Train for FREE!

Runners have the opportunity to Train for FREE! By signing up for this option you will not only make a difference in your own life by training for a marathon or half marathon, but you will also make a difference in the lives of children in San Francisco! You will raise money to help support the RunSFM Youth Running Program.

You will receive a personal online fundraising website that you can customize. Friends and family can make donations online, and post encouraging notes to you. We will also provide fundraising suggestions and support, and help organize fundraising events.

The minimum fundraising amount is $1,000. The more you raise, the more bonus gifts you get, including a tech fleece, running shoes, one night's hotel accommodations and even a voucher for air travel on JetBlue! And, if you aren’t able to raise the $1,000 minimum, you are only responsible for paying for your training and race registration fees (if applicable).

Details**

• Raise $1,000 and receive everything that is included in the training program, free race registration, Team RunSFM tech shirt
• Raise $1,250 and receive the above plus: Team RunSFM Technical Fleece
• Raise $1,500 and receive the above plus: Running Shoes ($100 value)
• Raise $2,250 and receive the above plus: One night hotel accommodations (recommended use on Saturday, August 2 – other dates are subject to date availability; restrictions may apply)
• Raise $5,000 and receive the above plus: a voucher for round-trip air travel on JetBlue (subject to date availability; restrictions may apply)

** Note that there is no fundraising minimum. When you register for the fundraising training program you will pay for the program and race registration. Once you raise the minimum of $1,000 you will be refunded for training and race registration.

How to Register

There are two ways to register:

1. Register for both a RunSFM event and training at the same time. If you choose to participate in the Fundraising Training Program, choose your event, choose your training option, AND choose “Train for FREE.”
   Go to to RunSFM Registration.
2. Register for the training separately from a RunSFM event.
   Go to Training Registration.

RunSFM Youth Running Program

RunSFM's program "JUST RUN San Francisco" primarily focuses on using running as a tool to guide youth towards a healthier lifestyle. Our program is aimed at combating childhood obesity and diabetes while promoting physical fitness and healthy lifestyle choices in grades two through eight.

We operate in underserved neighborhoods where a majority of families live below the poverty line and the children do not receive adequate physical fitness in their daily lives. We are currently serving seven schools, reaching 447 youth in the Bay View Area, Daly City, Noe Valley, the Mission, the Tenderloin and Western Addition.

For 2008, we are expanding into the Bay View/Hunters Point community. It is our mission to offer this free program to more children lacking sufficient levels of physical activity in the Bay Area and to have a total of 10 schools participating in the "JUST RUN SF" program for 2008.

Check out our short video below featuring some of our participants in action! You can also Learn more about RunSFM Youth and you can get involoved here.

Invest in Youth: The Future

Invest in Youth: My Track