Requirements & Restrictions
Sunday, October 17, 2010
5k Fun Run & Fitness WalkThere are no course or age restrictions.
Marathon, Half Marathon Run/Walk, Team Relays
You must be 16 years of age or older to run the marathon distance (26.2 miles). There are no age restrictions on the half marathon run/walk or team relays.
Participants must be able to complete the marathon in six and a half hours and the half marathon in four hours from the sound of the start horn at 7:15 a.m.
Pacers will be provided and will maintain a correct speed to finish the Marathon in 6:30 hours and the half marathon in 4:00 hours and will cross the finish line last. Race course officials will monitor the progress of all participants. Those participants who drop behind these "Last Chance Pacers" will be asked to board a bus to be transported back to the finish.
The Marathon is fortunate to offer two international border crossings during the course of our event. To continue providing this unique opportunity, we MUST re-open the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel to vehicular traffic at 10:00 AM. to ensure your safety, and to meet this time limit, you must reach the entrance to the tunnel by 9:40 AM. The "Last Chance Pacer" will help you get to, and through, the tunnel on time. If you cannot keep up with this pacer at any time (including IN the tunnel),
then we will ask you to board a bus that will take you to the finish line area, where you can meet up with friends and family.
Border restrictions:
The marathon, half marathon and relays cross international borders. Both borders will be heavily secured and patrolled. Anyone attempting to cross the bridge or the tunnel without a visible number will be arrested. Illegal entry into a foreign country is a serious offense. Such a crime will remain a part of your record. Therefore, do not attempt to cross the borders without a number AND do not switch numbers or lend them to anyone. Bandits and illegal pacers are not allowed. (Do not jump in to support your family or friend.)
Nuclear (Radiation) Medicine Procedure:
If you are participating in the Marathon,
the Half Marathon, the Half Marathon Walk or the 5-Person Relay (on the
international leg only), and you have had a Nuclear (Radiation) Medicine
Procedure Recently:
Please identify yourself to our volunteers when you pick up your number. If you are unsure, please ask and we will seek the opinion of CBP officers!
CBP employs a wide array of Non-Intrusive Inspection (NII) technology to serve as a force multiplier and to complement the work of CBP officers in guarding America. These technologies serve a vital function in day-to-day vehicles, trucks, cargo containers and baggage, at our borders and ports of entry. The Radiation Portal Monitor is a detection device that provides CBP with a passive, non-intrusive means to screen conveyances for radiation emanating from various sources, including natural sources and isotopes commonly used in medicine and industry. If any participants in the marathon have recently had medical procedures completed, there is a chance that they may trigger the portal alarms.
Headphones:The Detroit Free Press Marathon strongly discourages the wearing of music devices. Participants must be alert to their surroundings and able to hear medical emergency vehicles, motorcycles, buses and official marathon vehicles. For your safety and the safety of those around you, we strongly urge you to run headphone-free.
Relay Exchange Zone and Finish Line Restrictions:
Relay team members must keep the exchange zones on the marathon course clear. In other words, team members must remain in their corral until the runner they are handing off to arrives for the exchange. Lining up on the marathon route is prohibited. Failure to comply may result in team disqualification.
Only one team member is allowed to run the Glory Leg crossing the finish line. A team member from another leg may not cross the finish line before or after the last team member crosses. Team members will be able to reunite at the finish area for celebration and a team-finish photo.
Cancellation Policy
Entry fees are non-refundable. Entries are non-transferable to another person or event. That means that once we receive and accept your entry, you will not receive a refund if you cannot participate. You may not transfer your entry to another participant, another event, or to another year. Since the events are international, it is a federal offense to cross borders illegally. Therefore, do not give your number to another person. It is each participant’s responsibility to provide proper documentation for picking up your packet.
The Marathon, in accordance with management executives, city officials and local law enforcement has the authority to cancel any of the events for emergency purposes such as, but not limited to, inclement weather or threat of terrorism. If such emergency conditions force cancellation, refunds cannot be provided since funds will have been spent in preparation for Race Day. T-shirts will be distributed.
