For the Love of the Bay 5K/10K
- Date Sat 25th October 2025
- Time 8:15AM PDT
- Location Oakland, California
- Price $39.16 - $43.40
- Races 2 races
- Distances 5km, 10km
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Event summary
Join us for the 5th annual "For the Love of the Bay" 5K/10K on Saturday, October 25, 2025, in the vibrant city of Oakland, Alameda! This exciting event celebrates the rich diversity of the Bay Area running community, offering a flat and fast course that loops around the picturesque Lake Merritt. Whether you're aiming for a personal best in the 5K (3.17 miles) or the 10K (6.21 miles), this race is perfect for seasoned runners and first-time participants alike. With official timing, age group prizes, and special swag for kids, there's something for everyone at this inclusive celebration!
Experience the upbeat atmosphere filled with live music, a legendary post-race raffle, and a community celebration that brings everyone together. Enjoy the thrill of a cold plunge, stretching booths, and a fantastic backdrop for your Instagram photos. With separate starts for 5K and 10K runners and walkers, this event ensures a smooth racing experience. Plus, participants who break the event records will get their registration fees refunded! Mark your calendars and prepare for an unforgettable day filled with fun, fitness, and community spirit at Lake Merritt!
Experience the upbeat atmosphere filled with live music, a legendary post-race raffle, and a community celebration that brings everyone together. Enjoy the thrill of a cold plunge, stretching booths, and a fantastic backdrop for your Instagram photos. With separate starts for 5K and 10K runners and walkers, this event ensures a smooth racing experience. Plus, participants who break the event records will get their registration fees refunded! Mark your calendars and prepare for an unforgettable day filled with fun, fitness, and community spirit at Lake Merritt!
Organiser's Description
Back for its 5th year, better than ever!! The Love Of The Bay 5K/10K isn't just a runit's a celebration of diversity in this beautiful run community that exists in the Bay Area. Starting from Lake Merritt, this flat and fast course loops around the lake, making it perfect for personal records or first-time runners and walkers. Whether its the 5K (3.17 miles) or the 10K (6.21 miles) use this event as the motivation to get or stay sharp during your fall run season.
Whether you're racing for your PR, walking to support the cause and enjoy the vibe of the event, or just cheering friends adding to the vibeeveryone belongs at this starting line. We will have official timing, chipped chrono-track run bibs, mile markers, and age group prizes for men and women, 18-39, 40-56 and 57 and above will be handed out and announced. All kids registered under 18 will receive special swag along with prizes for both the boys and girls division!!
Why You'll Love It:
Lakefront flat course
Race shirt and finisher medal for all participants
Live music and hype energy at the start and finish lines
Legendary post-race raffle and community celebration. Passes raffled out for CIM, Oakland Marathon and SF Half Marathon are just a few goodies we have for people to win!!
We will have a cold plunge to jump in, booth for stretch care, a bad ass back drop to take them IG photos and a great DJ playing hits!!
Separate starts for 5K/10K runners and walkers. Runners who run under 17:45 (the event 5K record) get their registration fees back. Or, under 38:02 as well for the 10K.
Please message direct if cost is an issue. We have lowered the barrier cost wise to help this be an event all can attend and enjoy, including families.
Follow on IG @510hikers
Packet Pickup:
Thursday, October 23rd Sports Basement in Berkeley (off Milvia)
5:00 PM 8:00 PM
Includes optional group shakeout run starting at 6PM from Sports Basement and post run Happy Hour hang out with pizza and drinks. Use your bib to score 20% of gear in store that day!!
Race Day Morning:
7:00 AM 7:45AM (sharp!) at the actual event (we will have tables set up for bib and shirt pickup).
Plenty of post run refreshments will be available. We make the best post run hydration around!! Stay after the run for FREE photos we take of all the runners with medals.
Getting There:
We encourage participants to take BART to 19th street and walk over (.75 of a mile). Parking is available inside the Lake Merritt Fairyland parking lot or on surrounding streets.
Whether you're racing for your PR, walking to support the cause and enjoy the vibe of the event, or just cheering friends adding to the vibeeveryone belongs at this starting line. We will have official timing, chipped chrono-track run bibs, mile markers, and age group prizes for men and women, 18-39, 40-56 and 57 and above will be handed out and announced. All kids registered under 18 will receive special swag along with prizes for both the boys and girls division!!
Why You'll Love It:
Lakefront flat course
Race shirt and finisher medal for all participants
Live music and hype energy at the start and finish lines
Legendary post-race raffle and community celebration. Passes raffled out for CIM, Oakland Marathon and SF Half Marathon are just a few goodies we have for people to win!!
We will have a cold plunge to jump in, booth for stretch care, a bad ass back drop to take them IG photos and a great DJ playing hits!!
Separate starts for 5K/10K runners and walkers. Runners who run under 17:45 (the event 5K record) get their registration fees back. Or, under 38:02 as well for the 10K.
Please message direct if cost is an issue. We have lowered the barrier cost wise to help this be an event all can attend and enjoy, including families.
Follow on IG @510hikers
Packet Pickup:
Thursday, October 23rd Sports Basement in Berkeley (off Milvia)
5:00 PM 8:00 PM
Includes optional group shakeout run starting at 6PM from Sports Basement and post run Happy Hour hang out with pizza and drinks. Use your bib to score 20% of gear in store that day!!
Race Day Morning:
7:00 AM 7:45AM (sharp!) at the actual event (we will have tables set up for bib and shirt pickup).
Plenty of post run refreshments will be available. We make the best post run hydration around!! Stay after the run for FREE photos we take of all the runners with medals.
Getting There:
We encourage participants to take BART to 19th street and walk over (.75 of a mile). Parking is available inside the Lake Merritt Fairyland parking lot or on surrounding streets.
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