Elite/Complimentary entry: Runners who can document an elite performance better than or equal to the top five open finishers (M/F) or top master finisher (M/F) in the 2011 Blue Cross Broad Street Run may submit a request for an elite complimentary entry into the 2012 field. All applicants must submit documentation of a comparable performance in the form of a link to a results page from a ten-miler, half marathon or marathon within the last two years with their request. Submit request by email to: BSRElites@gmail.com, Attention: Elite/Complimentary entry request. Seeded entry: Runners who can document a performance better than or equal to the top fifty (50) open finishers (M/F) or top five (5) master finishers (M/F) in the 2011 Blue Cross Broad Street Run may submit a request for a seeded position in the first corral. All applicants must submit documentation of a comparable performance in the form of a results page from a ten-miler, half marathon or marathon within the last two years with their request. Submit request by email to BSRElites@gmail.com, Attention: Seeded placement request. PLEASE NOTE: Placement in the first corral does not provide a waiver of entry fee. See Complimentary entry (above) for more details on complimentary entry requests. Space is limited and restrictions may apply. We are not responsible for unreceived or lost requests. Submission does not guarantee acceptance. Deadline for applications is April 15, 2011. Applicants are urged to register online while they are awaiting confirmation of their status as seeded entries are not granted a waiver of entry fee. All Elite/Seeded entry requests will be responded to within one (1) weeks of receipt.
Awards Over $18,000 in prize money for 2012! There will be a $1,000.00 course record bonus paid to the male or female winner if they better the existing course records. All prize money winners must have a 2012 USATF membership before prize money is awarded (except wheelchair winners.) The Awards Ceremony will begin tentatively at 10:00 AM. In accordance with USATF rules, the official time for awarding prize money will be the gun time, not the net time for each runner. Open Prize Money
American Prize Money*
*Sponsored by: Puma and Philadelphia Runner Proof of Citizenship is required for American Prize Money.
Masters Division
Open & Master Wheelchair Division (Push Rim Wheelchair Competitors only. No hand crank bicycle type participants are permitted in this event or are eligible for prizes.)
All money winners must report to the stage area to complete verification forms prior to acceptance. Current 2012 USATF membership numbers will be needed within thirty (30) days after the race, before individual prize money is awarded. Prize winners will be issued their check within 30 days of receipt of the completed verification forms and their 2012 USATF number. A USATF number is not required for wheelchair participants. THE INDEPENDENCE CUP The Independence Cup is a trophy, engraved with the names of the winners from the past 32 years. It will be presented to the top male, female and wheelchair division winners. The cup is permanent display inside the lobby of the G. Fred DiBona, Jr. Building at Independence Blue Cross Headquarters at 1901 Market Street. AGE GROUP AWARDS - SCORED BY CHIP TIME IN 2012 The first five men and the first five women in the following age divisions receive awards:
All age group awards will be mailed after the race. Richard Lagocki Memorial Awards The Richard Lagocki Memorial Awards, are presented to the first Philadelphia residents, in the Open Male, Open Female, Open Male Wheelchair and Open Female Wheelchair Divisions. Prize money in the amount of $250.00 is awarded to each of the Richard Lagocki Memorial Award Winners. Proof of residency is required.
Drug Testing Athletes who participate in the competition may be subject to formal drug testing in accordance with the IAAF Procedural Guidelines for Doping Control or the Olympic Movement Anti-Doping Code. Drug testing, and the adjudication of positive findings, will be carried out by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). Athletes found to have committed a doping violation will be disciplined according to USADA Protocol and suspended, if appropriate, according to IAAF rules. Such penalties may result in a period of ineligibility as well as disqualification from the event. Any substance taken by an athlete is at his/her own risk and may result in a positive sample. (This includes cold medicines, nutritional supplements and some over the counter medicines). Information on drugs and drug testing may be obtained by calling the USADA Drug Reference Hotline at: 1-800-233-0393 or the USADA website at www.usantidoping.org | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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