NYC Marathon Registration Opens Tomorrow (Read 772 times)

Per the New York Road Runners website (www.nyrr.org), the registration form for the 2009 NYC Marathon will be available tomorrow (Thursday, 2/19/09). They are also redesigning the entire website - NY Marathon (currently the post-marathon 2008 info is gone; the website shows info leading up to the 2008 marathon, like 2008 countdown, etc.). Mod to correct website.

I'm a two time loser in the lottery. We'll see what happens this year.

They have time standards for automatic qualification. If you do a 2:55 marathon or 1:23 half you can get automatic entry. I know you are fast and you are sub 2:55.

OH, a 2:55 marathon? Is that all? Harrumph.

Yeah, I agree, the nonrefundable "processing fee" irks me too. They have $21 of mine for...nothing. I guess they do it just because they can.

Yeah I know all that and I'm not planning to run it anyway. It just makes me sad when races do things like open registration 9 months before the actual race and charge $171 plus $11 processing fee (really, you have to tack on an $11 processing fee?) and stil sell out. For reasons I can't even fully explain, really.

Is that what NYC charges?! I'll pass as well. I had thought about it as I have a qualifying time this year (old man get's a bit more than 2:55) but I won't pay that much. I did, however, pay $200 to run the CIM back in December. I waited too long to register and they sold out but then they opened up some 'special' registrations for $200. I was in PR shape and I wanted that race so I paid it. On the good side, $110 of that goes to the American River Parkway so it went to a good cause and I get a tax deduction.

Man, all the people coming out against NY is ridiculous. All over the place... I mean this race isn't in Sacramento, its not in East Podunk, or West Podunk. Its not in Huntsville, Alabama. Its not in Scranton, PA. Its not in Lowell, MA. Its in the biggest city in the United States. It runs through all five boroughs of NYC. It starts crossing the longest suspension bridge in the world. One of only 3 ways to get from Staten Island to anywhere... You close down traffic on 1st avenue and 5th avenue in Manhattan. From midtown all the way to the Bronx. You have 40,000 people running at once... And it only costs $171 to run... It probably costs way more than that to run the damn thing, considering the thousands of cops needed to close down the course. Maintain safety for the runners and 1-2 million spectators. I say they generate maybe $9,000,000 to run this montrous race. Lets just say 1,000 cops on a Sunday morning for 8 hours. That right there probably cost $1,000,000 right there... There are few marathons that compare with NY. Chicago, Boston... and they change $$$ too... Yes you have to sign up in advance. Whose making you sign up now???? You don't have too. You can sign up on May 1st if you have a guaranteed entry. if you are going in the lottery you can sign up on Jun 1st... Is that enough time. The only marathon that I even know that allows you to transfer your entry is Houston. And they still charge $90, and you'll be running by yourself after 20 miles, with timing mats at 10k and the half. Thats it... NY timing mats every 5k, plus every mile from 16 to 26. Plus you'll have company when running (probably not as much as Boston). What does complaining about it, and saying you're NOT going to run do anything.... Are your trying to make the people who plan on trying to run it feel stupid for signing up?? Also, consider over half of the entries are not even from the U.S. They are from overseas... Euro >> $$$ right now...

Do they allow group registration?

OH, a 2:55 marathon? Is that all? Harrumph.

guffaw! ETA: I want a popsicle, too.