NAHC - Running Is My High
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NAHC - Running Is My High

Oakland, California, United States View on map
Jun 06, 2026 (America/Los_Angeles local time)
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About this race

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!

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Running

Running is My High 2026 - 5K Run/Walk

Jun 06, 2026 5K 10:00 AM
$35.00
Closed

Running is My High 2026 - 10K Run/Walk

Jun 06, 2026 10K 10:00 AM
$35.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 15 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Oakland, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 11.3° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 21.8°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 10.6° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 22.2°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.9
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
1.5mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
72.5%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on June 6, 2026 (PDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on June 6, 2026 (PDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 41m

The sun rises at 5:47 AM and sets at 8:28 PM local time (PDT) in Oakland on June 6, 2026 — 14h 41m of daylight.

Course

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2026 results — NAHC - Running Is My High

267 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Running is My High 2026 - 5K Run/Walk

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Leading finishers of the 2026 NAHC - Running Is My High
Place Name Time Pace
1 Anthony Cortes 17:08 5:31 /mi
2 Darin Wong 17:51 5:45 /mi
3 Mohan Kanungo 19:31 6:17 /mi
4 Wyatt Kelly 20:01 6:27 /mi
5 Anonymous Anonymous 20:18 6:32 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

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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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