Thanks to all the racers at the 2nd annual Great Urban Race San Francisco! 362 costumed participants tackled the streets of San Francisco with gusto, from the Embarcadero, to Chintatown, downtown, and all around, the racers played arcade games, solved riddles, and ended the day with a trip through a giant obstacle course!
In the end, Gals a Cookin' won in an impressive time of 1:37. They were followed closely by the 2007 champs, Tweedles. Team Boston 26.2 rounded out the top three. Congrats to everyone who participated! We look forward to seeing you again in 2009!
Champions:
Best Costume: Team Awesome and Litter Bugs
Champions Interview (Gals a Cookin'):
What was your race strategy?
To win!
Pre-race meal?
Pizza.
What did you study before the race?
SF map, fun facts.
Did you have any arguments?
Yes, pre-race. What floor we were parked on, "It was C!" "No, it was D!"
How do you know each other?
We took martial arts together before we had babies.
Any secrets for your success?
We'll keep them a secret - see you in Vegas!!!
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San Francisco participants say...
"Did not know what to expect and it exceed my expectations."
"This was so much FUN! I wish there was more events like this!"
"Yes, it was a fun event. So many great costumes and excited folks!"
"The whole day was wonderful. It was challenging to solve the clues and fun to run around the city with a strategy to win."
"It was a lot of fun. We will be more prepared next year."
"It was challenging and really fun!"
"SSOOO Much Fun!!! Cant stop telling people about it!! Love Love Loved it!!!"
"I thought it was exciting and very creative."
"We had a blast! 7 minutes short of the top 25- we'll get it next time!"
"Wow...what a different perspective on having a "day in the city!"
"It was awesome! We laughed through the entire race!"
"I had tons of fun, this was a ton of fun, dressing up, running around like crazy people and having everyone say, "is this bay to breakers?" lol"
"The race was a blast! Can't wait to do it again! Joe and his staff were very friendly."
"Keep it coming. a wonderfully fun time!"
"GREAT JOB by GUR!"
"I called everyone I knew after the race to tell them that they HAVE to sign up for the GUR in their area! We had a blast!"
"Volunteers did an awesome job. You guys were all really positive and really added to the fun of the event."
"I thought that the staff were very friendly and capable. It was a completely drama-free event with a casual, but well-managed feel about it. Very enjoyable."
"Thanks again for an awesome race! I LOVE this stuff!"
"Awesome! I already recommended it to everyone at work - we're trying to get a crew together to do Chicago & NY!"
"We love the race, had a great time and we felt great that we solved all the clues and finished!"
"Friendly staff. I like the spirit of the game. It not just about being fast on your feet, you've got to have smart friends with fast computers and a little GPS in your head!"
"I really had a lot of fun! I thought the race combined a good level of difficulty both mentally and physically...especially when we managed to miss all public transit and ran the entire thing! It was a blast and we'll definitely be back...hopefully with a bigger group!"
"Our fist race after loosing over 100 pounds together, came in 12th in san fran...so much fun and memories that will last a lifetime! This race ment a lot to us, we were just hoping to finish w/5 hours, so 12th was mind blowing! We had so much fun, we are begging our friends in other cities to do it, and look out Vegas, here we come! Thank you!!!"
"All of the staff were so nice. It was also great to have water and food at the end... that was definitely appreciated!"
"FUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!"
