SF/LA Challenge

San Francisco Marathon: Ultramarathon, Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, or 5K (virtual events and SFM 1K are not included)

Los Angeles Marathon or Charity Half Marathon

2025 Los Angeles Marathon: March 16, 2025
2025 San Francisco Marathon: July 26 - 27, 2025
2026 Los Angeles Marathon: March 8, 2026
2026 San Francisco Marathon: July 26, 2026

Any participant who completed any in-person distance of the 2025 LA Marathon race can earn the special medal or swag by completing a race at the San Francisco Marathon (July 26-27, 2025).

If you didn’t run LA this year, just start your challenge at the San Francisco Marathon in July and you can qualify at the LA Marathon in 2026.

No further action is needed so long as you are registered for both events with the same email address! If you used different email addresses, please contact one race to update your registration.

If you’d like to change the email address for the Los Angeles Marathon, please email us at: Solutions@mccourtfoundation.org with "SF/LA challenge email address" as your subject line.

If you’d like to change the email address for the SF Marathon, please email customersupport@thesfmarathon.com with "SF/LA challenge email address" as your subject line.

 You can find us on social @LAMarathon or @SFMarathon or email: marketing@mccourtfoundation.org or customersupport@thesfmarathon.com.