Timing Tag Centennial Collection

In celebration of the upcoming 100-year anniversary of the race in 2011 we are creating a series of five collectable timing tags commemorating iconic San Francisco landmarks along the race route. This collectable set is only available to registered runners.

Timing Tag Instructions

Your 2009 timing tag is attached to your runner bib in your race packet. Be sure an remove the tag from your bib and lace it to the top of your shoe in order to be properly timed.

2009 - The Conservatory of Flowers

The Conservatory of Flowers has been a permanent fixture on the race route since the race began in 1912. The 130-year-old conservatory, originally opened to the public in 1879, is a national historic landmark. It survived the 1906 earthquake intact, but didn't fare so well in a severe windstorm in 1995. Damage from that storm kept the conservatory closed for nearly eight years, reopening in September of 2003. This grand white edifice is one of the most distinctive and beloved buildings in San Francisco.

2008 - The Painted Ladies

2008 marks the 40th Anniversary of Hayes Street Hill being a part of the Bay to Breakers course. In 1968, to accommodate the construction of BART, the start-line was moved from Market Street to Howard Street. When the course was moved to Howard Street the ascension to Divisadero also moved, to Hayes Street. The Hayes Street Hill crests at Alamo Square, where the famous "Painted Ladies" Victorians are located.

2007 - The Ferry Building

The first chip in the series depicts the start-line of the race in 1944 at the foot of Market Street in front of the Ferry Building. Still known as the Cross City Race at that time, it was another twenty years (1964) before the race was renamed Bay to Breakers. Originally going up Golden Gate Avenue to Divisadero and then over to Fell and through Golden Gate Park, the route was changed in 1955 to ascend Turk Street to reach Divisadero.