Patricia Raybarn, 64, ran with Paralympian Kortney Clemons.

"It's OK to run the new route. It does not affect my feelings of holding the torch at all and I see a lot of people along the street and hear a lot of cheers," said Raybarn, who ran near FortMason.

"It's terrific to carry the torch. It's just different from holding the torch yesterday in exhibition, and I can feel the heat," said 27-year-old Clemons, who lost his right leg in Iraq war in February 2005.

Clemons is training on 100m and hopes to win something in the Beijing Paralympics.

A farewell ceremony was held in San Francisco airport after the relay. San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom and U.S. Olympic chief Peter Uberoth attended the ceremony and received the torch donation from Beijing Olympics executive vice president Jiang Xiaoyu.

"In order to make sure the safety of torchbearers, the route was changed, which resulted in some people failing to view the flame," said Jiang.

"I strongly feel their passion for the relay and I give my sincere thanks to them for supporting the relay."

Students of the Saint Brigid School cheer for the Olympic flame on roadside in San Francisco, the United States, April 9, 2008. San Francisco is the sixth stop of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay outside the Chinese mainland.

Local people wait to watch the Olympic flame in San Francisco, the United States, April 9, 2008. San Francisco is the sixth stop of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay outside the Chinese mainland.