The NYCRUNS Local Elite Athlete Race Entry Program provides any athlete competing in select NYCRUNS half marathons to earn future complimentary entry into all NYCRUNS events (with the exception of the NYCRUNS Brooklyn Half Marathon) for a one-year period from the date of the race where the qualifications were met.
Qualifying events include:
- New Jersey Half Marathon At Newport
- NYCRUNS Falling Leaves Half Marathon
- NYCRUNS Big Apple Half Marathon
- NYCRUNS Central Park Half Marathon
Qualifications for entry into the NYCRUNS Local Elite Athlete Race Entry Program are as follows:
- Men – 1:20:00 or faster (gun time)
- Women – 1:30:00 or faster (gun time)
- Nonbinary/Gender Nonconforming – 1:30:00 or faster (gun time)
- You must be a NYCRUNS member in good standing
- You must have competed only in your registered gender, and your gender must not have been changed on your NYCRUNS profile, within six (6) months of the event
- You must have a history of competing in NYCRUNS events, which includes being officially scored in at least three (3) NYCRUNS events in your registered gender
- You must be able to provide a copy of an official government issued ID (i.e., driver’s license, passport) that confirms your registered gender (if you are unable to obtain an official government ID that either identifies your registered gender or allows you to not identify a gender, NYCRUNS will take that under consideration when determining eligibility for entry into the program)
- If you achieve the time standard in any division (Male, Female, Nonbinary/Gender Nonconforming) but cannot verify your gender using these guidelines, you will be disqualified from that race and removed from the results
- If you meet the qualifications, NYCRUNS will reach out to you regarding entry into the program
- You can request review of any of the eligibility guidelines as they relate to your specific situation (except for time standards) by filling out this form
- NYCRUNS retains the right to review and determine all decisions on prize money eligibility