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Photos:
Results:
* denotes team qualifies to compete in Nationals
** denotes team qualifies to compete in Nationals and will receive free entry
^ denotes team competed in Family Division
# denotes team received a penalty
**1st - Gals a Cookin' (1:37) - Yoko Kasai and Annelise Bauer
**2nd - Tweedles (1:40) - Justin and Charlie Graham
**3rd - Boston 26.2 (1:57) - Dina Coleman and David Luczynski
*4th - Tom & Jeri (1:59) - Tom Carroll and Jeri Mandelbaum
*5th - Overly Educated (2:03) - Jesse Golenberg and Gabrielle Gotta
*6th - Bisquit Squad (2:04) - Joel Stahl and Joe Smallwood
*7th - Team T & A (2:05) - Alison Petro and Tanya Khouri
*8th - Chewbacca Loves Tuaca (2:05) - Joanne Saunders and Fabio Stefani
*9th - Meat Machine (2:06) - Erik Stuart and Chris Maliwat
*10th - Team Canada (2:08) - Eric Tang and Akshay Mani
*11th - Rockstar Beagle (2:14) - James Gentes and Jill Olin
*12th - Team B & B (2:19) - Beth and Brian Latham
*13th - Team Aero (2:19) - Geoff and MinJung Lew
*14th - The Heinous Haynes (2:19) - Jill and David Haynes
*15th - Off Road Rage (2:20) - Victoria Liu and Joey Berdal
*16th - Ocean Cats (2:20) - Mario Renteria and Shawn Holder
*17th - Winner Winner Chicken Dinner (2:21) - Chris Chan and Stacey Young Chan
*18th - The Replacemnts (2:24) - Christy Barnes and Nils Pommerien
*19th - Chase the Dragon (2:24) - Jim Fung and Gordon Lee
*20th - MuFuUnSunFroSoCoProFro (2:24) - James Herbert and Megan Zoback
*21st - The Chita Girls (2:25) - Rita Lee and Christina Lee
#*22nd - Designated Drinkers (2:25) - Michael Ramirez and Jonathan Alcantar
*23rd - Pilgrim's Posee (2:25) - Suzi Hellwege and Ysabel Kuang
*24th - Phan / Trias (2:25) - Karen Phan and Francis Trias
*25th - Sanduners (2:27) - Jennifer Williams and Amy Horst
26th - EKF (2:27) - Karen Fry and Erin Kayser
27th - The Bay Bridgets (2:27) - Janelle and Andrew Olson
28th - Hoshino 2 (2:28) - Rosemary Hoshino and Jenny LeFleur
29th - Hoshino 1 (2:28) - Kenji and Haleah Hoshino
30th - The 2 Marketeers (2:29) - Leandry Estrella and Matthew Gilman
31st - The One Eyed Bunnies (2:31) - Meghan Mavity and Leslie Steinman
32nd - The Busy Devs (2:31) - Robinne Burrell and Brandon Lucas
33rd - Team Ru (2:32) - Rosa Liu and Vu Nguyen
34th - Spongebob and Patrick (2:32) - Mai Tran and Ryan Hashimoto
35th - Crimson Tide (2:32) - Hong Dinh and Thuc Huynh
36th - Mark & Theresa (2:33) - Theresa Huynh and Mark Chen
^37th - U an I (2:33) - Jim and Rebecca Holderman
38th - Hicks Team (2:33) - Dave and Wendy Hicks
39th - Gentry (2:33) - Candes Gentry and Milan Drager
40th - SLO Buddies (2:34) - Rachel Martin and Sierra Russell
41st - Mountain View Mamas (2:35) - Karen Moreland and Alexa Morris
42nd - RicoandWanda (2:37) - Debbie Fussell and Frederic Adams
43rd - Team Awesome 2 (2:39) - Shintau Lin and Aashin Nagpal
44th - Headhunters (2:39) - Liz Frome and Jojo Varona
#45th - LaSirena (2:40) - Jerry and Mary Anderson
46th - Go Girls (2:40) - Lori Krolik and Michelle Galvin
47th - The Official Winners (2:42) - Karyn and Jon Imel
48th - Sozo (2:43) - Michael Walker and Lisa Walker
49th - Team We're Gonna Win! (2:43) - Dianne and Steve Sivulka
50th - Snoppy and Woodstock (2:44) - Choi Yee Wong and Rick Bratthauer
51st - FWB (2:46) - Ryan Calderon and Shannon Buran
^52nd - Mamas Boys (2:46) - Karen Salveson, Reid Price, Dane Price, and Kael Price
53rd - Nguyen / Sienkiewicz (2:47) - Thuy Nguyen and Alexander Sienkiewicz
54th - Nuts and Bolts (2:48) - Nitya Oberoi and Sriram Raman
55th - Fiat Slug (2:51) - Andy VanSicle-Ward and Mike Fahmie
#56th - Team Cruz (2:52) - Timothy Whalen and Susan Hall
57th - Raichu! (2:52) - Philip Lo and Melissa Huang
58th - Double Agents (2:53) - Patrick Thomas and Zach Barton
