What an experience. My wife and I are trying to run the marathon in each of the fifty states and boy did we choose a good one to X out California. I loved the start, i enjoyed that we got started really early in the morning. We had to walk about a mile and a half to the start because we had trouble getting there.Once the race got started it was fantastic. It is definitely hilly but what do you expect its San Francisco we already knew that. The view of the water after going up the hill was amazing. Running the Golden Gate bridge was an experience I will never forget. We got to run along side AT&T Park was an experience. We had the tailgaters cheering us on nearing the finish.There was not much of an after party but that isn't as important to me as everything else. Oh yeah I forgot while my wife and I were running with our Texas shorts we must have got his attention. One of my running heroes came to chat with us for about three minutes. Yes, Dean Karnazes actually came to talk to us while on the run. While we were doing the full marathon, he was completed the ultra. What an unforgettable moment.