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Entry Schedule
- Monday, January 25, 8:00 a.m.: Application for entry opens
- Monday, February 1, 9:00 p.m.: Application for entry closes
- Tuesday, February 2: Lottery (will be necessary)
- Friday, February 5 - Monday, February 15: Time to pay or join the Waiting list.
Update: Time to pay closes at 9 p.m. Eastern Time on February 15. For wait list, we will accept checks received in the February 16 mail since February 15 is a holiday. See at left for special rule on wait list checks. - February 19: Entry reopens to all.
- March 10: Last day to receive a refund regardless of number on Waiting List. See below.
- April 1: Deadline to receive a refund. See below.
- April 2: Entrants list will be set.
We exhausted the entire wait list. At the end of the entry period, there were three runners who had joined the wait list near the end. We have put them in the race. Neither refunds nor withdrawals are permitted now.
We will use the same system for entry as we have used for the last two years. Entry is a two step process. You fill out the application on one occasion, then you come back later and pay. If too many people apply, we will have a lottery to see who may pay to enter the race and who will have to apply for the Waiting List. (We did not need the lottery for the 2009 event.)
The application period is January 25-February 1. We will pick the entry field and prioritize the waiting list on February 2. During the period February 5-15, those eligible to enter must pay the entry fee, and those wanting to be on the Waiting List must mail in a check.
Priorities: If we need to use a lottery, the initial field will be selected randomly. Each applicant has an equal chance of being in the initial starting field. We will, however, have priorities on the Waiting List. Given our experience with movement off the waiting list, we expect that these priorities will be significant. In 2008 and 2009, everyone who participated in the initial entry process was able eventually to enter the event.
Here are the priorities. Within groups, ranking is by the random number that is assigned in the entry process.
- Applicants who, on three prior occasions, served as pre-committed volunteers at either BRR or MMT
- Prior overall winners of the men's or women's division of the BRR
- Finishers of prior BRRs, ranked by number of finishes
After February 15, we will reopen the waiting list for persons who did not apply in the initial lottery or who did, but did not complete the process in a timely manner.
There is a full explanation of the 2010 entry procedure if you are interested. It is very detailed. You are welcome to read it, but you don't have to.
Refunds: We will issue entry fee refunds to those who withdraw from the event subject to the following terms:
- Withdraw from the event must occur on or before April 1.
- $15 will be withheld from all refunds.
- Withdrawals after March 10 will only receive a refund if there is someone on the Waiting List to fill the vacancy created by the withdrawal. If there is no one on the Waiting List at the time of withdrawal, but someone joins the Waiting List later, we will issue refunds in the order requested.
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