November 3, 2013 Join the Run For Our Sons team for one of the world's most prestigious marathons! This race will take you through all five boroughs of the Big Apple, letting you experience the city in a whole new way. Not only will you be a part of history, but your participation will help us go the distance to end Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Visit the Official ING NYC Marathon Website For questions, please contact info@runforoursons.org To participate in the marathon, you must be 18 years or older on race day. Run for Our Sons Requirements •$200 Registration Fee that counts towards your fundraising minimum. •$11 Processing Fee paid directly to NYRR by runner •$255 Entry Fee paid directly to NYRR by runner ($216 for NYRR members; $347 for non-US residents) - **these fees are based on the 2012 race and are subject to change** •Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) requires a fundraising committment of $3,000 to participate on the Run for Our Sons team. To help you reach this goal, PPMD provides fundraising tips, a personalized webpage and other fundraising tools. Our fundraising minimums are determined on a race-by-race basis in order to recover costs and maximize the funding going directly to help those living with Duchenne. Fundraising minimum due date: October 25, 2013. By joining the RFOS team for this race, you are personally pledging to raise the required fundraising minimum. If your minimum has not been met by the date specified above, PPMD staff will contact you to secure your position on the team with a credit card. You will then have four weeks after the date of the race to continue to collect donations, after which time you will be asked to make up the difference between the minimum and what you have raised.    Run For Our Sons Team Benefits   Paid registration into the Marathon Invitations for runner and a guest to our private pasta party Official Run For Our Sons technical shirt and t-shirt Personal fundraising web page & fundraising support Team message board for training support Training resources such as virtual training links and publications Frequent Team email updates Knowledge that you are helping to support PPMD’s mission to end Duchenne.