Aztec Run for Education
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Aztec Run for Education : Lake Merritt, Oakland
The Aztec Run for Education is a community 5K run and walk held at Lake Merritt in Oakland on Sunday, May 2, 2027. The event is hosted by the Spanish Speaking Citizens' Foundation, an organization serving the community since 1965. Funds raised support the foundation's educational programs.
The course follows a single loop around Lake Merritt. The loop is described as flat, scenic, and wheelchair friendly. The event is open to all paces and abilities. Participants may take part in person or virtually.
Registration is open and the event used a tiered fee structure with early bird and standard pricing. The site listed category fees for children, youth, adults, and seniors, and indicated a deadline to register by April 16, 2027 to guarantee a T-shirt size. A summer promotional schedule of percentage discounts by month was published for earlier registration, and early bird pricing ran through March 31, 2027.
Race details include that race packets will not be mailed in advance, awards are given to top overall, Masters (50+), and age-group finishers, and every finisher receives a participant T-shirt. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
