Bicycling in San Francisco....this review actually centers more on the Richmond District where I…read moreused to call home. Cycling here offers major, major benefits. If you go do a little shopping on Clement St or the Citibank on Geary or Charlie, the barber on Balboa, you don't have to fight all those cars for parking spaces. Seriously when I drive to Clement St., it takes 5 minutes to get there and 10 minutes to find a space on avg. This is a even bigger deal if you have to park at a meter, which is hwy robbery in SF these days. When you ride back home, again you don't have to hunt for parking spaces on your home turf. So realistically I can ride my bike to Clement and it would take roughly the same time to get my errand done, but with less stress and zero gas fumes. And the Richmond doesn't have too many hills. There are always some way to avoid the really steep ones. For fun, there's riding through Golden Gate Park or take Cabrillo all the way down to the beach. They put a bike lane on that street, but it is so wide and so quiet, it didn't really need one. Anza and Lake St and all the numbered avenues are super safe to ride on. Just stay off Fulton St, that st. is plain dangerous. So if you have a bike and live in the Richmond, try this out. Using the bike as transportation really isn't as weird as you think.

I am sore, I am tired, and my friend and I will never look at a map the same way again. This is…read morelike a local version of the Amazing Race. 3 hours, (and some people did 7 and 16 as teams-we decided to have dinner and salute them with beer instead) - lots of fun- scavenger hunting meets road race (foot or bicycle or duathalon categories--although climbing up to the Mt. Davidson stop I was wishing for the chauffer driven limo category) - orienteering meets racing- find the squirrel on the bench, the tree on the street corner, the statue of the bear - obscure places - cool neighborhoods - participants unified by orange safety vests and yellow day glo bandanas. This was our first one - and we felt we won simply because we didn't get hit by a car, got back in time, and managed to remain friends!!!! Our team was Scrape me off the Pavement, and by the end that's pretty much how we felt -- we can't wait until next year- we're learning how to read topographical maps and use a GPS before then!

A fabulous event! Beautiful course, well organized, enthusiastic volunteers, lots of great…read moresponsors (Sports Basement, Road Runner Sports, Bear Naked, Jamba Juice, Fluid, Clif, Larabars, & more), & tons of free snacks & drinks before & after. There were also free sports psychology & chiropractor consultations afterward (awesome - I got a soft tissue massage for my legs). Bonus - the race organizers make a strong effort to keep the event green by doing all registration online, limiting event flyers & using recycled paper for the ones they do make, running a shoe recycling program, sorting trash from recycling after the event, & offering participants a cool tech T-shirt from Greenlight Apparel made from 100% recycled materials instead of a cotton T-shirt. Also, instead of a lame finisher's medal, participants get a stainless steel water bottle (now that I can use!). This is the first race I've participated in where the results were posted at the race site within a few minutes of the event wrapping up. Age group awards (three deep in each gender/age group) were nicely framed certificates and handed out on the spot (no waiting 4-6 weeks for the mail). Tons of fun! Will definitely consider running this or another race put on by the same group again. ** Read my race report here - http://roadwarriorrunning.tumblr.com/post/5588150985/race-report-bay-vista-5k-10k

Great 10K race. Parking cost $6 bc Coyote Point charges it - there was plenty of parking though…read morewhich was great. There were a good amt of bathrooms/port-o-potties and not a huge crazy line prior to the race. The race course was well marked and there were plenty of volunteers to help guide you and provide water. The course itself was good - there was a huge hill in the middle and towards the end it looped you around some business parks which was a little weird. Most of it was along the water though and quite nice. Ankle timing chip thingie was great and the after race snacks were awesome - Hobee's blueberry coffee cake for everyone!!! I'd definitely run this race again.

This group is great. Other businesses charge lots of money ($90) to go skiing for the day. These…read moreguys charge only $45 as a way of covering gas, oil changes and other repairs for later on. Very nice and very social, Thanks Rudy Perez!

