Sports & Recreation in SF

Bay to Breakers, an only-in-SF spectacle, turns 101 in 2012--with a higher registration fee that does not include a T-shirt.

A number-cruncher's concise guide to Bay to Breakers, San Francisco's century-old, running free-for-all, including course records, statistics and other facts.

A guide to Bay to Breakers, for non-runners.

San Francisco's Sunday Streets program closes off streets to car traffic and lets pedestrians. bicyclists and skaters take over and enjoy free activities.

San Francisco celebrates Earth Day with hikes, park and beach clean ups, used-items swaps, canoeing and other recreational activities.

When it's winter and the holidays, San Franciscans' thoughts turn to ice. And ice skating. Luckily we have rinks right here to glide on, including a couple that pop up in the city center just for the holidays.

Prepare for Thanksgiving with a turkey trot in the San Francisco area. You can walk or run a 5K or 10K course, dress up as a turkey (or not), and often help a good cause, too.

During the San Francisco International Dragon Boat Festival, billed as one of the largest competitive dragon boat festivals in the country, thousands of paddlers race furiously off of Treasure Island. Dragon boat teams from across the US and Canada come to compete.

The San Francisco Giants are stoking Giants fever with a search for the World Championship baby, an infant conceived when the team won the 2010 World Series.

Bay to Breakers, an only-in-SF spectacle, turns 100 in 2011, with new restrictions on runners and onlookers. Without floats, wheeled devices, beer and unregistered joggers, will the race's birthday be a party?

San Francisco is a homestead hotbed, with its composting law, obsession with local, organic, sustainable food and organizations devoted to the homestead movement. One such group, How-to Homestead, teaches you just that, by showing videos throughout San Francisco.

San Francisco Parks - Extracurricular Activities for All

Find greenery, open space and nature within SF city limits.

Learn about the city or just stretch your legs on these walks and hikes.

A quick guide to SF's pro baseball team.

Tennis, anyone? Find courts and partners.

They say that if you can sail San Francisco Bay, you can sail anywhere in the world. To learn how, check this list.

The convergence of Halloween and the San Francisco Giants playing in the World Series has made orange the most popular and fashionable color in town.