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SAFETY FIRST- We are working closely with state and local police units to provide the safest possible environment for our runners and fans. Please leave bags at home and allow extra time all weekend long for any added security measures which will include bag searches and check points for fans and runners. And as always, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING.
A CORRIGAN SPORTS EVENT
All additional race materials will be available for pick-up at the Oakland Marriott City Center on March 23 during the Lagunitas Happy Hour from 5p to 7p or on March 24 from 9a to 4p during the Kaiser Permanente Health & Fitness Expo. Remember Runner Packets are available for pick-up during these times ONLY; there will be NO Registration or Runner Packet Pick-Up on Sunday.
This packet includes important information that will prepare you for the events and activities surrounding race day. If you have entered the Oakland Marathon, Kaiser Permanente Half-Marathon, Team Relay, Bank of the West 5K or Kids Fun Run, it is extremely important that you thoroughly read all of the information in this booklet carefully.
Once again, this year our center of race day activities is back in Eastshore Park, located just off the shores of majestic Lake Merritt. As we learned last year, this location provides us plenty of open green space to allow our runners, fans, and sponsors plenty of elbow room as they celebrate their accomplishments. And we have made adjustments to make it even better!
We are excited to show you why we were selected by USA Today Sports Active Alliance as one of the top independent races in the nation and why we consistantly receive ratings of 95% or more for participants willing to recommend our race to a friend.
We are excited to host this event once again in 2018. We happily await the 9th running of the Oakland Running Festival and are glad you have decide to joins us! The event has become a huge success with more than 10,000 runners this year and tremendous community support. The event has generated more than $12 million in economic impact and $2 million for local charities.
Welcome to the 9th running of the Oakland Running Festival.
Online registration closes on March 22, but it looks as if we may still have slots in all races at the expo. If you know someone who still wants to run but missed the online deadline, please encourage them to stop by the Marriott City Center on March 23 or March 24 to sign up!
Register at the Expo
Friday, March 23, 2018 (Oakland Marriott City Center) Lagunitas Happy Hour Packet Pick Up 5:00pm-7:00pm Saturday, March 24, 2018 (Oakland Marriott City Center) Kaiser Permanente Health & Fitness Expo 9:00am-4:00pm Sunday, March 25, 2018 (Eastshore Park near Lake Merritt) Opening Remarks, National Anthem & Final Instructions 6:45am Race Start Times Oakland Marathon 7:00am Team Relay 7:00am Bank of the West 5K 7:30am 5K Awards Ceremony 9:15am Kaiser Permanente Half-Marathon 9:30am Kids Fun Run 8:40/8:45am Celebration Village & Activities 7am-2pm Full, Half & Relay Awards Ceremony 11:30am
There will be a ton of fanfare that will surround the weekend schedule including live music, food & beverage vendors and interactive games. We hope to make this a fun and festive atmosphere for the entire community. Be sure to tell your friends, family and neighbors about all the festivities and encourage them to come to the finish line or cheer from their neighborhood.
PACKET PICK-UP: Oakland Marriott City Center Convention Center START/FINISH LINE & POST RACE FESTIVITIES: Eastshore Park
Events and activities for this year’s event will be held in two central locations:
Schedule of Events
If you have any questions or concerns, or have trouble claiming or accessing your entry, please email customerservice@ corrigansports.com for the promptest response.
Still Having Trouble?
If you are a Relay Team Captain you can manage your team by clicking on your team name in the GROUP link near the bottom of the page after visiting here: https://runsignup.com/Race/ OaklandRunningFestival/Page-7
EDIT YOUR RELAY TEAM
Need to make a change to your registration? You can edit everything except your name, gender, and date of birth by logging into your registration HERE: https://runsignup.com/Race/ OaklandRunningFestival/Page-7
EDIT REGISTRATION
If you have previously registered and want to make an edit to your entry (upgrade, downgrade, defer, change your address, change your shirt size, etc.).You will need to CLAIM YOUR ENTRY before having access to make these edits. (NOTE- If you registered after Feb 15, 2018, you will already have access to your RACE MANAGEMENT settings and will be able to make these adjustments.) NOTE: Last day to upgrade, downgrade or defer is March 16th.
For most of you, there will not be much of a difference.You will go to one of our event websites, click on the REGISTER button and sign up for the race as you normally do.You may notice some changes in the layout, but in the end, you will sign up and pay for your race entry like always.
Corrigan Sports is excited to announce that we have a new registration platform. New registrations as well as management of previous registrations will now take place on our new RunSignUp registration pages.
