This year’s 7th Oakland marathon took place on a cloudy morning. It started raining around noon, so most runners just escaped the rain.
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A runner (9119) from the Olympic Club male relay team was the first runner through at mile 4, escorted by a few cyclists. They finished in 1st place for the male relay category, with a time of 2:21:44.
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This runner (bib 9181) from the SFRC Racing team was the second runner through at mile 4, they finished 2nd in the mixed relay category with a time of 02:41:43.
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Carrying the baton for Shabo TC, this runner (9186) helped his male relay team capture 3rd place in their category.
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After the first batch of relay runners, we started to see the marathon runners, seen in the lime-colored bibs. This is Alex Battaglino (217) and Patrick Donnelly (924), both of El Cerrito, within footsteps at mile 4. Alex eventually won the race, and increased their separation from a couple of feet to 8 and a half minutes by the end of the race. Alex Battaglino won with a time of 02:34:51, and Patrick Donnelley finished 3rd with a time of 02:43:25.
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Ivan Medina of Hayward is a perennial top finisher at the Oakland Marathon. This year, he finished in 2nd place, with a time of 02:41:25. He ran it quite a bit faster in 2015, having finished that race with a time of 02:30:07, which would have been good enough to win this year.
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Here’s a runner from the Habitat for Humanity team, who ran in the mixed relay. They finished with a time of 4:16:37.
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Christopher Jackson of Berkeley finished the marathon in 6th place, with a time of 02:55:17.
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The #GUforit with the That’s Fine Track Club finished first in the mixed relay. Here’s one of their runners at mile 4.
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Rob Nachtwey, of Berkeley, is another perennial contender who is easy to pick out because of his pink hat. He finished 2nd in 2014, and this year finished 4th, with a time of 02:50:55.
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This is Patrick Madigan of San Francisco, who finished in 13th place with a time of 03:05:36.
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Team Worse Chemistry (9048) from Berkeley finished with a time of 03:24:05, good for 6th place in the Mixed Relay.
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Team Soil Joggers, from Oakland, finished 8th in the Male Relay with a time of 03:26:34.
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Runner 462 is Spenser Talkington, who ran an amazing 03:05:13 at only 17 years of age! Congrats, Spenser! Fernando de Samaniego Steta of San Francisco (960) finished in 5th place with a time of 02:54:34.
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The Strawberry Canyon Track Club Women of Berkeley finished 3rd in the female relay with a time of 02:59:21.
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Rohit Mitter (478) from New York finished 18th, with a time of 03:12:12.
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Joshua Lerner of San Francisco won the Masters category with a time of 02:49:50.
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Eric Obeng (686) of San Francisco finished 11th place with a time of 03:04:13.
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Alexander Kramer of Calpella (858) finished 19th with a time of 03:13:06. Nelson Osaky (448) finished 382nd with a time of 04:41:12, and it appears that Holly McIlvaine dropped out of the race or her timing chip didn’t register.
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Joshua Bornstein (135) of the Tamalpa Running Club from San Rafael finished 7th with a time of 02:58:35. Erik Donohue finished 26th with a time of 03:18:16.
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Andra Enoiu from Richmond finished 63rd overall, but 4th among women, with a time of 03:34:06. She won her age group.
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This guy (9212) ran for team StephCurry4Prez. !
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Hawaiian Shirt guy! I love seeing runners who do this race nearly every year.
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I think this is the same guy who ran with a hemp shoulder back back in 2011? Nice to see him running again.