Sunday, October 9, 2011 | Chicago, IL
The Marathon is SOLD OUT!
Already have your race entry?
Join the RUN FOR AUTISM team today!
How to Join the Team
Already have your entry? Runners who secured their own race entry at the official Bank of America Chicago Marathon website at www.chicagomarathon.com can join the OAR team by signing up at here and commiting to a $250 fundraising minimum. Be sure to select the "Have Race Entry" option when registering with OAR.
Questions? Contact RUN Coordinator Alexandra van Wees.
Team Benefits
FREE* training with the Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA)
RUN FOR AUTISM t-shirt
Custom OAR dry-wick race singlet
Fundraising and Training Guide
RUN FOR AUTISM Newsletter
Complimentary Invitation to Runners' Recognition Dinner
Hospitality at the OAR tent in the Finish Line Celebration/Charity Village
Once your fundraising reaches $50.00, you will be sent an OAR Runner's Kit. This kit includes the RUN FOR AUTISM t-shirt, Custom OAR dry-wick race singlet and OAR Fundraising Guide.
*RUN FOR AUTISM-Chicago participants who raise a minimum of $600 are invited to participate in the CARA 18-week marathon training program, paid for by OAR. Please contact RUN FOR AUTISM Coordinator Alexandra van Wees for details.
Training
OAR is excited to partner with the Chicago Area Runners Association (CARA) again this year, offering RUN FOR AUTISM-Chicago team members the opportunity to train with knowledgeable CARA coaches and staff. Since its start in 1989, CARA has helped more than 25,000 runners complete the 26.2 mile course of the Chicago Marathon and other fall races. They've helped thousands of aspiring marathoners and seasoned veterans make it to the finish line. OAR will cover the costs of the 18-week training marathon program for any RUN FOR AUTISM participants who commits to raising a minimum of $600.
To register, fill out the Marathon Training Form.
Fundraising
Participants who purchased their entry through OAR before February 14th agree to a fundraising minimum of $600. Those who purchase entry to the race through OAR after the race sold out have a fundraising minimum of $950. OAR requires participants who purchased registration through the official Bank of America Chicago Marathon website to raise $250. Regardless of registration type, all OAR runners will receive a fundraising agreement, which they must complete and return to OAR staff. Runners purchasing entry through OAR will NOT be registered until the completed fundraising agreement has been returned.
OAR encourages all runners to set a fundraising goal of at least $1250.
If you have questions, contact RUN FOR AUTISM Coordinator Alexandra van Wees .
Event Information
The Bank of America Chicago Marathon will be held Sunday, October 9, 2011. http://www.chicagomarathon.com/
Why Run for Autism?
Raise money for autism research - More than $.84 of every dollar you raise will directly fund research studies that help answer some of autism’s most pressing questions. Since its inception in 2003, the RUN FOR AUTISM has raised more than $3.1 million for applied autism research.
The Organization for Autism Research (OAR) is a national, nonprofit organization formed and led by relatives of children and adults with autism and Asperger Syndrome. OAR is dedicated to promoting research that can be applied to help families, educators, caregivers, and individuals with autism find much-needed answers to their immediate and urgent questions. Committed to the excellence in its services to the autism community, OAR funds applied research that will make a difference in individual lives; provides information that is timely, useful, and cost-efficient; and offers opportunities for the autism community to collaborate and make advances together.
Whether you are a runner, walker, donor or volunteer, your contribution makes you part of OAR’s RUN FOR AUTISM team.
In the end, you will have made a difference in the lives of thousands of families living with autism.