59th - Nuts and Bolts (2:53) - Elizabeth Trowbridge and Beverly Sutliff
60th - Hot Dawgs (2:54) - Kacy Kohut and E.B. Canelis
61st - Green Platypus (2:54) - Sharon Dai and Terence Tseng
62nd - Em&Em (2:56) - Emily Solie and Emily Seacat
63rd - Team Whoo Hoo (2:56) - Lisa Shew and Carl Lee
64th - The Petunias (2:56) - Hedi Rolfson and Jennifer Christie
65th - Big Foot Little Shoe (2:57) - Sarah Tompkins and Brian Broome
66th - Training for Shopping (2:57) - Michelle Shoji-Lee and Gayle Ichiho
67th - Lair Blue Camp (2:57) - Denise Hayamizu-Wong adn Keith Wong
68th - Team Bowl Cup (2:57) - Greydon Uchida and Aaron Gong
69th - The Really Rottens (2:58) - Michelle Ogawa and Tyler Cunningham
70th - DACOS (2:59) - Angela and Derrick Behrens
71st - Morgantha (2:59) - Morgan Holland and Samantha Rogers
72nd - Ram Rovers (3:00) - Ramsey Benson and Tricia Benson
73rd - Pink Fluffy Monsters (3:00) - Linda Thai adn Jay Wei
74th - Auker Eye 5 (3:03) - Kelsey Dunn and Eric Squires
75th - Auker Eye 6 (3:03) - Lynnette Marsiglia nd Mike Marsiglia
76th - The Brain and the Brawns (3:04) - Birdie Vongphakdy and Sophey Tiet
#77th - The Guardians (3:05) - Jack Smith adn Ryan Hawn
78th - Lalelysha (3:08) - Elysha Passeggi and Lale Beller
79th - Velvet Hammers (3:08) - Selma Blanusa and Renata Benstead
80th - Organized Chaos (3:08) - Jade Pham and Hans Castillo
81st - Gandhi / Kahn (3:09) - Sunil Gandhi adn Lena Shah
82nd - The Freaks of the Creek (3:09) - Manan Shah and Anu Gandhi
83rd - This Is Crazy (3:11) - Melissa Gena and Wendy Holmes
84th - Bear and Baldy (3:12) - Cara Cieslak and Clayton Cieslak
85th - SF Gamers (3:12) - Elizabeth Ciabattari and Vivian Kim
86th - Auker Eye 2 (3:12) - Todd Auker and Karin Auker
87th - Auker Eye 1 (3:12) - Pam Moser and Wally Moser
88th - Noe Gonna Win (3:13) - Derek Scott and Rachel Mann
89th - STER (3:13) - Alysha Miyamoto and Gary Komenaka
90th - Double Trouble (3:15) - Kathie Nicosia and Allison Fox
91st - Go Guard (3:15) - Larry Mello and Dustin Mello
92nd - Fruit Punch Sunday (3:15) - Andrew Kluge and Megan Kluge
93rd - Came Together (3:17) - Erin Hall and Al Meldoza
94th - Ba Nebe Babes (3:17) - Denielle Hernandez adn Mary Ryan
95th - Team AWESOME (3:17) - Paola Nieto adn Grygoiy Ladigin
96th - TEMPOE (3:18) - Kathleen Poe and Michael Poe
97th - Team We're Actually Gonna Win (3:21) - William Wilson and Casandra Wilson
98th - Adventure Seekers (3:27) - Theresa Kidwell and Steve Kidwell
#99th - Joanne and Erica (3:29) - Erica Salter and Joanne Glen
100th - Krouse / Bartone (3:29) - Greg Krouse and Brooke Bartone
101st - FaithfulFriends (3:30) - Julie Satterwhite and Sandra Tsai
102nd - HjLpAILoOzA (3:30) - Hannah Laiken and Jeremy Livianu
103rd - Green Machine (3:30) - Koushalah Sunder and Michael Sanberg
104th - Team Tiglet (3:31) - Jacquelyn Lovrin adn Cyndee Sauceda
105th - Auker Eye 3 (3:33) - Theresa Enriquez and Don Leones
106th - GOTOM (3:33) - Renee Stalcup and Tom Wortman
107th - Monkey Business (3:33) - Steve and Christie Schultz
108th - Auker Eye 4 (3:33) - Tony Gonzalez and Celia Gonzalez
109th - Chocopretzels (3:34) - Cleo Salisbury and Sarah De Val
110th - Silent Corduroys (3:34) - Lincoln Miller and Jennifer Miller
111th - Wonder Twins (3:34) - Julie Sammons and Chelsea Cormier
112th - Genther-Mills (3:34) - Sarah Anderson-Mills adn Amy Genthner-Wright
113th - The Freaky D's (3:34) - Jon and Skye Danniells
114th - Team Urban Life Savers Anonymous (3:37) - Dawn Madole and Alon Gotesman
115th - Lava Ladies (3:44) - Jean Symons and Carol Koenig
116th - Crapola (3:44) - Chris Young and Erika Rincon
117th - Team USA and Brazil (3:44) - Troy Smith and Marilia Azevedo
^118th - Lost Paiges (3:49) - Janie Page and Paige Sovulewski
^119th - Monkey Butt Racers 1 (3:50) - Larry and Haley Sovulewski
