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    Bay to Breakers 2024 Results: Men and Women's Top Finishers and Best Photos

    Julia StumbaughMay 19, 2024

    SAN FRANCISCO - MAY 17: Participants run up Hayes Street Hill during the ING Bay to Breakers race May 17, 2009 in San Francisco, California. Now in its 98th year, the ING Bay to Breakers 12K is one of the world's largest and oldest footraces, featuring world-class athletes in addition to costumed runners. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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    The most colorful race in San Francisco took place for the 111th time with Sunday morning's Bay to Breakers.

    Colin Bennie paced the men by running the 12-kilometer course from the Embarcadero to the Ocean Beach in 37:01.5.

    Clarissa Morales led the women with a run time of 45:05.48, while Cal Calamia paced non-binary runners with a 44:26.27 finish time.

    Below are the top three finishers for each category:

    Men

    1. Colin Bennie: 37:01.5
    2. Christopher Olley: 38:06.98
    3. Paddy O'Leary: 38:11.53

    Women

    1. Julia Vasquez Giguere: 43:48.94
    2. Estelle Richardson: 43:53.93
    3. Clarissa Morales: 45:05.48

    Non-Binary

    1. Cal Calamia: 44:46.27
    2. JL Odom: 54:30.10
    3. Rory Glenn: 54:55.23

    Find the full race results here.

    Runners donned a variety of outfits for a race best known for its costumed participants.

    Scott Strazzante @ScottStrazzante

    The annual Bay to Breakers run has begun in San Francisco. <a href="https://twitter.com/sfchronicle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sfchronicle</a> photos by <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottStrazzante?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ScottStrazzante</a> <a href="https://t.co/kpaKug95Wl">pic.twitter.com/kpaKug95Wl</a>

    Alex Harmon @alex_harmon

    Good ol' SF people watching along Bay to Breakers! <a href="https://t.co/mQ8v2jiRSF">pic.twitter.com/mQ8v2jiRSF</a>

    토리 @aging_everyday

    친구들과 연례이벤트인 Bay to Breakers 달리러 다운타운 왔다 🏃🏻 <a href="https://t.co/xKvaa9r3pt">pic.twitter.com/xKvaa9r3pt</a>

    Spectators continued a tradition of tossing tortillas to runners before the start of the race:

    Wallace Marshall @WallaceUcsf

    Bay to<br>Breakers <br>Tortillas<br>Are Flying <a href="https://t.co/B9VhqJ4oW7">pic.twitter.com/B9VhqJ4oW7</a>

    Some runners dressed up with a local flair, running as the famous row of colorful Victorian houses known as the Painted Ladies located across from San Francisco's Alamo Square.

    Sara Donchey @SaraDonchey

    The best Bay To Breakers costume thus far, the painted ladies <a href="https://twitter.com/KPIXtv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KPIXtv</a> <a href="https://t.co/G1k2uB5G5S">pic.twitter.com/G1k2uB5G5S</a>

    Others celebrated the March release of "Dune: Part Two" by dressing up as a sandworm:

    Bay to Breakers 2024 Results: Men and Women's Top Finishers and Best Photos
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    Sara Donchey @SaraDonchey

    The dune worm at bay to breakers <a href="https://twitter.com/KPIXtv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KPIXtv</a> <a href="https://t.co/smjgSf7dwQ">pic.twitter.com/smjgSf7dwQ</a>

    Bay to Breakers was first run in 1912 as a way to boost the morale of San Francisco residents impacted by the 1906 earthquake, according to the San Francisco Travel Association.

    It has only paused since then during the COVID-19 pandemic and remains the world's oldest annual footrace, per the San Francisco Chronicle.