Run The Oakland Marathon with RBO!
We are so excited to kick-off our Spring 2025 race schedule with The Oakland Marathon! Our students have been training diligently at Snow Park and we can not wait to watch all of their hard work pay off as they cross the finish line and receive a finisher's medal at this iconic race through downtown Oakland and around Lake Merritt. Please read through all of the information below and don’t hesitate out reach out with any questions!
Registration Deadline: Sunday, March 16th, 2025
Race Day: Sunday, March 23rd, 2025
Packet Pick-Up Instructions
RBO will distribute your race bib and commemorative shirt. Please disregard emails from the race about attending packet pick-up events- they will not have your bib or shirt!
RBO will distribute bibs from 10am-3pm on Saturday, March 22nd at the Oakland Marathon Health and Wellness Expo in Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts. Please attend this pre-race packet pick-up event to help ensure that race day operations run smoothly.
RBO will not have practice on March 22nd due to the race on March 23rd. Our next practice will be at Snow Park on Saturday, March 29th.
If you are unable to attend the packet pick-up event on March 23rd, you may pick up your bib on the morning of the race in the Team Zone in Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts. Please arrive extra early to ensure you will have plenty of time to pick up your bib and warm up before the race. We will not have the RBO tent on race day morning- look for the blue, yellow, green, and purple RBO shirts!
Race Day Logistics
We will meet in the Team Zone in Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts on race day morning!
Location: Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts (Map)
10K Meeting Time: 7:30am on Sunday, March 23rd
5K Meeting Time: 8:00am on Sunday, March 23rd
We will not have the RBO tent on race day morning- look for the blue, yellow, green, and purple RBO shirts!
All runners must wear their RBO shirt to the race!
Commemorative race t-shirts will be distributed after the race.
Please check in at the RBO table in the Team Zone when you arrive to Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts
Pick up your name tag (and race entry bib if needed)
Help coaches connect students with run mentors
Eat snacks, warm-up, and get excited for the race!
Race Start Times and Course Details
The 10K race starts at 8:30am (Course Details)
The 5K race starts at 9:00am (Course Details)
Support RBO by Volunteering at the Oakland Marathon!
The Oakland Marathon generously provides RBO with discounted race entries so that we can cover the costs for our entire community to participate in the race for free. As part of our agreement (and to show our appreciation!), we need to provide the race with at least 20 volunteers.
We need your help to reach our volunteer goal! Please support RBO by signing up for a volunteer shift at a pre-race packet pick-up event or another opportunity!