Here’s a glimpse of the opening race of the Oakland Running Festival – the 5K race was sold out with 900 runners and a large crowd cheering from the sidelines. The participants were young and old and hailed from Oakland or Richmond or Los Angeles. Many in the crowd were local, and just wanted to cheer the runners – and Oakland – on. We bring you videos of elementary school children, women running their first race, scores of friends panting over the finish line. The crowd was encouraging and boisterous as the runners turned down Lakeshore and sprinted the final few meters of the race. For runners and spectators alike, it was clear that this race was about more than running around the lake; it is about Oakland pride.
Oakland Marathon – Stories from the 5K Finish Line
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Published March 27, 2010
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Aimee Allison
Aimee Allison founded OaklandSeen and was host and producer of the KPFA Morning Show. She is a regular guest on KQED's This Week in Northern California, Link TV, and has appeared on CBS, ABC, and Democracy Now. Her writing is featured on the San Francisco Chronicle and Bay Citizen news sites. Aimee hosted Comcast Newsmakers for five years, a public affairs program airing on CNN Headline News. She is the author of Army of None (Seven Stories Press, 2007) and a fellow at the Women's Media Center. Aimee holds a BA and MA from Stanford University.
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Aimee Allison founded OaklandSeen and was host and producer of the KPFA Morning Show. She is a regular guest on KQED's This Week in Northern California, Link TV, and has appeared on CBS, ABC, and Democracy Now. Her writing is featured on the San Francisco Chronicle and Bay Citizen news sites. Aimee hosted Comcast Newsmakers for five years, a public affairs program airing on CNN Headline News. She is the author of Army of None (Seven Stories Press, 2007) and a fellow at the Women's Media Center. Aimee holds a BA and MA from Stanford University. » More posts by Aimee Allison
[...] And it was so awesome seeing how crowded downtown Oakland was on the beautiful afternoon yesterday (and of course again today) so I was thrilled to come home after a day out and see that Baseball Oakland had been thinking the same thing. Deborah from Oaktown Art was delighted about the race passing through Ghosttown, where she lives. Aimee Allison shared a similar excitement about how well the marathon showcased the city, and then last night posted some really sweet stories from participants in yesterday’s twilight 5k. [...]
Good times! Great weekend for Oakland!