Youth Run4Fun Running Program

The YR4F running program primarily focuses on using running as a tool to guide youth towards a healthier lifestyle.
Youth Run4Fun, managed by Committed 2 Community is dedicated to establishing community-based running and fitness programs for youth of all shapes, sizes and cultures that enhance physical health, emotional well-being and personal achievement, with a focus on underserved populations of the San Francisco Bay Area. Under the umbrella of YR4F is the JUST RUN® San Francisco program, a High School program and various track & field events.

JUST RUN® San Francisco is a free, web-based program geared towards second through eighth grade aiming at combating childhood obesity and diabetes while promoting physical fitness and healthy lifestyle choices. The JUST RUN® program developed by the Big Sur International Marathon provides a wealthy of information to the participants as well as the coaches through the JUST RUN® website that includes tips on fitness, diet & nutrition and injury prevention.

JUST RUN® San Francisco works closely with program affiliates, (teachers/volunteers) who represent a school or youth organization, to tailor the program to their specific goals.  Incentives are provided and events are organized throughout the school year to keep the children motivated. Each affiliated program is provided with a webpage to record their participants’ mileage.  A map records the group’s accumulated mileage as they journey across the United States or Europe in their virtual run. The participants of the program are also given their own webpage where they can view their personal mileage and number of Just Deeds (acts of good citizenship) performed.  For every 5 miles that the children run they earn incentives that include mileage tokens, key chains, certificates, wristbands and ultimately a JUST RUN t-shirt.  JUST RUN® San Francisco is the first regionally–based satellite program of the Big Sur’s JUST RUN® program.

JUST RUN® San Francisco programs currently operate in underserved neighborhoods, where a majority of families live below the poverty line. The children in these areas do not receive adequate physical fitness in their daily lives and are enrolled in food provision programs through the school system. JUST RUN San Francisco has been successfully implemented in the Noe Valley,  Mission, Tenderloin, Western Addition, Daly City and Colma neighborhoods. During the 2007-2008 school year, approximately 700 children in 7 schools participated and logged over 15,000 miles.
 It is Youth Run4Fun’s mission to increase the number of participants within their programs so that we may positively impact the health and well being of many more children and youth in the San Francisco Bay area. To learn more about the program please go to www.youthrun4fun.org

Race or Train FOR FREE
Runners have two options to earn
free race registration and training!

1. As an individual runner, sign up for the RunSFM Cause to Run Team (listed as Team RunSFM), which supports the RunSFM Youth Running Program. Raise a minimum of $250 and receive free race registration.
2. Join the RunSFM Training Program, coached by AthleticEndurance, and choose the fundraising option. You will have the opportunity to earn free race registration AND free training!

Here are the details on the two programs:

1. Runner as part of Team RunSFM (without Training): *
   • Raise $250 and receive free race registration, Team RunSFM tech shirt
   • Raise $500 and receive the above plus: Team RunSFM Technical Fleece
   • Raise $1,000 and receive the above plus: Running Shoes ($100 value)
   • Raise $2,000 and receive the above plus: One night accommodation at the Hyatt Regency (recommended use on Saturday, August 2nd – other dates are subject to date availability; restrictions may apply)
   • Raise $4,500 and receive the above plus: a round-trip JetBlue Ticket
     (subject to date availability; restrictions may apply)
2. Runner as part of RunSFM Training Program: **

1. Raise $1,000 and receive everything that is included in the training program, free race registration, Team RunSFM tech shirt
2. Raise $1,250 and receive the above plus: Team RunSFM Technical Fleece
3. Raise $1,500 and receive the above plus: Running Shoes ($100 value)
4. Raise $2,250 and receive the above plus: One night accommodation at the Hyatt Regency (recommended use on Saturday, August 2nd – other dates are subject to date availability; restrictions may apply)
5. Raise $5,000 and receive the above plus: a round-trip JetBlue Ticket
   (subject to date availability; restrictions may apply)

* Note that there is no fundraising minimum. When you sign up for the fundraising option for Team RunSFM, you will be charged for race registration. Once you raise the minimum of $250 then your race registration fee will be refunded.

** 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.