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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.
The Wait List: Sixty-four people sent in their checks within the time limit to retain their waiting list priority. New people on the waiting list now will be placed at the bottom. One has already done that. See next for our guess on your chances if you join the wait list now.
What Are My Chances of Getting off the Wait List? Unlike last year, we have a long wait list. We don't have enough experience with this to predict whether someone at the bottom will get in the race. Here are some thoughts:
- 64 people are unlikely to withdraw from the entry list. Last year, about 50 did.
- The top people on the wait list are virtually assured of entry. But they might have to wait a bit.
- If MMT is any guide, several people will withdraw from the wait list before they get to the top. If you are near the bottom of the wait list, a drop by anyone above you is a good thing (for you, anyway). If you are number 64 on the wait list, you probably don't need 64 people to withdraw from the entry list.
- Based on common sense and MMT experience, most list movement will happen in the last days before April 1 (the deadline to withdraw).
Ways You Can Help
- If you are on the entry list and find you can't run, please withdraw when you are sure of that unfortunate circumstance. We will give you a refund.
- If you are on the wait list, please e-mail Anstr immediately if you no longer want to run the event. If you get to the top of the wait list and a vacancy occurs, we will put you in the race without asking you first. If you withdraw after that, it will cost you $15. (We withhold $15 from refunds.)
- Remember, this all ends on April 1. You can't withdraw after that and may no longer move from the wait list to the entrants list. (We know that several won't show for the event, but that is factored in. We don't want 350 people to show up on race day.)
- If you have any question, feel free to e-mail Anstr
Bad News/Good News! We changed the rule on refunds this year. If you withdraw from the event after March 10, we will only give you a refund if there is someone on the wait list to fill your place. While that rule is still in effect, it is probably moot given the length of this year's waiting list.
Withdrawal: If you want to withdraw from the event, please use the withdrawal form.
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.
To receive a refund, go to the withdrawal form.
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