Enjoy sunny weather and warm temperatures at this fall's Long Beach Marathon & Half Marathon with OAR's West Coast Partner, Train4Autism. Take a break from the cities views and enjoy a flat, scenic course with views of the ocean. Pack your camera and snap photos of Shoreline Drive, the Queen Mary, the Aquarium, the Lighthouse at Rainbow Harbor, Marine Stadium, Bluff Park, and California State University's Long Beach campus.
Sunday, October, 7 2012
Long Beach, CA
How to Join the Team
Need a race entry?
OAR's has a limited number of charities available through it's West Coast partner, Train 4 Autism. Contact RUN FOR AUTISM Director Lily Matusiak at run@researchautism.org or 703-2439710.
Already registered for the race?
Runners who have already registered for the race through the Long Beach Marathon & Half Marathon website can join the OAR team by emailing RUN FOR AUTISM Director Lily Matusiak at run@researchautism.org or calling 703-243-9710.
Team Benefits
RUN FOR AUTISM t-shirt
Custom OAR dry-wick race singlet
Fundraising and Training Guide
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.
Fundraising Information
OAR requires participants in the Long Beach Marathon & Half Marathon who have already purchased registration through the official race website to raise $250. Participants who receive FREE entry to the race through OAR have a fundraising minimum of $600.
Train 4 Autism
Train 4 Autism is a foundation dedicated to bringing together a community of athletes, physically active, and socially conscious people who are committed to raising awareness and funds for research and treatment for those living with Autism and their families. Fund raising and volunteer opportunities for individual athletes, teams and entire families include marathons, half marathons, 10Ks, 5Ks, walks, triathlons, swimming, and cycling events.
Today, there are many treatment centers and research programs all doing vital work, and all carrying different yet important messages and missions. Train 4 Autism provides the infrastructure, technology, and support for participants to raise funds and contribute to the programs about which they are most passionate.
Event Information
The Long Beach Marathon & Half Marathon will be held Sunday, October 7, 2012. http://runlongbeach.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.
