Oakland Marathon Running Festival

Oakland Marathon Running Festival

Oakland Marathon Running Festival

( 26 reviews )
88% of reviewers recommend this race
  • Oakland,
    California,
    United States
  • March
  • 3 miles/5K, 6 miles/10K, 13.1 miles/Half Marathon, 26.2 miles/Marathon, Relay, Other
  • Road Race
  • Event Website

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There are big things to come for the 2019 Oakland Running Festival! Not only is it the 10th Anniversary of the event, but we will also be the first Marathon to run over the Bay Bridge! Experience Oakland’s diversity and beauty with a race that touches all aspects of Oaktown, and finishes with one hella awesome party. Come help us celebrate 10 years in Oakland!

Julie Woods

California, United States
0 9
2016
"Disorganized "
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Julie Woods's thoughts:

I will never run a race with Corrigan Sports. A few years ago, they tried to start the Oakland A’s 5k. Having signed up for the huge Giants Race with a different company a few times, I thought it would be really fun to run for both baseball teams. I was wrong. The A’s race was so disorganized that we didn’t get any email confirmations that we had registered or race day instructions, even up to the Friday before the race. So I reached out to the company and asked them for help, asking if this was a real race or a scam. Their representatives and even higher-ups were not helpful, and kept blaming the Oakland As. I got caught between two companies blaming each other, and couldn’t even go to the race because I didn’t know where the starting line would be. In the end, I had to report it to my credit card company as fraud, because I didn’t even know if the race had taken place. I really wanted to run this race because I grew up with the Oakland A’s. What a disappointment. Maybe they handle the Oakland running festival differently, because it is their big race, but I will never run a race with this company, based on this experience.

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