Updates to Your Registration
ALL BAGS AND PERSONS ARE SUBJECT TO SEARCH BY ORDER OF THE OAKLAND CITY POLICE. Please leave all bags at home or in your vehicle duing the expo. If you must bring a bag we ask that it be clear in color. Bag use in the spectator viewing areas along the finish line may be restricted.
Friday, March 23 5pm-7pm - Lagunitas Happy Hour & Packet Pick up at the Oakland Marriott City Center Saturday, March 24 9am-4pm - Packet Pick-Up
Hours for the Kaiser Permanente Health and Fitness Expo is as follows:
Upon arrival at the Kaiser Permanente Health & Fitness Expo, runners can find great prices on shoes, apparel, active gear, nutritional supplements and running goodies in addition to exhibits and other information on health care products and programs.
Health & Fitness Expo
BART and AC TRANSIT will also operate on Saturday during expo hours. The closest BART stop to the expo entrance is 12th St. Oakland City Center Station. Several AC TRANSIT routes also stop at this station.
There is also metered street parking throughout the City that may be available.
- Clay Street Garage (entrance on Clay Street between 14th & 15th Streets, behind City Hall) - City Center Garage (entrance on 11th Street between Clay Street and Broadway; also entrance on 14th Street)
Parking is available throughout the city. Nearby parking garages are located at the following locations. Please note that some lots do charge a fee to park.
1001 Broadway Oakland, California 94607 USA
The Health & Fitness Expo will be held at the Oakland Convention Center inside the Marriott City Center on Fri., March 23 & Sat., March 24. The physical address is:
Travel to the Expo
Check your email inbox for your Virtual Event Bag on March 16
All runners will receive an Virtual Goodie Bag prior to attending the expo. The Oakland Running Festival Virtual Goodie Bag is an interactive, digital gift bag provided electronically to each runner. This replaces a phyisical gift bag that has been distributed in past years. Your Virtual Goodie Bag features rich-media digital gifts, coupons, games, and more from local and national race sponsors. It will contain race tips, and even ways to get free stuff at the expo.
Virtual Goodie Bag
Ask-A-Doc: Visitors will have a chance to ask our sports medicine doctors about injury prevention, training programs, or sports related problems they are having.You can refer them to kp.org for any questions outside of your scope of practice.
Treadmill Analysis: Visitors will have their running strides recorded and Dr. Eshwar Kapur will provide feedback on areas of concern based on the video playback.
Shoe Fit Station: Physical Therapists/Physicians will provide a free podiatric screening for participating Oakland Running Festival participants. The athletes will have their ankles, feet, lower extremity biomechanics, and proper shoe and sock gear evaluated.
Core Stability: Physical Therapists/Physicians will evaluate the core strength of visitors based on protocol created by Dr. Eshwar Kapur. A brief orientation will be given when you arrive.
K-Tape Section: Physical Therapists equipped with scissors, a training table, and Kinesio Tex Gold 2” tape in blue, white, red, and beige to tape athletes who visit the booth. For more information about taping techniques, visit https:// www.kttape.com/instructions/
Kaiser Permanente Expo Booth:
Participants in the WE RUN THIS TOWN CHALLENGE will receive one bib that will be worn for both races. When you pick up your race number, it will contain your B-Tag timing device. DO NOT REMOVE IT FROM THE RACE NUMBER. It is designed to stay on your bib for the race and you risk not having your time recorded if it is removed. You must show your race number to enter your proper starting area. You must wear your race number on the front of your body throughout the race. Marathoners & Relay runners are asked to wear their race I.D. tag on their backs. These will be provided at packet pick up. Your race bib must be visible throughout the race so the official course photographers can identify you. Your race bib is also a ticket to all race activities! Please have your race bib with you at all times to assure proper access. Do not exchange or transfer your number to someone else. Doing so may result in disqualification of both runners this year & in the future. In order to help our Medical Team work more efficiently, please fill out the medical history information on the back of your race bib with a ballpoint pen (markers tend to bleed.)
Race Numbers
You may pick up the race packet for another runner ONLY IF you have a copy of their bib number and a copy of the runner’s photo I.D.. The race staff WILL NOT provide personal information to access bib numbers for other runners. These restrictions do not apply to kids fun run bibs, only adult races. We will still need an e-registration for you to claim a Kids Fun Run bib(s).
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE bring a copy of the bib number email (printed out or on your smartphone.) You will use this email when you go to STEP 2 to pick up your Race Number.
