Palo Altans Rank High at 100th Bay to Breakers

Despite intermittent rain, tens of thousands of eager runners and onlookers turned out for the 100th annual Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco Sunday morning.

Several residents of both Palo Alto and Stanford University made their mark in the race, ranking in the top five for their category for gender and age.

Race organizers reported a record number of registrants this year. Though the maximum was set at 50,000, that number was reached by March, so another 5,000 spots were opened up, which also sold out quickly, by early April.

The race, which started one hour earlier than usual at 7 a.m., is a 12-kilometer course that stretches from the city's eastern edge, to the western shore. Runners were let onto the course in waves beginning at 7 a.m.

Categories are organized by gender, age and experience.

The overall winner of the entire race was Ridouane Harroufi of Morocco, who finished the race in 34 minutes and 26 seconds.

The following local residents took top honors in their respective categories.

Alexandra Cox, Stanford: Ranked 4th out of 902 for Females age 13-19

Caroline Mullen, Stanford: Ranked 1st out of 4,712 for Females age 20-29

Judith Foley, Palo Alto: Ranked 3rd out of 1,479 for Females age 60-69

Mary Liz McCurdy, Palo Alto: Ranked 1st out of 223 for Females age 70-79