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Oakland Marathon Running Festival

Mar 25, 2012

3.7

Where

Oakland, CA, United States

Start time

09:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

March 25, 2012 Sunday

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 09:00

MarathonPoint to pointWheelchair race

Race Results

Top 3

1. CHRIS MOCKO 02:28:09

2. PHILLIP SHAW 02:37:13

3. TONY TORRES 02:38:05

Top 3 Women

1. ANNA BRETAN 02:57:33

2. MONICA ZHUANG 03:06:17

3. PENNY MACPHAIL 03:12:18

Top 3 Men

1. CHRIS MOCKO 02:28:09

2. PHILLIP SHAW 02:37:13

3. TONY TORRES 02:38:05

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Reviews

3.7

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By: Wes Wang

Posted: March 27, 2026

A Scenary and Hilly City Marathon

The route runs through the lake side, commercial area, residential area, harbor, as well as the bridge. It provides a good summary of the city of Oakland. The first half of the route includes many hilly sections. Fortunately, the steep hills are short in distance. A portion of this marathon run on the bike path of the Bay bridge. The scenery is stunning. I was not used to the loud traffic along my side while I am running. For this reason, it is more tiresome than other marathons while running on the bridge. A few mile markers were missing, including the last three mile markers. I had an accurate alignment with mile 23 mile marker. However, the final distance 3 miles added 0.3 miles according to my watch measurement. Something is wrong there. The start time was delayed by three promotion talks. That's annoying.

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Anna Bretan won the women's division of the Oakland Marathon with a time of 2 hours 57 minutes and 33 seconds.

General News San Francisco Chronicle

Mar 26, 2012

Street Closures For Sunday's Oakland Marathon

The Oakland Running Festival takes place on Sunday March 25 with the marathon starting at 7:30 am near Snow Park. More than eight-thousand runners are expected to participate in one of the races.

General News Piedmont Patch

Mar 24, 2012

More Than 8,500 Runners Expected For Sunday's Oakland Running Festival

The city streets of Oakland California will see more than eighty-five hundred runners on Sunday as they participate in the Oakland Running Festival

General News Inside Bay Area

Mar 23, 2012

Oakland Marathon Running Festival Draws Runners From Other Countries As Field Grows

David McDonough traveled a mere fifteen miles to his last marathon in Dublin, Ireland. He is one of several runners from a foreign country traveling to Oakland, California to take part in the Oakland Running Festival

General News Contra Costa Times

Mar 21, 2012