Support a Charity just by registering
By selecting a celebrity-sponsored charity during registration, $25 of your registration fee will be donated to that cause.
July 26-27, 2025
Step into Your Story with
Join runners and celebrities worldwide; Run any distance you prefer, all from the comfort of your neighborhood.
Celebrating diversity, individualism & creativity, sharing the essence of San Francisco with your community
By selecting a celebrity-sponsored charity during registration, $25 of your registration fee will be donated to that cause.
Raise $60
Earn a running cap
Raise an additional $95
Earn a quarter zip
Total raised: $155
Raise an additional $130
Earn a sweatshirt
Global Run Celebrity Signature Line
Total raised: $285
Fundraising ends as of Sept 30, 2024. Any applicable earned gifts will ship in November.
*See Funds Allocation Details in the FAQ & Terms section below for more details.
August 25th
Last Sunday of the month
September 8th
Star Trek Celebration Day
September 29th
Last Sunday of the month
More dates to be released, check back!
Registrants are limited to participating to 1 event per registration
*A link to our SF Marathon App will be emailed to you race week
Runner coordinates are randomized by 2 miles or more of their actual locations for their privacy and security.
*Items will be shipped within 30 days of completing your run, between Aug 1st and Oct 31, (or in November if you earned a fundraising gift). International shipping does not include any applicable customs charges.
Invite a buddy to run remotely on any Event date, with you and/or a celebrity and earn these “Medals”
When registering you will be linked to our Motio & Better World access page. From there, select the Price Tier and continue.
Select which cause you would like $25 from your registration fees donated to.
(Optional) Fundraise – If you’d like, raise additional money to earn Gifts. After you have registered, follow the instructions and complete the Fundraising Participant page.
You have an option to partner up with a celebrity and or one or more running buddies. After you register, you will receive an email to linkup.
Post-race you will receive a combined shareable official Global Run digital medal showcasing you, your buddies and a celebrity (if applicable).
Within 24 hours of registering you will receive an email with further instructions including how to invite running buddies.
You will also receive an informational email invitation to run 5 days prior to the next scheduled Global Run Event date. If you select to run that Event date, you will download the runner & spectator tracking app and follow the instructions.
1 Referral
Shoe Pocket
2 Referrals
Shoe Pocket + Phone Armband
3 Referrals
Shoe Pocket, Phone Armband + Running Belt
Referral gifts only apply to Global Run registrants only, who register for the pricing tiers ‘Shirt’, ‘Medal’ or ‘Shirt + Medal’. (Referral gifts do not apply to in-person SF Marathon registrants.) Referral codes will be emailed to registrants within 24 hours of registering.
• Global Run Celebrity Signature Line is limited to inventory availability
• Fundraisers can decline the gifts, and cost saving will be allocated to the cause they support. An email will be sent to request if the recipient would like to decline the gift
• On race day after you complete your remote run, you will receive your official SFM Digital Finisher Medal.
• You have an option to upload a personal photo or image into the Digital Medal. You can access Motio directly here.
• If you are a ‘Run Buddy’, you will also receive a combined Run Buddy digital metal.
• You have an option to set your display preferences in Motio by clicking on ‘Resources > Races > Athlete Map’. Upon registering, you will receive a link to Motio to set your map preferences.
• If you also choose to fundraise too, 90% of these additional funds raised will be distributed to cause your support and 10% will be retained by SFM Global Run to cover administrative overhead. The donation payment transaction fee is 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction, which is either paid by the fundraiser or deducted from the additional funds raised.
• If the registrant uses a ‘Gift Referral code’, the cost of the gift, not to exceed $10 will be deducted from the additional funds raised.
• When the participant raises additional funds, the production and shipping costs of the earned gifts will be deducted from the additional funds.
• All funds raised will be distributed to the cause you supported in Nov 2024, after the close of the Race & fundraising period on Sept 30.
• Each cause will be informed of the registrants who fundraised for them, including the email address and amount raised.
Other questions? Please email globalrun@thesfmarathon.com