to take part this year.
"We've got our elite race up front; our centipede division, which is 13 runners tied together," he said. "New for this year is the two-person relay. We also have the Bay to Breakers bonus, which is an extra 3K on the Great Highway. We also have a corporate teams division as well."
There will be some road closures in effect, including by the finish line starting Friday. Closures near the starting line started at 7 p.m. Saturday. All other race related closures take effect at 6 a.m. Sunday.
While the event is upbeat and fun, Meyers said they also take public safety seriously.
"We have multiple security checkpoints, 200-plus of our private security guards, and then we work with every district station that the route touches," he said. "So, yeah, we’re prepared."
The climate around the country has been tense recently, with anti-Gaza war demonstrations and a federal advisory about the potential for organizations to exploit gatherings associated with Pride.
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SIGN UP "At this time, we don’t have any information of any credible threats that might be posing an issue to the race this weekend," police Officer Robert Rueca said.
