The New York City Marathon has announced their lottery results and with that the largest field ever – the event will be accepting 58,000 registrants in the expectation of having 42,000 runners make it to the starting line. Event with those big numbers, the probability of getting in through the lottery has been declining over the years. For 2009, the odds were roughly one in five – approximately 10,000 runners accepted out of nearly 50,000 lottery applicants. Charities have been allocated 6,800 guaranteed spots for which runners will be required to raise at least $2,500. Another couple of thousand spaces are reserved for VIPs, sponsors and other “special” cases; 17,000 spaces are set aside for international runners – making the NYC marathon one of the most cosmopolitan of races; and 20,000 slots were given to those meeting one of the criteria for guaranteed entry. That’s a lot of runners who will run – but today we’ve mostly been hearing from many of the 36,000 who were turned down in the lottery. To them we say: “there are lots of other great Fall marathons out there – find one!”
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Got my rejection email today. Wasn’t meant to be this year, will try again next year.
when i get rid of my shin splints without getting out of shape maybe i’ll reopen this goal…
I’ve already registered and begun training. I hope to run in 2009, and just complete the damn thing.
i have had shin splints for 4 months now. they come, they go, they come back…
so frustrating.
and yes i saw a sports doctor and a podiatrist. orthotics are $600…
even more frustrating.
I did the NYC marathon in 93 and 94. It was one of the greatest experiences of my life. I would love to do it again. However, it’s been over 10 years since I’ve last run a marathon. I do need to get back in shape.
for 2007 so I better start training now. If I don’t get a place I don’t know if I’ll go down the charity route, but at least I should be a bit fitter by June when I find out!
it was exilarating, excrutiation, emotional. i didn’t train as hard as i could have, but i pushed through and finished just under 5 hours. it was positively thrilling running such a large race through such an amazing city. 2 weeks later, my joints are still a bit achy, but i wouldn’t exchange the experience for anything!