On Monday, March 19, you will receive an email from the Event Timing Company with your bib number. Must bring your bib number with you to the Expo to pickup your bib and race premium. If you find an error you will need to make the edits at the expo. (YOU CANNOT DO IT PRIOR TO THE EXPO.)
Bib Number E-mail
DO NOT Remove your B-Tag from your bib DO NOT Forget your B-Tag Race Bib on race day - NO BIB, NO TIME DO NOT Exchange your B-Tag with any other participant DO NOT Cross the finish line twice or go back on any part of the course NOTE FOR RELAY RUNNERS: You will utilize a D-Tag timing chip with a neoprene band which allows you to pass it between runners.
Adult participants (except the relay runners) will utilize the B-tag timing technology. The B-Tag timing system is built into the bib and stays attached to your race number while you run and can be disposed of after the race.
B-TAG Timing
STEP THREE: There will be a separate Shirt Pick-Up station for each race. You must present your race bib to receive your shirt. A volunteer will mark your race bib indicating that you have received your shirt. You will receive the size you requested when registering. NO EXCEPTIONS! However, we will have an exchange area set up in the expo for runners to swap shirt sizes. Runners may exchange the shirt they received for another one of any size or gender for the race they are running-- as long as there is one in the bin.
STEP TWO: If you have your BIB NUMBER E-MAIL, (printed or on your smart device) you may proceed to the Race Number Pick-Up area. Here you will receive your race number with a “B-Tag” timing responder pre-attached. BEFORE YOU LEAVE STEP 2,VERIFY THAT YOUR RACE NUMBER MATCHES THE NUMBER ON YOUR BIB .
STEP ONE: Enter the Marriott Oakland City Center from 10th Street. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR BIB NUMBER E-MAIL BEFORE YOU ENTER THE EXPO HALL. We will have a designated area in the expo hall where you can troubleshoot your entry if necessary.
You MUST pick up your Race Packet at the Kaiser Permanente Health and Fitness Expo on Friday or Saturday. There is NO RACE DAY PACKET PICK UP.
Expo Packet Pick Up of All Races
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Missed your chance to browse gear during race weekend? Visit the link below to order online! Note: It may take a few weeks to inventory merchandise and get on website. https://www.shoppesatcorrigansports.com/collections/oaklandrunning-festival
Does your 2018 Oakland Running festival race shirt fit like a dream? If not, don’t sweat it! A race shirt exchange area is located immediately following race shirt pick up. Exchanges are first come, first serve and will not be honored post expo.
Back by popular demand, the Oakland Running Festival official merchandise store has restocked our famous Rooted in Oakland tee! Supplies are limited, so purchase yours today for $20, while supplies last!
Vintage Oakland running festival race shirts will be available throughout the expo and on race day while supplies last! Buy yours today, buy 3 and get one free of equal or lesser value.
Don’t forget to visit The Official Oakland Running Festival merchandise store for all your commemorative and performance apparel needs!
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2. 12th Street BART
Shuttle Route: 1. Oakland Marriott City Center (11th & Broadway)
The Pick up/Drop off location will be staged across from the start line at Lakeshore and Beacon Street. Shuttles will run from 5:30 am – 2:00 pm.
We will once againprovide courtesy shuttles to and from Eastshore Park.
Courtesy Shuttle
Free and metered street parking is also available. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO LOOK FOR TEMPORARY STREET CLOSINGS THAT MAY BE POSTED.
BART Schedule and map details at http://www.bart.gov/
We STRONGLY encourage our half-marathon runners and late arriving spectators to take BART as the street closures from the races may impede travel routes. If you choose to drive, please arrive prior to the start of the marathon at 7:00am.
BART RAPID TRANSIT (Service does not begin until 8 am on Sunday. ) The 19th Street/City Center Station is the closest stop to the Start/ Finish Line. (Price varies depending on where you board)
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: AC Transit’s NL and 800 lines will help those marathoners, relayers and 5kers who want to take public transit on race day. http://www.actransit.org/maps/index.php?line=NL&Go=Go
Once we receive street closures, they will be posted herehttp://www.oaklandmarathon.com/detours-schedule-18 We encourage you to share this information with friends & neighbors.
We encourage you to route your parking plan prior to race day. There is ample parking in the city to accommodate our participants but delays and road closures may occur on race day. Here are some suggested parking and travel options, although other means of transportation are available. We ask that you ARRIVE EARLY to avoid unnecessary delays.
