Continuing our love for zany, kitschy, costumed, drunken and nude competitive events, the great people of San Francisco hosted the 100th annual Zazzle Bay to Breakers 12K race this past weekend, and there were plenty of costumed, drunk and naked people in attendance. Some were even costumed at one point, got drunk, and then ended up naked. One of the world’s oldest foot races, Bay to Breakers features thousands of runners from around the world – and plenty of local drunk hipsters – racing from the city’s bay area to the city’s breakers. It’s really not rocket science.

Because I find these events so amusing, I looked through a great deal of photos from the event to catalog the best of the best and bring them to you so you can either enjoy them or complain, as is your With Leather-given right. However, I wasn’t expecting there to be such an emphasis on nudity at this event. Seriously, there was dong in every other picture. And the photos that had bare jugs? They weren’t the good kind of flappin’ jacks, if you know what I mean. Look at the two girls in the banner image and then imagine the complete opposite of them naked. In fact, just imagine two old dudes walking around with their sausage swinging. Now look at these pictures so you can scrape that image off of your brains.

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If it’s not obvious by now, I’m quite fond of the more ridiculous “sports” and games that don’t quite count as professional, or even amateur… hell, sometimes they’re not even sports. Regardless, I’m a sucker for goofball competitive events, and those lovable hippies and hipsters in San Francisco hosted the 5th* annual Bring Your Own Big Wheel event, which included safe Easter** fun for the kids and adults alike. The event required participants to, obviously, bring their own Big Wheels. It’s not rocket science.

After the race, the hippies even got to take part in two of their favorite pastimes – cleaning up and helping people (all working Big Wheels were donated to the local fire department to be distributed to children). It was a win-win-win event apparently. It was also an inspiration for my new annual charity event, Bring Your Own Pogo Ball, which will benefit my love for watching large-breasted women bounce.

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On Sunday, thousands of runners from across the world competed in the Tokyo Marathon in, I’m guessing, Japan, and the big winner was Ethiopia’s Hailu Mekonnen, who finished in first place and strengthened my belief that people from Africa are good runners. Perhaps the bigger story, though, was Japan’s own Yuki Kawauchi, who finished third, which many consider a remarkable feat for an amateur runner. Or maybe the even bigger story was Britain’s Joseph Tame, who attached four iPhones to his quirky running attire and streamed his entire marathon effort on the Internet to raise money for the Tyler Foundation, a children’s cancer organization in Japan.

Heck, the biggest story was probably Edison Pena, one of the 33 Chilean miners trapped underground for 69 days last October, finishing his second major marathon since the famous ordeal. Pena also ran in the New York marathon only a month after his rescue. In the Tokyo race, he shaved a half hour off his time. And I’m sure there were many, many more runners, each with their own awesome stories.

But it’s really hard to judge so many runners and choose the best story or the bravest performance or even the most inspirational tale. Thankfully, it’s Japan and a bunch of people showed up dressed in really strange costumes. I was disappointed by the lack of creepy old men dressed as school girls, but who am I to be picky? After the jump, you guessed it… wacky Japanese costume slideshow time, courtesy of the 2011 Tokyo Marathon.

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