3 rd place finisher in her class (women 50+) Kersten Grant of Oliver who participated along with 25 thousand others in the Wipro San Francisco Marathon July 28.

The course a gruelling 26.2 miles competing against 114 other competitors.

Picture taken at Oliver Tennis Courts. Local tennis player Greg Smith saying the club is proud of Kersten.

Husband Bob: “I cannot compete with Kersten in running.”

The Marathon is known for its scenic views and is the only race that runs  through the roadbed of the Golden Gate Bridge. The San Francisco Marathon is a loop course that starts and finishes on the Embarcadero and  runs along the waterfront of San Francisco Bay through Fisherman’s  Wharf, the Marina, across the Golden Gate Bridge and back, through the Presidio and into Golden Gate Park. After a tour through Golden Gate Park  it runs through the famous Haight Ashbury section and  through the Mission, Potrero and Mission Bay Districts  then down behind  Giant’s Park and then back along the  waterfront under the Bay Bridge and to the finish Line.