2010 MARATHON INFORMATION

MARATHON REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

Discounts available to USATF NEW ENGLAND marathoners and clubs as well as for Falmouth Track Club members!

To view discounts and other information and to register online with a special USATF-NE/FTC form or to download a special USATF-NE/FTC paper entry form, go to USATF-NE/FTC Discounts. Be sure to have your USATF-NE membership number or FTC access code ready because you will be asked for it to enter the discount page. Forgotten your USATF number? Click Here. FTC members should email marathon@cape.com to obtain their personal access code.

All others, follow the steps below.

Two Ways To Enter -- By Mail or Online

By Mail

Entry Fee: $70.00 if received from July 1 to September 15.

Post-Entry Fee: $80.00 From September 16 on.

Bring up the fillable pdf Marathon Entry Form on your computer screen, enter your information on the form, print and sign it! (If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, it can be downloaded for free from adobe.com.)
Or you may print out a low graphics entry form and follow the same steps.
Send registration fee, payable to Falmouth Track Club and a completed entry form to: Cape Cod Marathon, P.O. Box 699, West Falmouth, MA 02574

Online:

Entry Fee (including transaction fee): $74.50 between July 1 & September 15, $85.00 from September 16 on.
To register on-line, go to the Online Marathon Entry Form, and follow the simple instructions.
Online registration courtesy of Signmeup.com.

PLEASE NOTE: The entry fee is non-refundable whether you register by mail or online.

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If you register on-line, check the appropriate box, and if you enter by mail, add $19.97 to your entry fee. You'll be amazed how you can impress your friends and family with your in-depth knowledge of the running scene in New England, New York and beyond after reading just one issue!!!

THE FIELD WILL BE LIMITED TO THE FIRST 1,200 MARATHONERS WHO ENTER!!! Runners entering the Cape Cod Marathon should be well enough trained to complete the course in six hours. After 2:30 pm, the course will be closed, and runners who finish after that time may not be scored.

Post-Registration: Saturday, Oct 30 - 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
NOTE: NO POST-REGISTRATION ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31!!!
Race Packet & Number Pick-up: Saturday, Oct 30 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. & Sunday, Oct 31 6:15-7:30 a.m.
All entrants receive a long-sleeved t-shirt
All finishers receive a medallion and certificate
Marathon entrants must be 14 years of age or older on race day
Confirmation of entry will be emailed when entry is processed. A letter of confirmation will be mailed if there is no email address. Entrants list will be posted on website and updated regularly.
Bib number assignment and more information will be emailed out sometime in October.
The "ChronoTrack D-Tag" system will be used for timing and scoring.

MARATHON PRIZE INFORMATION

Prize Money

Place Men's Overall Women's Overall Men's Master Women's Master Men's Senior Women's Senior Men's Veteran Women's Veteran Wheelchair

1. $1,500 $1,500 $500 $500 $150 $150 $100 $100 As field warrants

2. $1,000 $1,000 $250 $250 $100 $100 Merchandise Merchandise

3. $750 $750 $100 $100 Merchandise Merchandise

4. $500 $500 $75 $75

5. $400 $400 $50 $50
6. $300 $300
7. $200 $200
8. $150 $150
9. $100 $100
10. $75 $75

$500.00 bonus for breaking the overall men's and women's course records!
USATF membership required for prize money eligibility - see below:
Note: Only one cash prize per runner, except for the course record bonus.

Other Awards

Awards will be presented to the top finishers in the following categories for men and women:
Overall Winners
Open: 14-39
Senior Master: 50-59
Master: 40-49
Veteran: 60 - 69
Grand Veteran: 70 and over

Other Prizes: Merchandise prizes awarded to finishers randomly at the finish line, including
Guaranteed entries to the 2010 Falmouth Road Race.
Getaway off-season weekends at The Falmouth Inn
Wide range of merchandise prizes and gift certificates.
A kitchen sink.

USATF-NE Membership & Prize Money Eligibility

Only runners with current USATF membership in place at the start of the race will be eligible to receive prize money. Foreign athletes, competing for prize money, must be currrent members of their national IAAF-affiliated federations at race start to be eligible for prize money. Proof of current membership in either USATF or a national federation must be submitted before the race. For members of USATF, including their membership number on their entry form will suffice.

All other entrants are encouraged to register with the USATF-NE or their local USATF organization. To register, write or call the New England Association, USATF, P.O. Box 1905, Brookline, MA 02146, 617-566-7600. You may also register on line at www.usatfne.org. A USATF-NE representative will also be present at race headquarters on Saturday to enable runners to register.

We will not pay prize money to any athlete who has been tested positive for performance enhancing drugs.