• To ensure that inspirational older participants are not displaced, the existing Top 10 Age Group Finishers Rule for Priority Registration remains. 
• Those with 10-Year Status retain Priority Registration.
• This rule is intended to increase the number of lottery spots and lottery selection odds. 

When did the Top-50 Percent rule start?

Beginning in 2021, racers need to finish in the Top 50 percent of Official Finishers in their age group. This replaced the First 225 Finishers Rule for ensuring Priority Registration.

There are 73 people in my age group in 2021. If I finish 37th, am I eligible for Priority Registration in 2022?
– No. 37th out of 73 equals 50.7%. This finish is not in the top 50 percent. You would have needed to finished 36th or higher for Priority Registration.

My final junior race is in 2021. If I do not finish in the top 50 percent of my age group, do I have Priority Registration when I apply  for the men’s race next year?  
– Yes. Junior racers aging into the adult race at age 18 will continue to have Priority Registration regardless of placing.

If I place 10th of 16 in the men’s 60-69 age group in 2021, do I have Priority Registration in 2022?
– Yes. Although you did not place in the top 50 percent of your age group, you earn Priority Registration because you satisfy the Top 10 Age Group Finishers Rule.

If I do not finish in the top 50 percent of my age group or finish in the top 10 of my age group, but finish before the 2:30 time limit in 2021, will this count towards my Priority 10-Year Status?
– If you have an official finish before 2021, then you are on the path to earning Priority 10-Year status and your result will count. However, it will not earn you priority registration the following year.

There are 40 people registered in my age group in 2021. Where will I need to finish to earn Priority Registration in 2022?
– The Top 50 Percent Age Group Rule is based on the number of Official Finishers in an age group, not the number registered. So you will not know your status until after the race results have been published.

I have completed Mount Marathon 13 times. If I place 45th of 55 finishers in my age group in 2021, do I have Priority Registration in 2022?
– Yes. Although you did not place in the top 50 percent of your age group, you earn Priority Registration because you have Priority 10-Year Status.

Are there any changes to Priority Registration for juniors?
– No.

What happens to my registration if I don’t finish in the top 50 percent of my age group in 2021?
– If you do not meet another of the clauses for priority registration then you will need to enter the lottery in an attempt to gain entry.