Travel on Race Day
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PERSONS ARE SUBJECT TO SEARCH BY ORDER OF THE OAKLAND CITY POLICE. Please leave all bags at home or in your
For safety reasons, please adhere to the following: no dogs, no strollers, no bicycles, no in-line skates, no roller blades, no wheeled vehicles (except registered wheelchairs). Violators may be disqualified and removed from the course by a Race Official. ALL BAGS AND
Prohibited Items
During the race, if you need assistance or fall behind the race pace a Sag Wagon will be following the last runner of the race. Runners in need of assistance can board the vehicle and be dropped at the next relay exchange to take the bus back to the finishline. The Sag Wagon will also stop at each water stop to pick up in need runners who make it there.
SAG Wagon
Besides Eastshore Park, there are some great spots to get to see the runners throughout the course. Here are some of the best locations: Lake Merritt - Eastshore Park at the Start/Finish Frank Ogawa Plaza -Mile 2.5 for the Half, Mile 16 for the Full Middle Harbor Shoreline Park- Mile 6 & 7 of the Full Laney College - Mile 6 for the Half, Miler 19 for the Full Jack London Square - Mile 7 for the Half, Mile 3/20 for the Full
Best Viewing Points
Later in the month you will be sent an email with a personalized code to reenroll into next year’s race for free.You will have the option to upgrade/downgrade your race once reentered in 2019 if you wish.
To do so, simply visit the link in your confirmation email or at the bottom of the Oakland Running Festival website under the “Registration” link. You can use “Edit My Registration” by logging in with your email, date of birth, and confirmation number. Once logged in select “Defer registration” and use a credit card to pay the $25 fee.
Although we do not provide refunds, you are welcome to defer your entry until the 2019 event if you are no longer able to participate in 2018. There is a $25 processing fee if you choose to take advantage of thisopportunity. THE DEADLINE IS MARCH 16th.
Deferment Requests
You MUST provide your own bag. We ask that those bags be clear in color. Your race bib will have a bag check receipt for identification. We will not handle oversized luggage. Your bag will remain at Runner’s Gear Check Area at all times and will be available when you finish. Do not check valuables as we cannot be responsible for lost or stolen articles. You must have your bib to claim your items. Items not claimed will be donated to charity.
On Sunday, runners may check their gear at the Gear Check Area located in Eastshore Park along Lakeshore Ave. Gear check will be open from 6:00am until 1:00pm. All bags left after 1:00pm will be moved to the info tent. All bags not picked up from info by 2:00pm will be donated to charity.
Runner’s Gear Check
A variety of merchandise is available at the Expo and on race day in the Celebration Village. Choose from an array of event merchandise to commemorate a great day in Oakland.
Official Merchandise Souvenir Shop
We will have Pace Groups for the following full marathon times: 3:10, 3:20, 3:30, 3:40, 3:50, 4:00, 4:15, 4:30, 4:45, and 5:00. We will have Pacers for the following half-marathon times: 1:35, 1:45, 1:50, 2:00, 2:10, 2:20, 2:30, and 2:40, 2:50
Participation is free to all marathon and half-marathon participants who sign up at the Kaiser Permanente Health & Fitness Expo booth. You will be given a pace band to wear on your wrist during the marathon to help identify you and allow your group to stick together.
Our Pace Groups will help you not only achieve your goals, but have FUN, whether the goal is a personal record, Boston qualifier, or simply to cross the finish line! Our friends at the Lake Merritt Joggers and Striders will organize the group and help you reach your goal of setting a PR on our PR-friendly course. Pacers are experienced runners, chosen based upon their previous running and/or pacing performances and know what it takes to hold a steady pace and give you a great race day experience - dynamic and personable, and dedicated to making sure you have a great time on the course!
Marathon & Half-Marathon Pace Groups
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the small scale of the topography map, the hills may appear more dramatic than they actually are.
Marathon/Relay Elevation Map
The half-marathon course runs a separate route for approximately 2 miles, then runs miles 16-26 of the marathon route. The halfmarathon course will close at the same 15 minute graduated pace. All races finish on Grand Ave. adjacent to Eastshore Park.
The course will close at a graduated pace, allowing runners to complete each mile in approximately 15 minutes. Roads and traffic patterns will re-open along the race course at this pace. Runners who do not maintain this pace will be asked to use the Sag vehicle or move to sidewalks and obey traffic signals. If you choose to stay on the course, you do so AT YOUR OWN RISK. Support facilities will not be available after the race route reopens to traffic. The Finish Area facilities will close promptly at 2pm.
Course Closures & Runner Pace
HOW TO REGISTER: If you have already registered for one of the race distances but did not register for the Run the Town Challenge, simply register for the other race and contact us at
[email protected] by March 16 to let us know you are eligible for the Run The Challenge! Or if slots are still available, you can stop by the Registration booth at the expo on March 23 or March 24 to sign up.
