WELCOME TO LAKE MERRITT JOGGERS AND STRIDERS 
Serving the East Bay's running community since 1977!  

The Woodmonster Trail Race PHOTOS

and RESULTS

West Ridge-Dominique Philippine

West Ridge- Dom Philippine

Start and slow motion finish-Shiran Kochavi ( with a  few pictures by Christine) : Finish- Slow Mo- Shiran Kochavi 

Edward Carney

Finish line photos

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Congratulations to all Runners. Here are the preliminary results for June 25th, 2023. If any corrections are needed, please contact Christine Chapon, Race Director.

Actual time:

https://www.fordtiming.com/Results/2023/WOODMONSTER/ACTUAL.HTM

Handicap:

https://www.fordtiming.com/Results/2023/WOODMONSTER/AGEGRADE.HTM

REMINDER runners should upload their results on Strava for the Woodmonster climb challenge by Monday, June 26th and we will celebrate on Wednesday at the Transports run, meeting at the store on 6014 College Ave. at 6:30pm. We will run 3-6 miles to Lake Temescal then go to the Golden Squirrel to celebrate Woodmonster. 

Click here for Woodmonster CLIMB Challenge details and how to load on Strava.

Thank you to Tilden Sponsors, Volunteers and all our LMJS and community participants

A hearty thank you to our Race Director, Dave Nicely, for carrying off yet another Tilden 10 with smiles and can-do spirit. We had 147 registered runners at Tilden with 124 racers completing the course. Thank you to our Sponsors: Transports, Squirrels' Nut Butter All Natural Anti-Cafe, rabbit and Ocho

And thank you to all our volunteers: Dave Nicely, Race Director

Jeanine Holmlund, Chris Rogers and Pinole Valley Track and Cross Country runners, Maria Pinto, Jen Watters, Zach Griffin, Barbara Liepe, Dominique Philippine, Ron Landskroner, Ernest Issacs, Vivek Correa, Sarah Vital, Songela Chen, Diane Bast, Hoa On, Jade Ford, Karen Andrews, Vanessa Smith, Ben Barrett's wife and daughter, Rey Booker, Toni Booker, Karen Romagnoli, Willy Koo, Karen Andrews, Noe Barrios, Jim Morris and Efrem Rensi. Our race wouldn’t have happened without you!


Let's celebrate our club membership to recognize some of our important contributions from these last few years!  

Chosen by our marathon training directors, Annemarie Henning and Margaret Schultz, Ed Nanale and Rohan Kalbag were our standout volunteers for the 2023 marathon training program.  Tom Keenan is another one of those special people supporting our programs week in and week out for the Sunday trail runs. 

Recognized for a solid year (and more) of contributions, Chris Rogers was awarded for his leadership in organizing the Sunday Fun Trails.

This year our RRCA volunteer awards for distinguished contributions to the running community went to Annemarie Henning, Debra Cramer and Margaret Schultz. Annemarie and Margaret have done a tremendous job engaging our entire club in the marathon training program with record numbers while reaching out to many community partners to support our program.  Debra has been a key helper behind the scenes for our racing team and is also a middle school track and cross country coach. 

Finally, Kathryn Dernham, former board member and board president, logistical organizer for our special races, marathon training pacer and current leader of Saturday runs was given our most prized award named after former board member and superb volunteer John Momper.

Thank you to each and everyone of you for being part of our LMJS community and your every day contributions of sharing yourselves, your ideas, and your energy to make our club a special space for everyone.  Join us on LMJS slack, so you don't miss a step!


Our next 4th Sunday Run will be July 23, 2023


Come join us for our Fourth Sunday Run on July 24 at Lake Merritt. We'd love to see you there! We meet at the grassy meadow directly next to the Lake Merritt Sailboat House located at 665 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland.

Group Runs

Saturday Social Runs

Would you like to find new places to run? Do you know where Point Isabel is? Tidewater? Inspiration Point? The Seabreeze Market? The East Bay is full of possibilities. Would you like to meet new friends? Here's a great way to meet other like minded people from LMJS.

The LMJS Social Runs happen every Saturday morning somewhere in the East Bay,  We meet at 8:15 and start at 8:30. Find out more here including how to sign up. We'd love to have you join us!

Sunday Fun Trails

Enjoy the amazing San Francisco and East Bay Trails with others! Meet at 8:15 am for instructions & questions to run at 8:30 am. Sunday Fun Trails is a social fun run at East Bay Regional Parks, EBMUD, and Marin Headlands trails on most Sunday mornings. Expected finish times fall within 1 to 1-1/2 hours from run start time. Runners of all abilities are welcome. More details including how to sign up available here.


Track Program May, 2023

Trail Fitness Program May, 2023


DEI donation recipients @ Miwok 100K, May 2023


Marathon training Last run, 2023

LMJS Racing Team @ Christmas Relays 2022

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Upcoming Races

Upcoming Training Runs and Programs

Announcements & News

February 1, 2021

Dear LMJS Members and Friends,

We hope you and all those close to you are safe, healthy, and active during the pandemic. We are proud to have a running club like LMJS to help keep us stay connected and engaged and provide grants/donations to support our community’s non-profits, including food banks, youth-run programs, and racial equity organizations during these difficult times. While members and friends are doing activities separated from each other, we are still moving forward and together as LMJS.

Our Board would like to offer all Members and New Members relief for the annual membership fee. We hope these temporary sliding scale fee choices, effective February 1, 2021, through January 31, 2022, will be beneficial:

  • Individual Level fee choices are $2.50, $5.00, $10.00, and $20.00
  • Family Level fee choices are $2.50, $5.00, $15.00, and $30.00
  • New Members will have the same choices for Individual or Family levels. Everyone is encouraged to join or renew.

Thank you for continuing your Membership and supporting our LMJS Mission and Vision.

LMJS Board of Directors


Thanks to Everyone who has donated to our Virtual 4th Sunday Races!

LMJS Community Service

As part of our community service, LMJS supports our local food banks and other organizations that align with the LMJS mission through monetary donations, generated by our races and training programs.  Especially during this time of the Covid pandemic, we see the continued need to support the food banks in our communities. Through your support and donations, LMJS Races has donated to the Alameda County Community Food Bank, Solano and Contra Costa Food Bank, and other community organizations.  

Guest Speakers


February 18, 2021 - video John Vonhof "Fixing Your Feet: Injury Prevention and Treatments for Athletes"