NCHCM 2024 ELITE APPLICATION - To be considered for elite status, please provide the requested information. You will not be eligible for elite status if the form is not completed. A confirmation email will be sent within 10 days of submitting this form. Additional information in support of your request may be sent to
johnmartin@columbusmarathon.com.
Any male or female runner or wheelchair athlete who has won our Marathon or ½ Marathon in the past is eligible for complimentary entry in our 2024 event as well as all privileges listed below
Athletes who meet our Tier 1 Qualification Standards are eligible for:
Half-price race entry;
Access to Elite Start Tent;
Access to Elite Starting Corral; and
Elite Fluid Stations on course
Athletes who meet out Tier 2 Qualification Standards are eligible for:
Access to Elite Start Tent;
Access to Elite Starting Corral; and
Elite Fluid Stations on course
Athletes registered for our event and seeking access to our Elite Corral, located closest to the Start Line ahead of the general race field, must submit official finisher results from a Marathon or ½ Marathon run between October 1, 2022 and August 31, 2024 faster than the following times:
TIER 1 QUALIFYING TIMES
Men
Marathon: 2:30
1/2 Marathon: 1:05
Marathon Wheelchair: 1:45
1/2 Marathon Wheelchair: 0:45
Women
Marathon: 2:45
1/2 Marathon: 1:15
Marathon Wheelchair: 2:05
1/2 Marathon Wheelchair: :55
TIER 2 QUALIFYING TIMES
Men
Marathon: 2:45
1/2 Marathon: 1:20
Marathon Wheelchair: 1:55
1/2 Marathon Wheelchair: 0:50
Women
Marathon: 3:10
1/2 Marathon: 1:30
Marathon Wheelchair: 2:15
1/2 Marathon Wheelchair: 1:00
FULL MARATHON ELITE ATHLETES: Please note that the deadline for changing events is Sept. 15, 2024. If you choose to compete in the 1/2 Marathon event using your assigned full marathon number, you will NOT be eligible for prize money or awards.
Changes to entries will not be accepted after end-of-day September 15, 2024. There are no exceptions.
Race packets must be picked-up by the athlete at the Columbus Marathon Health & Fitness Expo. Race packets will not be mailed and will not be available Sunday morning, unless you paid $30 for Reserve Packet Pick-up when you registered.
INTERNATIONAL ATHLETES: Elite athletes from countries whose citizens are required to have a visa to enter the United States are encouraged to apply for a visa for entry to the United States as soon as possible. Depending upon your citizenship, the approval time may be several months. The marathon does not issue invitation letters. Conformation of your completed entry can be submitted as evidence of your intent to participate.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
To conform to national and international rules, sanctioned events may only award prize money to those athletes with valid USATF membership. A current USATF registration number must be presented at packet pickup.
To avoid a 30% tax on your prize money, US citizens and resident foreign athletes must possess a Social Security number and provide a completed W9. Non-resident athletes are subject to a 30% federal Income tax withholding. For more information contact the national USATF office at 317-261-0500.
USATF Rule 245.1 "The order in which the athletes cross the finish line will be the official finish position." Elite Men's and Women's awards in the marathon and the 1/2 marathon will be based on gun time (the order in which the athletes cross the finish line).
OTQ: The course is USATF/IAAF/AIMS certified with an active course certification and has an elevation loss no greater than 3.25 meters/km.
PRIZE MONEY
MARATHON
First: $4,000
Second: $2,500
Third: $1,500
1/2 MARATHON
First: $2,500
Second: $1,000
Third: $500
OHIOAN (FULL MARATHON)
First: $1,000
Second: $750
Third: $500
MASTERS (40 AND OLDER, FULL MARATHON)
First: $750
Second: $400
Third: $250
WHEELCHAIR (FULL MARATHON)
First: $500
Second: $350
Third: $200
WHEELCHAIR (1/2 MARATHON - OPEN)
First: $400
Second: $250
Third: $100
WHEELCHAIR (1/2 MARATHON - T51/T52/T33)
First: $400
Second: $250
Third: $100
Note: Prize money winners are awarded the highest prize value, and are not eligible for more than one prize (i.e., the top Ohio male runner, who also happened to be the first place master’s runner, would receive the top Ohio prize, since it is of greater value than top master’s prize).
