Join GOTRLA to Walk or Run the 2012 Honda LA Marathon

Girls on the Run of Los Angeles County is an official charity partner of the Honda LA Marathon presented by K-Swiss! Our first-ever fundraising team completed the 2011 marathon in March, and we raised $14,000 to support GOTRLA!  We invite you to join Team GOTRLA  to participate in this fantastic event for March 2012. The “Stadium to the Sea” marathon course has been a phenomenal success, and we’re excited to have a team to participate in this exclusive race!  Our goal this year is to raise at least $20,000 to make this program accessible to more girls in LA County.

NEW: Join Team GOTR and Run/Walk HALF of the LA Marathon!

Have you thought about running a marathon, but aren’t yet ready for the full distance?  Because of your connection to Girls on the Run, you now have the chance to run or walk just HALF of the LA Marathon with the brand new “Charity Two Person Marathon Team“.  Find a friend and split the marathon in half!  Person 1 runs the first 13.1 miles, then hands off to Person 2 who completes the second part of the marathon.  There will be special transportation for team members, a transition area at mile 13.1 with food and drinks, and a VIP reunion area at the finish line.  Each person will receive a special bib, shirt, and medal.  This is for charity runners only, so each team will need to commit to raising $500.   The registration fee for a team of two is $250 ($125 per person).  We only have a few of these slots, and these teams will fill up quickly!  To register for this limited-time special opportunity, contact Christine (christine@gotrlosangeles.org).  You CANNOT register for this option through the regular LA Marathon registration page.

Give the Gift of Confidence to LA Girls!

Whether this would be your first endurance event or you’re a veteran marathoner, this is a great opportunity for you to help make a positive and lasting difference for girls across our county-and for yourself! Girls on the Run uses the experience of training for and participating in a 5K event to show girls that anything is possible. And what better way to show our support to local area girls than to train for and run or walk a race ourselves!

No Experience Necessary!

You can walk, run, or do a combination of the two as you complete the marathon. To get yourself ready, we recommend joining the official training program of the LA Marathon, the LA Roadrunners (www.lamarathon.com/roadrunners/) or the LA Leggers (www.laleggers.org/). Both programs are organized into pace groups, with running groups, run/walk groups, and walk groups. You should have no problem finding your perfect pace, and you are free to change groups throughout the season.  If you’re in the Pasadena area, we recommend the Pasadena Pacers (www.pasadenapacers.org).  These are all great, supportive training environments!  

How to Sign Up to Join our Team for the FULL Marathon

Important note: Please do not register through SoleMates for this event! We have a separate process exclusively for the LA Marathon.

To register and join our team for the FULL Marathon:

  1. Register for the marathon on the official website: http://www.lamarathon.com/runner-info/register/
  2. Join the GOTRLA Team on Crowdrise:  http://www.crowdrise.com/GOTRLA2012LAMarathon (scroll down and click the button on the right that says “Join the Team”)
  3. Customize your Crowdrise fundraiser page, and share your campaign via email, Facebook, and Twitter!

How to Sign Up to Join our Team for the 2-Person Marathon Relay:

Send an email to Christine (christine@gotrlosangeles.org). She will reserve your spaces and send you the link to our registration form.  DO NOT register through the LA Marathon website (If you do so, you will be registering for the full marathon, and registrations are not transferrable).

Fundraising Minimum and Incentives

If you join us as an official team member, we ask that you commit to raising a minimum of $500.  And we’ll be there every step of the way with you, offering fundraising tools, energizing team support, and connections to the girls who will inspire you to go further than you ever imagined you could!

Once you have officially joined the team by making or raising a commitment donation of $50, we’ll send you a cool team technical shirt for you to wear while you’re training, and in the marathon.  As you reach higher fundraising levels, we will offer other exciting incentives.

Don’t forget to ask if your or your donors’ employers match charitable contributions!  Donations made to GOTRLA are tax deductible, as we are a 501c3 non profit organization (20-5115367).

The first 25 fundraisers who raise $1000 will have access to our exclusive marathon morning VIP suite at Dodger Stadium. This means a warm, comfy place to hang out before the marathon, and most importantly, no waiting in line for the bathroom (and it’s a nice bathroom too)!

Questions?

We look forward to having you as part of our superstar team! If you have any questions, contact Christine Harmes, GOTRLA coordinator for LA Marathon fundraising (Christine@gotrlosangeles.org).