Healing Hearts Day : Walk/Run/MOVE! for Suicide Prevention
About this race
💜 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, snacks, 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, Remarks from Councilmember Brown & Supervisor Fortunato Bas, and Oakland Taiko Performance
9:30 AM: 5K around Lake Merritt starts in 2 waves (Warm-up led by Frank Clayton Jr.)
9:40 AM: Movement Activities Begin: Tai Chi with Master Sheldon & Trauma Informed Yoga with Marsha Rosenblatt
10:30 AM: Dance Party
11:00 AM: Closing Ceremony
MERCH
👕 Grab a Healing Hearts T-shirt to wear your support proudly for just $40. Online store will be enabled by May 4th for pre-sale!
💡 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
💜 Every dollar raised makes a difference!
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Running
Healing Hearts Day - $35 - Participant
Healing Hearts Day - $100 Supporter
Healing Hearts Day - Pay-What-You-Can
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Oakland, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:49 AM and sets at 8:24 PM local time (PDT) in Oakland on May 30, 2026 — 14h 34m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Healing Hearts Day : Walk/Run/MOVE! for Suicide Prevention
Healing Hearts Day - $35 - Participant · 220 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Zimmerman | 16:38 | 5:21 /mi |
| 2 | Anthony Cortes | 16:58 | 5:28 /mi |
| 3 | Jason Yen | 17:38 | 5:40 /mi |
| 4 | Nick Burleigh | 20:55 | 6:44 /mi |
| 5 | Julian Chun | 21:12 | 6:49 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Oakland
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- Oakland Running Calendar 2026 16 races
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 16 Oakland events
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