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, 5 entries of this type will be given to the Falmouth Track Club. The entry fee for these qualification-waived entires is $300.00.

In order to be fair, the following procedure will be used.

1. Any interested member should fill out the Boston Marathon Waiver Form. The completed form should be mailed to FTC President, Box 699, West Falmouth, MA 02574, faxed to 508-548-0617 or e-mailed to ftcmembership@verizon.net. The envelope should be marked "Boston Waiver" on the lower left hand corner. Note, anyone who has 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 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 Wednesday, December 14, 2011.

4. The person MUST be a current 2011 dues paying member and have paid his or her 2012 club dues.

The board will meet on December 15th. If there are more than 5 applicants who the Board determines meet the above criteria, the board will select 5 runners randomly from that qualified group.

The deadline for waived entries being received by the BAA for Boston is Friday, January 13, 2012! That means the entry forms should be in the mail to them by Friday, January 6 at the absolute latest.

Please Note! If you receive a waiver from the club and later cannot run, BAA rules stipulate that your marathon registration cannot be deferred and is non-transferable.