While some (the wife-person, for one) might argue that the only fable is my claim to be an author, and by joining elite runners, I mean I stood near them before they left me in the dust, I was in fact present, and participated, yesterday at the 2011 Bay to Breakers 12K foot race.
While I peruse my copious volume of notes—meaning trying to read my own handwriting—and process hundreds of pictures—yes, they include naked people—here is a short video of the “race action” as we struggled up the famed Hayes Street hill.
Hayes St. Hill street party
Sand Dollar Adventures 