Who needs The City when you can run The Town! Run the 5K at 7:30 am and then run the Half-Marathon at 9:30 am to earn yourself a special bib and an extra medal. Medals will be distributed following the completion of the half marathon. Your special bib will help our volunteers and everyone else identify you as a Town Challenge participant (and let them know to run the other way... very quickly!) Participants in the WE RUN THIS TOWN CHALLENGE will receive one bib that will be worn for both races.
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Runner safety has always been, and will continue to be, a top priority for this event. Please be mindful of the other participants and respect the race personnel to ensure a safe and enjoyable race for everyone. If wearing an iPod or other audio device results in you being unable to hear verbal instructions or commands, approaching vehicles or course marshals on foot or on bicycles, you may be asked to relinquish the device.
The use of personal music devices is strongly discouraged at this race. To enjoy all that our race has to offer and for the safety of all participants, the Oakland Running Festival encourages a headphonefree environment during the running of all its race distances.
Headphone Policy for All Races
The race will start promptly at 7:30am on Sunday, March 25. For the benefit of all racers, runners are asked to allow faster runners to move toward the front of the pack for the start. Remember, this race is chip timed so you must wear your B-Tag on your race number.
Starting the 5K
Water and Gatorade will be served on the course and at the finish line. Bank of the West 5K participants will receive a commemorative technical shirt at packet pick up during the expo. Finishers will also receive a medal at the 5K finish line.
5K Support Amenities
NOTE: The 5K will be timed using the B-Tag system. You MUST pick up your B-Tag at the Expo and wear it properly on your race number. YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PICK THESE UP AT EASTSHORE PARK!
The Bank of the West 5K will be held Sunday, March 25 promptly at 7:30am. The start line is on Lakeshore near El Embarcado and the finish is on Grand Ave & El Embarcadero at Eastshore Park.
5K Course Information
LOCATIONS OF THE WATER STOPS.
Gu Energy Gel (Vanilla, Salted Caramel, Strawberry Banana, Lemon Lime and Birthday Cake), snacks & fruit will be available near miles 3.3, 11, 17, 20.5. PLEASE VIEW WEBSITE FOR EXACT
There are aid stations on the course at or near the following marathon mile markers: Start,1.8, 3.3, 6.2, 8.8, 11, 12.2, 14, 15.8, 17.2, 18.8, 20.5, 22.8, 24.5, 25.4 and Finish. Water & Lemon Lime Gatorade will be available at these locations. Two Port-a-lets will be located at each water stop.
On-Course Aid Stations
If you need to drop out of the race for any reason, please report to the nearest medical station or aid station on the course and inform them that you are retiring from the race. We will have a sag wagon following the last runner. The sag wagon will take runners to the nearest exchange point to ride the bus to the finish area. Do not cross the finish line if you did not complete the entire race. The timing chip will record an inaccurate finishing time.
Dropping Out of the Races
Start in the designated “Pace Per Mile” area according to the pace you expect to run the race. This is for your benefit as well as for other competitors. Remember, your chip time will begin when you cross the timing mat. Pre-Race water will be available near the start line, in addition to porta-pot restrooms that will be located in Eastshore Park.
The startline for all adult races is located on Lakeshore near El Embarcadero. Once at the startline, please find the signs denoting runner’s estimated marathon pace per mile (i.e. 6 minute/mile, 7 minute/mile, etc.).
Starting Marathon, Half-Marathon & Relay
the medical history on your race bib with a ball point pen.
Medical Staff will have the right to withdraw any runners from the race at their discretion should they appear in distress or at risk should they continue running. To help our Medical Team work efficiently, please fill out
The Oakland RunFest Medical Team is a dedicated group of professionals with help from Kaiser Permanente. There will be medical stations at the start and at or near the following mile markers: 3, 6, 12, 17, 20, 23 kas well as at the finish. In addition, we will have a team of EMT’s on bicycles throughout the course.
Race Day Medical Information
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The Awards Ceremony will be held at 11:30am on the main stage to recognize the Top Overall finishers. (Age Groups are mailed approximately 3 weeks following the race. We will also have a local pick up for those that live in the area.)
Trophies or plaques will be given to the top three overall finishers in the half-marathon and 5K. The top three age group finishers in the half-marathon and 5K will receive a prize as well. Trophies will be awarded to the overall winning relay teams (male, female, co-ed).
We will award age group prizes for men and women. See the website for age group breakdown.
