Nike has a few more ways to get entry into the NYC Half-Marathon. While the information is somewhat vague, it seems that the basic idea is that the more you run the Nike training runs, try their shoes, use Nike+, log a run with the runner’s station or bring a friend to a training run, the more of a chance you have at getting entry into the race in August.
For those of you who did not make it into the NYC Half-Marathon in the lottery, Nike will be holding a raffle for entries into to the race (and other prizes) after a training run on the evening of Thursday, May 31st. This is according to an e-mail sent out by Nike last night. The training run will convene at Pier I Cafe at West 70th Street and the Hudson River at 6:30 p.m.
NYRR has announced that the NYC Half-Marathon lottery results will be posted and e-mailed this evening at 5:00 p.m. Also tonight is the American Heart Association Start! Wall Street Run & Heart Walk at 6:30 p.m. in the Financial District.
Registration for the NYC Half-Marathon will be closing at 11:59 p.m. on this Wednesday, May 16th. For those that do not have guaranteed entry into the race, lottery results will be available on Tuesday, May 22nd.
This year’s NYC Half-Marathon will have three preferred start corrals. From the race information page on the NYRR site:
To be eligible for one of the three preferred start corrals you must have run a 10K race or longer in 2006 at a 7:20 pace/mile or better if you are male, or 8:20 or better if you are female.
NYRR has has posted details regarding the 2007 NYC Half-Marathon to their website. The application processing fee is $5, and is non-refundable, even if you are not accepted into the race. If you are accepted, the registration fee is $65 for NYRR members and $75 for nonmembers. In addition to the guaranteed entry through running four out of five half-marathons in the 2006 Half-Marathon Grand Prix series, there will also be guaranteed entry through raising charity funds for Team For Kids and through certain qualifying times listed on the site. The application appears to be available now.
NYC Running Blog readers who have run at least four out of five half-marathons in the 2006 Half-Marathon Grand Prix Series are reporting that they have received e-mails informing them that they have guaranteed entry for the 2007 NYC Half-Marathon. This confirms the previously posted rumor.
Another rumor regarding the NYC Half-Marathon: Runners who have completed a four out of five half-marathons in the 2006 Grand Prix Series will have guaranteed entry as well as those with certain qualifying times. NYC Running Blog is unsure of the accuracy of these claims.
There is currently a rumor circulating that there will be a $10 processing fee charged for applying to the NYC Half-Marathon. If this is anything like the NYC Marathon pricing policies, the processing fee is nonrefundable even if a runner is not selected in the lottery.
As announced on the NYRR website today, NYC Half-Marathon registration will open on March 28th and stay open until May 16th. This year the registrants will be selected by open lottery. Last year many runners had issues registering for NYC Half-Marathon due to problems with the web server on the day that the registration opened. That year the registration was on a first come, first served basis and was capped at a set amount of registrants.
