Fort Worth Marathon benefiting Run Like a Cheetah

Goal

The Fort Worth Marathon is a Full and Half Marathon annual fund-raiser to benefit Steve Looney’s Run Like a Cheetah Running Program in Tarrant County. The Run Like a Cheetah Training Program has applied to become a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization, we are awaiting our letter of determination. Run Like a Cheetah is dedicated to ending childhood obesity through lectures, physical activity and instruction from a select group of international professional athletes. These program instructors inspire and encourage a healthy lifestyle change for the children and their families.

Admission

• Pre-Registration:
  $90 for Full Marathon (26.2 miles)
  $80 for 20 Mile
  $70 for Half Marathon (13.1 miles)
• Late Registration:
  $100 for Full Marathon
  $90 20 Mile
  $80 for Half Marathon
• Race Day Registration November 11
  $100 for all events

Location & Time

Le Grave Field, Fort Worth, Texas

• 6:00 AM for Marathon walkers
• 7:30 AM Marathon
• 8:00 AM 20 Mile
• 8:30 AM for 1/2 and 20 mile

Demographics

• 65% Male
• 30% Female
• 5% Youth (<18 yrs)

Contact

(817) 731-6276 Steve Looney, Executive Director, raceinfo@fortworthmarathon.org

Run Like a Cheetah

We are fighting an epidemic of Childhood obesity. There is an unprecedented number of American children carrying excess body weight that significantly increases their risk factors for health problems, including diabetes, heart disease, asthma, and emotional and mental health problems.

The Run Like a Cheetah Training Program is dedicated to ending childhood obesity starting right here at home in Tarrant County with training programs designed to educate and promote the participation in healthy physical activity and encourage children to maintain a healthy, active lifestyle in the future.

Training Programs

• Ages 10 years to 18 years old
• Grades 5-12
• Three Levels:
  Grades 5-6
  Grades 7-8
  Grades 9-12
• Each level is specifically designed for each age group and is instructed by world-class international professional athletes.

Fort Worth Marathon

As the children train and grow in the program, they are encouraged to end their program participation after their senior year by participating in the Fort Worth Marathon that benefits the training program.

Platinum $100,000

• Logo primary and at top/back of T-Shirts (finishers and volunteers)
• Logo primary on website
• Logo primary on collateral (flyers, brochures, posters)
• Logo on start/half/finish banners
• Logo on bibs
• Logo on goody bags
• Marketing materials in goody bags
• Mentioned as primary sponsor in all media and press articles
• Free space at EXPO
• Logo displayed at Awards Ceremony

Gold $50,000

• Logo secondary on back of T-Shirts (finishers and volunteers)
• Logo secondary on website
• Logo secondary on collateral (flyers, brochures, posters)
• Marketing materials in goody bags
• Free space at EXPO

Silver $25,000

• Logo tertiary on back of T-Shirts (finishers and volunteers)
• Logo tertiary on website
• Logo tertiary on collateral (flyers, brochures, posters)
• Marketing materials in goody bags

Bronze $10,000

• Name or logo on back of T-Shirts (finishers and volunteers)
• Name or logo on website
• Marketing materials in goody bags

Fort Worth Marathon Friends $5,000 or Equivalent Services

• Name on back of T-Shirts (finishers and volunteers)
• Name on website

Themed Waterstop Sponsorship

• Available for youth organizations, schools, churches, etc. free of charge for donating their time to maintain a course waterstop. Each stop will be themed and judged by Race Finishers and the “Best Waterstop” will win $500. The winning team will be announced at the awards ceremony. Each Themed Waterstop participating team will be acknowledged at the Awards Ceremony.

All sponsors will be mentioned at the Awards Ceremony in order of sponsorship.