Awards
Live preliminary results for marathon, half-marathon, relay and 5k finishers wil be avialable in the Racemine Results Tent located in the Celebration Village near the Information tent. Following the race, official results will be posted on our event website where you can find searchable individual times for all finishers, as well as see a video of your finish, and download.
Race Results
NOTE: Paticipants in the We Run the Town Challege must exit the runner only compound via the EXIT and return to the startline through the park after the 5K. Please do not attempt to recross the finish line as this may affect your timing chip.
Race Start Times Oakland Marathon & Team Relay Bank of the West 5K Kids Fun Run (youner division) Kids Fun Run (older division) Kaiser Permanente Oakland Half-Marathon
Post race, runners can celebrate their accomplishments in beautiful Eastshore Park where we will have live music, food trucks, vendors, a family reunion area and interactive games for the kids. PLUS all finishers will receive your choice of four different types of Lagunitas beer while they cool down and relax!
Celebration Village
Courtesy of our great partners at Sprouts Farmers Market, fruit, snacks, Gatorade, water, and other products will be available at the finish line are for runners ONLY. Please be courteous to the other participants and take only one product from each station. In order to keep the finish area and the Celebration Village area clean, please dispose of all your waste in the garbage and recycling containers provided.
Finish Line Runner Refreshments
All of-age runners have drink coupons attached to each bib. (Under age runners will have the tags removed or unprinted.) These can be redeemed for complementary beer from Lagunitas at the beer stand. The coupons have your bib number printed directly on them. You must present race number and matching coupons to receive your your beverages. Patrons may be asked to provide a photo I.D. so please have it available.
All races finish on Grand Ave. adjacent to Eastshore Park. Race participants will cross the finish line and receive their finisher’s medal and heat sheet. It is important to proceed through this area as quickly as you can. Refreshments are for runners only and will be located in the runners only compound. The finish line facilities will close promtly at 2PM.
Finish Line Area
FIND ANSWERS AT THE INFORMATION TENT NEAR THE KID ZONE
To learn more, visit http:// oaklandmarathon.com/run-for-a-cause/ or email
[email protected] to get involved in 2019!
The Oakland Running Festival is excited to have a number of charity groups in the event. Many groups offer great training programs and the opportunity to rasie money for worthwile causes. Asian Health Services, Bay Area Community Resources, CALICO, Running For a Better Oakland are only a few of the charities participating in this year’s event!
Charity Information
YOU CAN SHOP OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE WHILE CELEBRATING YOUR FINISH AND ENJOYING LIVE MUSIC
PLEASE NOTE: If you are running one of the first three relay legs you will get your race medal upon entering the Runners Only Compound through the designated Relay entrance. Leg #4 runners will get their medal when crossing the finish line. Only one medal per runner will be distributed.
The exchange points are as follows: Leg Start Finish Distance #1 Eastshore Park Port View Park 6.2 mi. #2 Port View Park Mandela & 28th St. 6.0 mi. #3 Mandela & 28th St Lincoln Square Park (11th & Harrison) 6.1 mi. #4 Lincoln Square Park Eastshore Park 7.9 mi.
Relay Exchange Points
Each relay team will be issued one (1) D-Tag timing device and a strap for your wrist. Runners are to pass this to their teammates at the exchange points. Be sure each runner holds the D-Tag in their hand as instructed but does not crush the chip or risk not being accurately timed.
Relay runners MUST wear a race number on the front and a relay designation on the backs. These will be provided at packet pick-up.
Relay Race Numbers & Timing Chip
Any changes that need to be made after March 22 must be made at the Expo on March 23 or March 24.
To substitute a team member, the Team Captain (person who created the team) must login to http://ow.ly/4lLf30iV7qI using their email address and password. You will then see the option to drop, add, or invite another team member.
Relay Team Member Substitutions We cannot refund registration fees once a relay team has been registered. However, it is possible to substitute team members as needed up until March 24 online or in person at the expo.
Relay teams will be given one BART pass at the expo to be used for leg #2. Signs will clearly mark all of the exchange areas. Runners may provide their own transportation to their exchange point. However, be aware that parking and access at each site and throughout the race route may be limited due to road closures.
5:30am-2:00pm- Bus shuttle will shuttle runners continuously from Eastshore Park to 12th St BART station and the Marriott.
