Boston Marathon Waivers

Each year, the BAA makes available to the New England running clubs a limited number of entries for which the age group time qualifications are waived. This year, as in the past, 10 entries of this type will be given to the Falmouth Track Club. The entry fee for these qualification-waived is $200.00

The BAA sets forth their requirements as follows:

"The invitational applications will have the qualification requirements waived. They are to be used solely by official members of your club and should be considered for those runners who have not met the qualifying standard for their age division, [and who] often volunteer at races or have supported fellow club members at various levels."

The Falmouth Track Club Board of Directors will decide on the eligibility of members of the FTC who are interested in having one of these qualification-waived entries.

1. Any interested member should fill out a Boston Marathon Waiver form [PDF]. The completed form should be mailed to FTC President, Box 699, West Falmouth, MA 02574. The envelope should be marked "Boston Waiver" on the lower left hand corner. Note, those who have simply spoken to someone on the board expressing an interest in running should make sure they fill out the waiver application form.
2. The waiver form asks for information on primarily two areas: (1) what the applicant has done to support club activities in the past year (volunteering, participating in club races or fun runs, etc.) and (2) a description of the applicant's current training (weekly mileage, number of times a week one runs, longest and shortest average run in a week, number of races a month, track workouts, Friday night runs, etc., etc.)
3. The deadline for the club to be in receipt of the waiver form is Monday, January 21, 2008.
4. The person MUST be a current 2007 dues paying member and have paid his or her 2008 club dues.

The board will meet shortly after the 21st. If there are more than 10 applicants who the Board determines meet the above criteria, the board will select 10 runners randomly from that qualified group.

The deadline for waived entries being received by the BAA for Boston is February 1, 2008! That means the entry forms should be in the mail by Friday, January 25 at the absolute latest.

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