This is by far the best and most organized group of snowboarders i have ever had the privilege of…read moreriding with. they have all become my most beloved friends! If your not snowboarding with NorCal your snowboarding in Mexico!!!

I purchased the RnR SF half marathon race on National Running Day for $50. Score! This was my…read moresecond race in the Rock'n'Roll series and have only ran the San Jose half marathon and 5K previously. They are super organized and email you updates along the way. Packet pick-up at the expo was a breeze and there are many vendors to see. I did hate having to go to Pier 35 to pick everything up due to the lack of parking and crowds of people. I prefer going to Fort Mason or the Moscone Center instead. The course changed this year so I can only comment on the new route. Since it's SF, you really do need to add hills to your training. It's a slow climb up the hill for the first 3 miles and then there's another gradual climb towards the end, with a downhill slope to the finish line. While there's a tough start and finish, you are rewarded with the grew views of SF. Running towards the beach and seeing the Golden Gate Bridge does give you motivation to keep on moving. The toughest part is the hill climb to the bridge. Overall, this was a great race and the weather was perfect. I think the only downside is having to wake up so early on race day to get up to SF and find parking.

2014. We start…read moretogether, we finish together. - organized - hardest course (eat hills for breakfast) - awesome medal - bridge.. Nice view bad idea 2:35 with injury. Had I not got injured I would have hit 2:20. Had I trained I would have hit 2:10. Overall, it was great! That course was BONKERS!!! It was tough, many hills. But a good butt kicker. The bridge was annoying... The path was too small and walkers affected people's time. It was one of my close friends first time running and damn proud of her. She has come a long ass way. She trained and dieted very well and I admire her for that. I wish I had done the same. I didn't train for anything, I didn't dedicate any train time or good diet habits (my fault), and at the end my latae muscle wasn't being nice to me. GIVE US CREDIT!!! We are proud. She, who could barely run a mile over a year ago ran 13.1 and beat her predicted time by 25 minutes on the toughest course with major hills. I, who does run but didn't train and was sick days before the race was minutes shy from my hill prediction time. At 11.2 my latae muscle was shooting pain to my right hip. Gimp-running the last couple miles... But with encouragement from her we finished... Holding hands like lesbians!! Lol. That's what good friends do!! Start together, lose each other in the middle, finish together. Be there for each other and finish strong. Impossible is possible. I'm possible. FYI, I promise myself to NEVER run a race I never trained for ever again in my life. Especially a tough course like this. I am tripping... but we finished at 2:35!!!! Pretty good for both our stories. WE ARE WINNERS!

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 first "treasure" scavenger hunt! We had an off site meeting and one of the activities was this!…read moreI have to say, I was skeptical that I would be helpful at all cuz I stink at thinking fast. But the questions and clues were not too hard and we had a great time trying to figure it out! We had ours in the presidio so we did a gooood amount of walking. I'd say we did pretty well since we won 2nd place! (First place had a Presidio resident so that's not fair.) They even had prizes for the top 5 teams so hey! Even better, who doesn't love some sort of prize!? Would totally recommend it for companies to have as an event for teams to bond and hey it was good exercise too!

We did our first hunt this weekend, the Chinese New Year Hunt. Wow - the clues are pretty hard…read more(even Beginner level) but not impossible. They tell you not to overthink things and that is great advice! I also didn't expect to need four hours ... but yeah, you need all that time. It goes fast! The whole thing was well organized and good fun. Looking forward to the next one!

I have taken Sueellen's class for 3 years. Benefits? Substantial! Here's why:…read more 1) local. I walk to class (9:30 am Monday through Thursday) at the beautifully restored Harvey Milk Center for the Arts. 2) more than my share of weekly excercise. I can't get enough! 3) all ages and body types. Everyone is welcome and no gym attitude. 4) did I say the hour long class starts at 9:30 am? Can't beat that.... 5) cheap! When is the last time you took an excercise class for $2 bucks? It's the best kept secret. *BONUS - try the class out for free and see if it is for you. *Go to "San Francisco Park and Rec" and check out Sueellen's class. You won't regret it.