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 2009 Blue Cross Broad Street Run may submit a request for an elite complimentary entry into the 2010 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 2009 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, 2010.

Click here for the results page.

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.

Awards

Over $18,000 in prize money for 2010!

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 2010 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

• 1st Place Male and Female $1,500 and Award
• 2nd Place Male and Female $750 and Award
• 3rd Place Male and Female $500 and Award
• 4th Place Male and Female $400 and Award
• 5th Place Male and Female $300 and Award

American Prize Money*
(for US Citizens)

• 1st Place Male and Female $500 and Award
• 2nd Place Male and Female $400 and Award
• 3rd Place Male and Female $300 and Award
• 4th Place Male and Female $200 and Award
• 5th Place Male and Female $100 and Award

*Sponsored by:  Puma and Philadelphia Runner

Proof of Citizenship is required for American Prize Money .

Masters Division

• 1st Place Male and Female $500 and Award
• 2nd Place Male and Female $400 and Award
• 3rd Place Male and Female $300 and Award
• 4th Place Male and Female $200 and Award
• 5th Place Male and Female $100 and Award

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.)

• 1st Place Male and Female $500 and Award
• 2nd Place Male and Female $400 and Award
• 3rd Place Male and Female $300 and Award
• 4th Place Male and Female $200 and Award
• 5th Place Male and Female $100 and Award

All money winners must report to the stage area to complete verification forms prior to acceptance. Current 2010 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 2010 USATF number. A USATF number is not required for wheelchair participants.

The Independence Cup is a trophy, engraved with the names of the winners from the past 30 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 2010

The first five men and the first five women in the following age divisions receive awards:

In the event that these awards are not presented on race day, they will be mailed to the appropriate individuals.

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