If Bay to Breakers (which goes down this Sunday) snuck up on you this year, then you're probably still in hot pursuit of a costume that will blow everyone's brightly-colored tutus off. I mean, you could fall on back on your staples (Frank Chu, MUNI, either bridge with or without lights, the tried but true unicorn), but I mean, come on, how many times have you seen that? (I'm looking at you, unicorn). We put together a list of nine pretty epic, culturally-relevant, costumes we REALLY want to see run a 12k.
1. Solange, Jay Z, Beyonce, and the Infamous Elevator
Sure you could don a wig and show off your yellow belt Karate moves, but the real star of the show here is the elevator. People are going to want to ride you all day.
2. Radioactive Salmon
The salmon (runners who go against the flow of the race and are usually dressed as fish) are a Bay to Breakers staple. But after this nuclear-contaminated year, I really want to see some radioactive fish meat flopping around.
3. Danielle Steel's Bush
If you think this is a dirty joke, then you're sadly mistaken. This is a serious issue concerning overly large hedges.
4. Godzilla
The King of Monsters is sure to have even the no alcohol enforcers running in fright. Then find one of those people dressed as an SF icon and smash it.
5. Blue Jasmines
For those unwilling to make a fool of themselves, go the pretty route and dress up as a blue flower in ode to Cate Blanchett's award-winning South Park breakdown.
6. Miley Cyrus
For a clever way to get naked, take off your clothes, run around looking lost, and tell everyone you're Miley Cyrus searching for her dignity.
7. Leland Yee and Raymond 'ShrimpBoy' Chow
Can someone please merge the Chinese gangster with some Louisiana cooking? Because I think Shrimp po Boy Chow would be the most epic costume of all.
8. Google Bus Protest
If you're in need of motivation to actually run Bay to Breakers, nothing will give you the necessary kick in the butt like dressing up as a Google bus and letting an angry mob chase you to the shore.
9. Toast
An oldie but a goodie, there's just something so good about seeing someone dress up as toast.