7:30am-10:00am- A dedicated shuttle will transport runners to/ from Relay Exchange #2 to the West Oakland BART station (Leg 2, 3 runners)
8:10am- First bus of runners depart Port View Park for Eastshore Park
6:30am- Buses depart from Beacon St. & Lakeshore to Relay Exchange #1 for Leg 2 runners (Port View Park)
Schedule
Runners of Leg #1 will start at Eastshore Park & will be taken by bus back to the finish line after running their leg of the relay Runners of Leg #2 will take a bus to the Exchange are from the start line.When you finish your leg at Mandela & 28th St you can either walk or take the shuttle to the West Oakland BART station and take that to 12th St station. From there shuttles will run continuously back to Eastshore Park and Celebration Village at Eastshore Park. Runners of Leg #3 should take BART to the West Oakland station and there will be a shuttle taking runners up to the Exchange area at Mandela & 24th St.When finished with your relay leg, you will walk to the 12th St BART station to take the shuttle bus back to Eastshore Park Runners of Leg #4 can take the BART to either Lake Merritt or 12th St BART station and walk to the Exchange area at Lincoln Square Park on 11th St. Your relay will finish at the Finish Line!
Relay Transportation
Kids of all ages will enjoy the free activities at the Fun Zone. As part of the Celebration Village, the Fun Zone will have interactive games and activities for kids of all ages.
Kids Fun Zone - Eastshore Park
Click on this link http://ow.ly/9zdv30iVene to register to post your Free Photos on Facebook (available 48 hours or less after the event). Please note: You will not be able to sign up for race day photos until you have your bib number (emailed on March 19th)
Sign up for free race day photos on once you have received your bib number email on March 19th.Visit http://ow.ly/9zdv30iVene and sign up to take advantage of this great opportunity to share your race experience with your friends and family. Those who opt in to post to Facebook be entered into drawing to win one of 10 free entries into the 2018 Oakland Running Festival.
That’s right, this year everyone will get access to Free Race Photos! Participants will have the ability to share all their race photos on Facebook and/or download them at no charge after the race.You will have access to high resolution unbranded individual photos, race album packages or race branded products, after race day.
Race Photos- Sign up to get your photos for FREE!
USA Today Sports Active Alliance
Fun Run Finish Area
PLEASE REFER TO THE MAP ON THE PREVIOUS PAGE FOR DETAILS ABOUT THE KIDS ZONE AND THE RUNNERS EXIT WHERE YOU ARE TO PICK UP YOUR CHILD FOLLOWING THE RACE.
After pick up, parents can escort them directly to the Kids Zone to receive their finisher’s medal. In addition, water, Gatorade & snacks will be available in the Fun Zone.
In Oakland, the average temperature in March at the start time is 50 degrees and the average temperature at 2pm is 62 degrees. Races are held rain or shine. Get the lastest updates on race day wearther with any one of our amazing media partners.
Race Day Weather Information
Oakland Running Festival was selected to be a part of the USA TODAY Sports Active Alliance. The USA TODAY Sports Active Alliance is an exclusive network of the country’s top independent marathons and half marathons that have been bundled together for nationwide sponsorship, promotion, and editorial amplification. Each of the Alliance races were selected based on their size, legacy/history, growth potential, and efficiency of race operations. The Baltimore Running Festival, another CSE event, also received USA TODAY Sports Active Alliance approval. Overall, only 14 events across the country meet the standard to be part of the alliance.
The Celebration Village will have activities throughout the day: Live music Awards on the Main Stage Interactive Games Activities for kids Souvenir Shop Food & Drink Vendors (8am-2pm) Expo Booths All finish line activities close at 2pm.
IMPORTANT: Each bib has a parent tear tag with the child’s bib number printed on it. IT IS IMPORTANT that parents tear this off tag and hold it to help us identify your child at the finish line. We ask that parents assist their children in getting from Eastshore Park to start the race. Parents are encouraged to run the course with their child. All races will start promptly at the time indicated.
Upon completion of the race, Fun Run participants are corralled in a holding area inside Eastshore Park. CHILDREN WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO LEAVE THIS AREA UNTIL THEIR ACCOMPANYING ADULT ARRIVES AND PRESENTS THE TEAR AWAY SECTION WITH THEIR CHILD’S NUMBER.
Part of the excitement surrounding the Oakland Running Festival is that it is much more than just a road race. We will have activities in the Celebration Village for people young and old, and for runners and non-runners alike.
Finish Line Celebration Village
We encourage all runners to invite their family and friends to join them at the event. We will have plenty of activities to entertain even the non-runners while they wait for you to finsih the race. Here are some tips for a good fan: 1) Wear Comfortable Shoes. There are several excellent viewing points but you may walk further than some runners! 2) Come up with a few things to shout at the runners as they pass. “You’re almost there” should not be one of them unless you are within the final .2 mile stretch! 3) Make lots of noisecowbells are great, but pots & pans work too!
