Mount Marathon no longer has a medical deferral process (except for pregnancy or childbirth).

SKIP-A-YEAR is therefore the only way to retain priority status for the following year — but it is only available ONCE in a racing lifetime.

Racers with priority registration status for the 2025 race (who do not have 10-year status) and will not be racing (injury, family issue, or any other reason) need to:
(1) register and pay the entry fee between March 1-31 AND
(2) submit a Skip-a-Year form below to obtain priority registration for the 2026 race. No documentation or reason is required.
If at all possible, please do so before April 1 so that your spot can be redistributed in the lottery.
Once the roster is published, if you choose Skip-A-Year your bib cannot be redistributed and will go unused.

Racers with 10-year status who will not be racing (injury, family issue, or any other reason) should not register and do not need to complete a request. This is because 10-year status racers always have priority registration — so there is no need to hold their spot by using Skip-A-Year.

Other details:

• Racers who are registered for 2025 and decide after April 1 that they will not be racing may submit a Skip-a-Year request using the form below to obtain priority registration for the 2026 race.
• Skip-A-Year can be selected between March 1-July 3. However, it is only available to those who register during the March 1-31 registration period.
• Skip-A-Year is NOT available for lottery entrants or lottery losers. It is available to lottery winners who have paid the full registration fee.
• Skip-a-Year racers are recognized as a priority registrant the following year using the normal registration process, which includes paying the full registration fee.