120th - Shoots and Ladders (3:50) - Bob Heady and Jane Moorhead
121st - JuntaKitty (3:51) - Lindsy Mathewkutty and Orawin Juntanamalaga
122nd - ATLiens (3:51) - Trushna and Neerav Mehta
#123rd - Sho'Nuff (3:52) - Brian Taylor and Jennifer Payne
#124th - Suit and Shorts (3:52) - Bob and Ranjana Zunino
125th - The Buddies (3:52) - Stuart and Rhoda Hing
126th - Let's Play (3:53) - Susan Kitchin adn Margie Jennings
127th - Dirtyracers (3:53) - Chris Bark and Christine Bothello
128th - Litter Bugs (3:56) - Jessica Matto and Vanessa Duenas
129th - Girls on the Go (3:56) - Cinda Stoddard and Julie Jeffery
130th - Derby Diva's (3:58) - Kristina Werk adn Kristin Coupar
131st - Treasure Hunters (3:58) - Anne Su and Simon Gong
132nd - Left at Albuquerque (3:58) - George and Erin Gemelos
133rd - The Tapatio Two (4:00) - Christine Hastey and Daniel Valdemar
134th - Tim Tam Team (4:00) - Mark Valdemar adn Jasmin Vargas
135th - Dy-no-mite (4:00) - Steve Gemelos and Karen Poetzel
136th - Benjamin (4:01) - Carrie Anderson and Jarrett Anderson
137th - Schweaty Pitts (4:01) - Danyale and Steven Hilliard
138th - The Hikers (4:03) - Shveta Pari and Fred Hsu
139th - Stir-Fried (4:05) - Abby Orellana and Melinda Lee
140th - Sharpasacircle (4:05) - Ryan Miyasato and Patti Tsai
141st - StreetWalkers (4:10) - Debbie Gudis and Linda Appio
#142nd - Gallacher-Weiss (4:10) - Sharon Gallacher and Jennlea Weiss
#143rd - Jane and Patty (4:10) - Jane Rosen and Patty Chadwell
144th - The Hethanators (4:12) - Margaret Tsai and Jeremy Heth
145th - Nature Space (4:15) - Dennis Mori and Allen Ellickson
146th - Team Belly (4:18) - Davorin and Joelle Skender
147th - Voodoo Dolls (4:18) - Kathryn Gonzales and Cara Venegas
148th - ready4action (4:22) - Lori Brooks and Patrice Lyn
149th - Prince Phillip's Army (4:27) - Thomas Rothacker adn Mark Snesrud
150th - See Smullen Run (4:27) - Jodi Smullen and Stacy Smullen
151st - Tango Kings (4:32) - Heather Houston and Kevin King
^152nd - er=m2j4 (4:32) - Louis Wooldridge, Rodilyn Wooldridge, and Jasmine Silva
153rd - D and J (4:38) - Danielle Crow and Jennifer Stow
154th - Jenson (4:39) - Jennifer Adams and Jason Adams
155th - Are We There Yet? (4:45) - Jenifer Levini and Amy Jeane
156th - Gray (4:45) - Lisa Swartz and Steve Gray
157th - Cathica (4:49) - Monica Richardson and Catherine Wagner
158th - Lene on Tone (4:51) - Arlene Rodriguez and Tony Smullen
#159th - Big Things (4:53) - Ashley Matheus and Jeff Gilmore
#160th - The Tobogans (4:59) - Twyla Robert and Jenna Robert
161st - Menuism (5:00) - Darren Ng and Vivek Raman
162nd - Thacker / Collison (5:00) - Michael Thacker and Jeff Collister
163rd - Team Schnitz (5:00) - Julie Schnitzer and Vicki Schnitzer
164th - Glitter Bugs (5:00) - Emma Stewart and Rebecca Rainwater
165th - It's All My Sister's Fault (5:00) - James Godi and Ria Holdaway
166th - The Scavies (5:00) - Geri Biehl and English Olney
167th - ajc (5:00) - Anthony Trias and Chassey Buenviaje
168th - MEPN Magic (5:00) - Lisa Morris and Thanh-Tam Ho
169th - Carsbad Beach Babes (5:00) - Cynthia Feeney and Cheryl Suliteanu
170th - I Don't Know (5:00) - Jim Libs and Nicole Williams
^171st - Beans and Fried Rice (5:00) - Randy Wooldridge, Brandon Wooldridge, Leonard Hernandez, and Kierin Wooldridge
^172nd - Kiss My Okole (5:00) - Michelle, Shanomi and Mai Takata
173rd - Triniposse (5:00) - Tavya Sharma and Sherene Hosein
174th - Tango Kings (5:00) - Heather Houston and Kevin King
175th - Flippy Phillip's (5:00) - Phil Markson and Phil Coleman
176th - Pier 27 (5:00) - Philip Isleta and Evita Rapadas
177th - Mr. Bean Express (5:00) - Genevieve and Robert Henry
178th - Free Radical Scavengers (5:00) - Liz Bravo and Kevin Buck
179th - Ando (5:00) - Mandy Aspinall and Randy Aspinall
180th - Not Last! (5:00) - Catherine Miller and Jessica Moskouitz