Join Team Oasis at a Future Race

Absolutely not! While most of our races do cater to runners, we love when people participate in a local bike race, complete a triathlon, or achieve any other athletic endeavor. We have even had a spikeball team raise a couple thousand dollars during a major tournament!

Every race is a unique journey, including the impact your fundraising can make. We suggest a race goal of at least $300, although some runners have raised over $10,000 in order to make their race leave the biggest impact. Once you have a race in mind, our team will help you figure out all the details.

When you have the right tools, you can fundraise like a pro! As part of Team Oasis, you’ll have access to step-by-step fundraising resources and an online fundraising page. Plus, you’ll get shareable stories of the kids you’re running for and a staff member in your corner every step of the way. Most people raise well above race goals year after year!

We love being a part of a person’s bucket list or first marathon. More than 50% of our runners complete their first marathon with us! And what better place to start than the city of Chicago or New York City? We equip you with a coach, a training plan, running tips, and a race-day cheer team ready to get you across the finish line.

Great! It’s actually a solid method and one that many runners use to get from start to
finish. However you get there, we will cheer you on the whole way.

Absolutely! Every year, we have runners bringing up the back of the pack—with smiles on their faces because they have a team cheering them on the whole way. And who says you have to go fast? The cutoff is 6.5 hours behind the last runner, so you’ll have time. We have runners in almost every wave, so there is no race too fast or too slow for this team! We just want to help you finish.

Rooms near the start/finish line can be about $300 a night. Runners tend to either book hotels or Airbnbs several months in advance or stay with friends in the suburbs. Take advantage of the Team Oasis hotel discount to save!

Rooms near the start/finish line can be about $450 a night. Runners tend to either book hotels or Airbnbs several months in advance or stay with friends in the suburbs.

Not at all! Our team has a good base of runners from Illinois and Georgia right now; however, every year more people from around the country—and even around the world!—travel to Chicago or NYC for the marathons. Our staff will also block off some rooms at a nearby hotel (Chicago Only) in case you don’t want to research a place. The night before the marathon, we’ll host a team dinner for you to eat good local food and meet everyone so you can spot friendly faces in the crowd on race day!