MarathonRoad🇺🇸 Oakland, United States

Oakland Marathon

Sunday, 21 March 2027In 5 months · Start 07:00

A one-loop city course around Lake Merritt and downtown that includes an out-and-back over the Bay Bridge to Yerba Buena Island.

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Facts checked 22 Oct 2026 against oaklandmarathon.com, raceroster.com.

Elevation gain

150 m

Rolling · ↓ 150 m

Start altitude

15 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

9°C

Peaks around 15°C

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Finishers

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typical year

Course

Loop

7h cut-off

Getting thereFly into OAK (Oakland), about 11 km from the start

Course map

A detailed route is not available for this race yet. The marker shows the race location.

Elevation profile

Rolling: about 150 m of climbing and 150 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

9°C

Peak during race

15°C

Humidity

79%

Chance of rain

26%

Wind

10 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 21 March ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 07:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

Finish times by age group

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