Dear Club Representative,
Below, you will find the qualification standards for the 2018 TCS New York City Marathon Local Competitive Program. Please note that this program is open only to local runners who are already entered to run the 2018 TCS New York City Marathon.
To be accepted into this program, a runner must have achieved a qualifying time in his or her age group in a half-marathon or marathon since January 1st, 2017. Club captains must submit their athletes’ names by Saturday, September 1st. If a member of your club has already run a qualifying time, please send the information as soon as you can. Please note that due to limited space, qualified applicants to the TCS New York City Marathon Local Competitive Program will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis with only the first 400 qualified applicants accepted.
The standards are identical to the 2018 TCS New York City Marathon time-qualifying standards.
The qualifying standards are as follows:
Men Marathon Half-Marathon
18–34 2:53 or better 1:21 or better
35–39 2:55 or better 1:23 or better
40–44 2:58 or better 1:25 or better
45–49 3:05 or better 1:28 or better
50–54 3:14 or better 1:32 or better
55–59 3:23 or better 1:36 or better
60–64 3:34 or better 1:41 or better
65–69 3:45 or better 1:46 or better
70–74 4:10 or better* 1:57 or better
75–79 4:30 or better* 2:07 or better
80+ 4:55 or better* 2:15 or better
Women Marathon Half-Marathon
18–34 3:13 or better 1:32 or better
35–39 3:15 or better 1:34 or better
40–44 3:26 or better 1:37 or better
45–49 3:38 or better 1:42 or better
50–54 3:51 or better 1:49 or better
55–59 4:10 or better* 1:54 or better
60–64 4:27 or better* 2:02 or better
65–69 4:50 or better* 2:12 or better
70–74 5:30 or better* 2:27 or better
75–79 6:00 or better* 2:40 or better
80+ 6:35 or better* 2:50 or better
*In all cases, the parameters are also based on safety. Please be aware that entrants who plan to run at four-hour marathon pace and slower can endanger themselves and others by starting in the Local Competitive corral and may ensure a better race experience for themselves and their fellow runners by starting in their time-determined corrals. If a member of your team constitutes a special case, please email us with the particulars, and we will do our best to be accommodating.
Please use the attached 2018 TCS New York City Marathon Local Competitive Program - Team Entry Form spreadsheet as the format for submitting your entries, and send it to teammailing@nyrr.org. Be sure to read the entry information, which is provided for you in its entirety at the top of the spreadsheet.
Once the entire field has been filled, NYRR will notify the Team Captains via email as to which of their runners have been accepted to participate in the Local Competitive Program. It will then be the Team Captains’ responsibility to notify their runners of the decision.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Sincerely,
Jonni Lord
Coordinator, Runner Products & Services
156 W 56th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10019
212.423-2207
