Alameda Island Running Festival

🏃‍♀️💜 A Movement for Healing, Community, and Hope 💜🏃

Join us on Saturday, May 30th, for Healing Hearts: Walk/Run/MOVE! for Suicide Prevention, a powerful day of movement, community, and collective care benefiting Crisis Support Services of Alameda County. Whether you walk, run, roll, or dance, every action you take supports life-saving suicide prevention services in our community.

🌟 WHAT MAKES HEALING HEARTS SPECIAL?

This is more than just a race—it's a day of healing, joy, and connection for the whole family. After you hit the pavement for our walk/run, stick around for a wellness fair, movement classes, local vendors, delicious food, and a heart-centered program that uplifts the strength of our community.

EVENT DETAILS 📅 Date: Saturday, May 30, 2026

📍 Location: Edoff Bandstand, Lake Merritt

🕘 Start Times:

8:30 AM: Registration & Check-in Opens

9:00 AM: Opening Ceremony with Baba Ruben Drum Performance

9:30 AM: 5K around Lake Merritt starts in 2 waves - Racers and Walkers

9:35 AM: Tai Chi and Qi Gong with Master Sheldon

10:05 AM: Trauma Informed Yoga with Marsha Rosenblatt

10:40 AM: Dance Party and Closing

🎟️ EXTRA FUN – RAFFLE, FOOD, & MERCH

🍽️ Fuel up with delicious eats from local vendors

🎟️ Win big in our raffle with fun prizes

👕 Grab a Healing Hearts T-shirt to wear your support proudly

💡 GO BEYOND THE FINISH LINE – FUND RAISE FOR A CAUSE! 💡

Your impact doesn’t stop at the finish line! Take your support to the next level by fundraising for Crisis Support Services of Alameda County.

🏆 Create your own fundraising page or join a team to rally your family, friends, and colleagues behind this life-saving cause. With just a few clicks, you can:

✅ Set a personal goal

✅ Customize your fundraising page

✅ Invite others to join you

✅ Help expand suicide prevention services in our community

🎉 PLUS, our top fundraisers will receive special prizes as a thank-you for their incredible support! Stay tuned for exciting rewards and friendly competition!

💜 Every dollar raised makes a difference!

Native American Health Center (NAHC) is excited to announce our 25th Running Is My High (RIMH) 5k/10k Fun Run and Walk themed "25 Years in Motion" on Saturday, June 6th, 2026 at the Fairy Land area of Lake Merritt; 699 Bellevue Ave., Oakland, CA 94610.

NAHC created Running is My High to engage community from all walks of life in an event promoting physical, mental, and cultural health. Annually, our 5K/10K draws over 400 runners and walkers from across the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. This special event will feature programming that honors Community Health and Native American cultural practices; includes guest speakers; and features outreach tables to connect our community to helpful resources.

Online registration closes on June 5th and costs $30 for adults and $15 for youth, in-person registration on the day of the event (6/6) is $35 for adults and $20 for youth.

We will see you at the starting line!

Running strong for 100 years!

The Statuto Race commemorates the creation of the first Italian Constitution (Statuto Albertino) and is a running tradition in San Francisco going back more than 100 years. Join us in 2025 for the 105th running of this iconic race!

Celebrate post-race with brunch!

Following the race, join us for brunch in the SFIAC Ballroom! Runners/walkers and guests welcome. $43.40 per adult. Kids 5-18 years are $22.20 per person (no charge for kids under age 5). You can purchase brunch tickets during registration or on the Store page in the menu bar above. NOTE: For 2026 the bottomless mimosa portion will not be offered, but a cash bar will be available.

First Responders Cup!

This is an opportunity to bring the Italian community together with the City and County of San Francisco's Public Safety & First Responder families while enjoying a little friendly competition. A trophy will be awarded to the first place First Responders finisher. First responders in agencies outside of SF are welcome to participate and should contact us at [email protected] to be added to the list of teams.

Awards!

• For the 8K run, trophies will be awarded to the first overall male runner, first overall female runner, the first overall SFIAC dues-paying club member, and first overall first responder.

• For the 8K run, medals will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in the following age groups (male and female divisions): 19 and under, 20 - 29, 30 - 39, 40 - 49, 50 - 59, 60 - 64, 65 - 69, 70 - 74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-90.

Come out for our July 4th tradition and run this flat and fast point to point 5k thru the closed streets of Alameda. We will be starting again at 8:30am to provide ample space between our runners and the Parade that follows.

General Overview:

The 5K run (3.1 mile) and walk takes you through beautiful Alameda winding thru business and residential streets. This run benefits the Midway Shelter of Alameda.

Packet Pick-up:

• 7/1 thru 7/3: Laurens Closet. 1420 Park St, Alameda. Hours 10:00am - 5:00pm

• 7/4 Race morning registration opens at 7:30am 1440 Park St, Alameda ~ La Pena corner of Santa Clara (New Location)

Race Day Details:

• Start: 1420 Park St. Alameda, ca. 94501

• Packet Pick-up : 7:30am

• Race Start : 8:30am

• Finish: 1526 Webster St, Alameda, CA 94501 (across from Tapout Fitness)

We will have shuttle service in 2026 to get runners back to the start. We have made strides towards this for a couple years and we finally have it lined up for this year.

If you are traveling via Bart or public transportation please review the schedules below to get you to the race start, and picked up from the race finish.

• Bart Website: https://www.bart.gov/

• AC Transit Site: https://www.actransit.org/