The marathon is a single loop that starts and finishes at the Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts. It runs through Little Saigon, around Lake Merritt and down Piedmont Avenue and Telegraph Avenue, then goes out and back on the Bay Bridge to Yerba Buena Island, with downhill miles coming off the bridge. The course is USATF certified, and the limit is seven hours from the gun. A half marathon, 10K and 5K run the same weekend.
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