Last Chance to Run with MOCA's 2022 NYC Marathon Team - Sunday,November 6
Have you never run a marathon before? Don't be afraid. There are still two months until race day. If you can jog at least 2–3 miles today, a 8-week marathon training plan can prepare you to cross the finish line at the NYC Marathon on Sunday, November 6! The key is to gradually increase your distance while improving your speed during your shorter mid-week runs.

As we only have a few remaining guaranteed entries and the final registration deadline is on Thursday, September 15, SIGN UP now if you're still interested in joining Team MOCA as an official charity runner. Once a simple application is received, we will share a runner agreement via DocuSign for consideration. After the signed agreement is complete, an individual entry will be assigned directly from New York Road Runners (NYRR). It is a straightforward process to run with MOCA! We will lead you through all marathon logistics, such as race registration via NYRR, guidance on setting up personal fundraisers, answering marathon-related questions, and supporting you all the way to the finish line on November 6.

Join Team MOCA Today 

Join the 2022 MOCA NYC Marathon Team and commit a fundraising minimum of $3,000* to receive the following charity runner benefits:

One Guaranteed Entry to the 2022 NYC Marathon

Initial Charity Fee of $575 covered by MOCA. Kindly note NYRR updated its policy in 2022 to require all charity runners to cover their own race registration fee – $255 for NYRR members, $295 for non-members, and $358 for non-U.S. residents

One MOCA Signature Racing Top ($50 value)

Complimentary NYRR Coaching Lab by Runcoach for 2022 TCS New York City Marathon ($115 value)—a personalized training app that provides you with a customized training plan, a dedicated coach for one-on-one guidance, and advice from NYRR coaches for insider training tips

WhatsApp Team MOCA Running Group for timely training communications and race updates

Access to Charity-Only Cheer Zone, Upper East Side, for friends and families

Personalized fundraiser page on haku, NYRR’s preferred full-service fundraising platform for charity runners

Invitation to MOCA Marathon Pre-Race Festival, including Carb-loading Meal and Shakeout Run (tentatively scheduled) on Saturday, November 5, 2022, 11:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. ($50 value)

Special invitations to MOCA signature events throughout 2022: Top 10 Fundraisers will be invited to MOCA Annual Legacy Awards Gala in 2023 ($1,000 value)

MOCA’s charity partnership level with NYRR requires us to implement a fundraising minimum of $3,000 per runner.

Why Run with MOCA?
“A journey of a thousand miles may not be achieved without accumulation of every single step, just as the enormous ocean may not be formed without gathering every small brook.” -- Xunzi, Exhortation to Learning

Designed by world-renowned architect Maya Lin in partnership with leading museum design firm Ralph Appelbaum Associates, the new national Museum of Chinese in America will be a home for all. The expanded MOCA will serve as a hub that integrates the past, present, and future aspirations of the Chinese American journey. Read Bloomberg’s exclusive unveiling of the design here.

MOCA’s stories help broaden the American narrative. MOCA showcases the best of American resilience in the face of impossible odds. We share the challenges and triumphs in the face of discrimination, hatred, and violence—elements we see too often today. Through it all, we acknowledge the complicated and layered journeys in our pasts—ones we have probably yet to process fully.

We are at a crucial junction not just for the Museum, but also for the Asian American community. MOCA acknowledges that the genesis of much of the discrimination toward AAPI communities started over 200 years ago in the period prior to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882—it is not just this moment.

Now is the time for MOCA to establish a permanent home. Now is the time to evolve into a Museum of Conscience. And now is the time to boldly stake our place in the American narrative. Together, we can rise to the challenge and safeguard the stories, legacies, and experiences of this vital part of American history.

Visibility matters. When you join Team MOCA, you’ll be claiming a coveted guaranteed entry into the 2022 NYC Marathon and participating in one of the world’s largest marathons and one of the city’s most iconic annual sporting events, attracting the sport’s top professional athletes and runners of all ages and abilities from around the world. t will return at full capacity with 50,000 runners this year for the first time since the COVID restriction in 2019. More than 84,000 applications were received for the non-guaranteed entry drawing in March 2022, and an estimated 12 percent were accepted.

If you may have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact [email protected]. We look forward to running with you to cross the finish line at the NYC Marathon on Sunday, November 6!

NYRR's Notes on Registration
The race will operate under Safety Procedures at NYRR Races guidelines. As part of these guidelines, all runners must be able to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 in order to participate. Read more about NYRR's COVID-19 vaccination policy. Please stay up-to-date on the latest news and guidelines from the CDC, WHO, and your local and national authorities. The health and safety of our runners and staff remain a priority for NYRR. All NYRR staff will be practicing social distancing and wearing the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).

In 2019, MOCA launched a year-long initiative "MOCA Spike 150 - Running Forward With Our Stories," rallying 1,500+ runners across the country to collectively run 150,000+ miles and telling 150+ stories in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. Sprawling across five boroughs until final steps in Central Park, MOCA official charity team of 20 runners with additional 21 ambassadors crossed the finish line at the TCS NYC Marathon on Sunday, November 3, 2019.

Learn More about MOCA Spike 150