The Kaiser Permanente Half Marathon race at the Oakland Running Festival takes runners past several of the city’s most notable sights, including nearly all the way around Lake Merritt just east of downtown, past the campus of Laney College and through Lake Merritt Channel Park. Those running the half marathon share the same starting line as those running the full marathon, at Snow Park just a few feet from Lake Merritt.
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