Tips for Spectators
Prior to the race, all participants will meet in the Kids Fun Zone in Eastshore Park. At 8:15am, both groups will depart for their respective startline.
Starting the Fun Run
The color code for each age group will coordinate with the race number.
All Kids Fun Run participants will pick up their race materials at the EXPO on Saturday. All participating kids will be provided with their race bib & shirt. There will be two separate age groups running different distances in the Kid’s Fun Run. Age Color Code Start Time 8-12 Blue 8:40am 7 & Under Red 8:45am
Kids Fun Run Information
If you just planning on using a desktop or laptop to track, you can use free online tracking at following link:
2. For each athlete you want to track, click the add notification button, then enter their name or bib number, (relay teams can enter any of the team members names and track the entire team) then click the checkbox for the type of notification you wish to receive.
1. To register for notifications (SMS, Email, Facebook) please go to this link: https://results.rmraces.live/Corrigan-Sports-Enterprises/ events/2018/Oakland-Running-Festival-2018/notifications
HOW TO REGISTER: (Tracking registration Opens on Mar. 20 at 12 noon)
Full Marathon: Mile 13.1, Mile 19.5, Finish Half-Marathon: Mile 6.5, Finish Relay: End of each relay leg 5K: Finish
Alerts are triggered when each runner’s individual timing chip crosses a timing mat that is part of the runner tracking system. By tracking a runner, you will receive the following messages:
You will be able to receive tracking messages on your mobile phone via text messaging, or have posts placed on your facebook accounts.
Register online for the Oakland Running Festival runner tracking services, beginning Tuesday, March 20 at noon through Saturday, March 24 at 11:59pm (PT). Use this helpful information to track your favorite runners, and to reunite with loved ones in the Celebration Village. The message will provide the runner’s time, pace and expected finish time.
This year, friends and family will be able to track marathon, halfmarathon and 5K runners as well as relay teams out on the course.
Even if you are a local runner, you may want to consider staying downtown at the Oakland Marriott City Center, our official host hotel for race weekend.
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PLEASE VISIT THESE RUNNER FRIENDLY RESTUARNTS DURING RACE WEEKEND!
BART BEGINS SERVICE AT 8AM ON SUNDAY. PLEASE CONSIDER USING BART IF IT IS AN OPTION FOR YOU.
THERE ARE NUMEROUS PARKING LOTS AROUND EASTSHORE PARK (SEE DETAILS EARLIER IN THIS BOOKLET.)
NOTE: Once race prep starts at 7am, many city streets are closed. Please refer to THE DETOUR MAP if you plan to arrive after 7am. www.oaklandmarathon.com/detours-schedule
Take I-80 East toward the Bay Bridge. Take I-580 East/Downtown Oakland (CA-24) exit towards Hayward/Stockton. Merge onto I-580 East. Take the exit toward Grand Ave/Lakeshore Ave. Merge onto MacArthur Blvd. Eastshore Park will be on the right.
From San Francisco:
Take 101 North towards San Jose. Merge onto 101 North. Take I-880 North exit towards Oakland. Take exit 42A for I-980 toward CA-24/ Walnut Creek. Continue onto I-980 East. Take exit toward Hayward. Merge onto I-580 E. Take the exit toward Grand Ave/Lakeshore Ave. Merge onto MacArthur Blvd. Eastshore Park will be on the right.
From the South Bay:
Take 101 South towards San Francisco, merge onto I-580 East exit towards Oakland/Richmond Bridge. Continue on I-80 West/I-580 East. Continue on I-580 East towards Alameda/Downtown Oakland/ Hayward/San Jose/Stockton. Take I-580 East exit toward Downtown Oakland/Hayward/Stockton. Merge onto I-580 East. Take the exit toward Grand Ave/Lakeshore Ave. Merge onto MacArthur Blvd. Eastshore Park will be on the right.
From the North Bay:
Take I-680 South to I-580 West exit toward Downtown Oakland. Merge onto I-580 West. Take the exit toward Grand Ave/Lakeshore Ave. Merge onto MacArthur Blvd. Eastshore Park will be on the right.
OR
Take 24 South towards Oakland, merge onto 1-580 East. Take the 14th Street exit. Take the exit toward Grand Ave/Lakeshore Ave. Merge onto MacArthur Blvd. Eastshore Park will be on the right.
From the East Bay
Directions to Eastshore Park for Runners
