Chopstork

DC vs SF UI—Overall, I say SF wins. It’s the original. But I can appreciate the fact that 600 people drinking on the street with shopping carts in tow is not acceptable to the DC police. SF cops are way cool about that stuff. I like that all 600 people stay together in the SF version too.

It was still fun—it’s the Urban Iditarod, how could it not be. I was pretty impressed with some of the costumes. The teams do go all out. I think our collective favorites were PacMan, the Pope and Pope’s secret service, and Double Dare. Except that the themes weren’t dog-related. Hello, Urban Iditarod? Here’s our sorry-ass cart:

The Animal Control idea didn’t pan out so well since no other teams were animals. Except one—there was a Zoo team. We stole their animals. They slimed our cart.

Here’s something cool: sabotage is encouraged. I didn’t like the idea at first, but it adds an interesting element of danger to the whole thing. Water balloons and eggs flying through the sky, people sneaking around with duct tape and cable ties, waterguns, vaseline slime. Fun. Apparently there were things hidden around each bar for bonus points too. We were busy figuring out how to enjoy our own beers between running, so no bonus points for us.

Anyway, here are pictures. Wow, there was a lot of squirt bottling going on after the race.

It’s been a while since I’ve been inspired to elect a Picture of the Week. I just couldn’t let this one go by. This was taken during the Urban Iditarod and is pure timeless classic humor. Anyway, Hurray for Jay (left), Eli (right), and Old Man (peaking from the rear)! I really hope you guys were not sober for this one.

The Urban Iditarod is apparently an annual race in San Francisco. We just heard about it this year (thanks Herbert). Replace the dogs with people, the sled with a shopping cart, and Alaska with San Francisco, and there you go. Here’s a little chronicle of our adventures. Feel free to add your own stories.

Our team - the Incredibeagles and LABraDORKS.

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