1. Who Can Participate in this Event?

Anyone and everyone can become part of the fight against ALS by registering for the 2024 Run for ALS in the Colfax Marathon.

2. Is There a Fee to Participate?

There is no fee to participate on our fundraising site but fundraising is encouraged.  There is a race fee on the Colfax website when you register for the race. The funs you raise contribute to local care service programs, advocacy and global ALS research. Race participants can raise anywhere from $100 to $100,000 dollars - the sky is the limit!

3. How Do I Register for Run ALS?

Registering for this event is quick, easy, and can be done from the comfort of your home in 4 easy steps! 

  1. Select Register and decide if you’re participating as a member of a Team, Individual Runner, or Virtual Runner.
  2. Complete the Online Registration Form to become an official participant.
  3. Once you’ve registered, you’ll receive access to your online fundraising Participant Center, where you can update your personal page, connect your race fundraiser to Facebook, and send emails asking for support.
This is a new system this year, 2024, so if you have participated before you can login with your previous account information but if that does not work then please 'Register' as if you are a new participant. 
 
You will also need to register for the race of your choice on the Colfax Website and choose "ALS United Rocky Mountain, formerly ALS Association Rocky Mountain Chapter" as your charity of choice.

4. What is a Team Captain?

A Team Captain is the lead organizer and motivator. Team Captains are responsible for recruiting people to join their Race Team, naming their team, setting a team fundraising goal, and continually communicating with and encouraging team members prior to and during Race Day. Team Captains are ALS United Rocky Mountain's primary contact to the Race Team; they will receive ongoing information and updates from our office during the months leading to Race Day. Each Race Team must have a Team Captain. A team can be two people, twenty people, or more. Your "team" does not have to be exclusive to those running the Colfax Marathon. You could be th one running and have a team of supporters that are fundraising with you! 

5. What is a Team Participant?

Team participants are individuals who participate in the race as part of a Race Team. Team participants communicate regularly with their Team Captain and encourage friends and family to support their fundraising efforts. A team can be two people, twenty people, or more. Your "team" does not have to be exclusive to those running the Colfax Marathon. 

6. What is an Individual Participant?

Individual racers choose to participate as a single member rather than joining a race team. Individual racers also have access to all the fundraising tools in the online fundraising participant center.

7. Where/When Should Donations Be Submitted?

As you begin collecting donations, we encourage you to send all contributions to the ALS United Rocky Mountain office prior to the race day.

However, there are other options for submitting donations:

  1. Encourage online donations! Online donations made directly to your personal web page are instantly attributed to your personal and Team fundraising goal. No additional steps are necessary. We suggest using the tools in your online fundraising participant center to create a custom URL link you can share with friends and family to take them right to your donation page.
  2. Mail all your donations to ALS United Rocky Mountain. Simply collect contributions from friends and family members mail your donations to: ALS United Rocky Mountain at the address located below. 
  3. Connect your Fundraiser with Facebook! Log in to your online fundraising participant center and follow the steps to connect your fundraising page with your Facebook account. This will create a fundraiser on Facebook, allowing you to easily share your cause and ask your Facebook friends for support. All donations collected will be credited back to your personal page.

All offline donations received after race day should be mailed to the ALS United Rocky Mountain Office at: 

ALS United Rocky Mountain
Attn: Run ALS with Colfax Marathon
10855 Dover St. Ste. 500
Westminster, CO 80021

8. I Forgot My Username and Password.

Remember that your username and password are case sensitive. Click here to find your password. You will receive an e-mail with your username and password. If you don’t receive an email or have trouble resetting your password, contact Jill St. John , at 303-832-2322 or Jill@alsaco.org and they can reset it for you!

9. How Do I Change My Username and/or Password?

First, login to the site using your username and password. Once logged in you will see a link at the top of the page called "Profile". Once in your profile, you will be able to update your contact information, e-mail address, preferences, username, and password. All changes will be made to your account immediately. There is no need to sign in again.

10. Is My Personal Information Secure?

Blackbaud, the company that powers the ALS United Rocky Mountain's website, makes every effort to protect your personal contact and credit card information. They use industry-standard SSL encryption techniques to make sure your credit card information, passwords, and personal information travel securely over the Internet. Blackbaud also installed an encryption engine on our database server so your data is securely stored within our offices as well.

11. How are Credit Card Transactions Handled?

Credit card information is not stored in our database. During the donation process, we send an individual’s credit card information to an online processing terminal using a secure connection. The information passed back is an approval or denial for the credit card donation.

 

12. What is the Online Fundraising Center?

Also called the Participant Center, your online fundraising center is your go-to place for ALS fundraising! You can upload your contacts, send out emails asking for gifts using our pre-written templates, update your personal page story, photo, and video, and connect your fundraiser to Facebook all in one place!

13. How can I access my online fundraising center?

When you’re on the home page for your event, you’ll see an option in the top right that says either “Log In” or “My Participant Center”. Click that option and you’ll be taken to your participant center or prompted to log in. Because the participant center contains private information like your contacts it is a secure site and you must log in to access it. For help logging in, contact Jill St. John , at 303-832-2322 or Jill@alsaco.org.

14. How do I use the online fundraising center?

Once you log in, just follow the prompts to use the tools. If you run into any issues, please reach out to Jill St. John , at 303-832-2322 or Jill@alsaco.org.

15. Why should I use my online fundraising center?

The participant center has tons of tools that make it easy to fundraise. Not sure what to say when asking for support? Use one of our custom templates! Want to share your URL on social media? You can easily copy and paste it from your participant center. Have a photo of the reason you’re running that you want to share? Upload it to your personal page.

People who take these actions raise on average 20 times more than those who don’t. Imagine how much more of an impact we could have if everyone raised 20 times more? Update your custom URL so you can easily share it with your supporters, post it on social media, or even add it into your email signature!