这一篇本应该在上周日就发出来的，但是519这个数字太刺眼，我实在是没有心情在全国人民举国哀悼的日子来更新我的blog，所以拖到今天。

上个周末去Union Square 参加募捐的同一天（2008年5月19日），我们有幸目睹了美国旧金山一年一度的越湾马拉松长跑（Bay to Breakers）。

我们是在前一天知道第二天有这个活动的，因为此活动说的是为了纪念1906年三藩市大地震，而且也听说此活动的参赛者的足够形形色色，抱着一丝好奇去做了一名观光者。看了以后才发现，原来网络上写得还不够夸张。要是在我们的国家，纪念大地震，起码是肃穆默哀的，但是在这里看到的过于大相径庭，还真是不太习惯。不过，据说1912年首次举办这个活动的组织者们是为了鼓舞1906年地震以后的士气，让全三藩的人们在震后提起精神，如果真是这样，我想他们的目的应该是达到了。

The Bay to Breakers is an annual footrace which takes place in San Francisco,California. The name reflects the fact that the race starts at the northeast end of the downtown area a few blocks from The Embarcadero (adjacent to the bay) and runs west through the city to finish at the Great Highway (adjacent to the Pacificcoast, where breakers crash onto Ocean Beach). The race is 7.46 miles (12kilometers) long, and is run on the third Sunday in May. The Bay to Breakers is an annual footrace which takes place in San Francisco, California. The name reflects the fact that the race starts at the northeast end of the downtown area a few blocks from The Embarcadero (adjacent to the bay) and runs west through the city to finish at the Great Highway (adjacent to the Pacific coast, wherebreakers crash onto Ocean Beach). The race is 7.46 miles (12 kilometers) long, and is run on the third Sunday in May. The Bay to Breakers is an annual footracewhich takes place in San Francisco, California. The name reflects the fact that the race starts at the northeast end of the downtown area a few blocks from The Embarcadero (adjacent to the bay) and runs west through the city to finish at theGreat Highway (adjacent to the Pacific coast, where breakers crash onto Ocean Beach). The race is 7.46 miles (12 kilometers) long, and is run on the third Sunday in May. Started in 1912 as a way to lift the city’s spirits after the disastrous1906 San Francisco earthquake.