REGISTRATION
Marathon, Half Marathon and Family Fun Run

Registration Info
To register online click here,
Or to register by mail print entry form, fill it out, and mail to:

• Albany CVB
  ATTN: MARATHON
  225 W. Broad Ave
  Albany, GA 31701

• Registration for all events will also be available at the Health and Fitness Expo if those events have not reached capacity.
  
  THERE IS NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION OR PACKET PICKUP AVAILABLE
  FOR ANY EVENTS.
  
  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.

Runners’ Expo and Packet Pick-Up

Friday, February 29, 2008
4 p.m. until 9 p.m.
The Candy Room and George Brown Exhibit Hall, located in Downtown Albany at 125 Pine Avenue, next door to the RiverQuarium.

All runners' packets containing your race number and t-shirt, Championship Rental Chip, and other items MUST be picked up on Friday, February 29.

THERE IS NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION OR PACKET PICKUP
AVAILABLE FOR ANY EVENTS.

Race Rules:

• Participants should enter only if they are confident that they can complete the course in the allotted time: seven hours for the marathon or 3.5 hours for the half-marathon (approximately 19-minute per mile pace). Traffic control, road marshals and volunteers will vacate the marathon course seven hours after the start. Anyone who continues to run on the course after the cut-off time will be doing so at his or her own risk.
• Only runners with valid race entry may participate. No one under the age of 16 on race day will be allowed to participate in the marathon.
• It is not permissible to sell or transfer entries. Anyone participating with another person’s number or timing chip will be disqualified, and both people will be banned from future SNICKERS® MARATHON® Energy Bar marathons.
• All 2008 fees are non-refundable. If you do decide to cancel, you cannot be reinstated into the 2008 SNICKERS® MARATHON® Energy Bar marathon. There are no refunds. In addition, those who cancel in 2008 and wish to enter the 2009 race will need to reapply for entry and pay the entry fee again in 2009.
• Race number must be pinned to the FRONT of your shirt/singlet or race belt and must be visible for the duration of the course. The race will be monitored at several checkpoints, and we need to be able to see your number for our validation process.
• Unofficial wheeled vehicles (strollers, bikes, baby joggers, skates, skate boards, roller blades, etc.) and pets are not permitted on the course. Any runner who is accompanied by someone on/in an unofficial wheeled may be disqualified by the race director.
• The use of earphones, headphones, i-pods, mp3 players and similar devices is strongly discouraged for safety reasons.
• Sag wagons will patrol the course and will offer rides to participants who choose not to continue. Anyone who boards a sag wagon will not be allowed to rejoin the race.
• Race-issued ChampionChips must be removed immediately after crossing the finish line and placed in one of the provided receptacles. Volunteers will be on hand to assist with this. Participants who do not return their chips after the race will be billed for the chip and may be banned from this marathon/half-marathon in the future.
• Prize money recipients will be required to provide a Social Security number to race officials.
• There will be no duplication of awards (i.e. overall winners cannot win Masters category; overall and Masters winners cannot win age group awards)!
• The race director reserves the right to cancel or modify the marathon and/or half-marathon in consideration of extremely adverse weather conditions or other health or safety factors that pose an imminent threat to competitors and/or volunteers. In the unlikely event of cancellation, entrants who have picked up their race number will receive partial credit toward next year’s entry fee
• A closely monitored luggage check area is provided for your convenience. Clearly marked items may be dropped off at the Start Area luggage cart and must be reclaimed at the Finish Line Area within ten minutes of the marathon close. Items left anywhere other than the designated luggage check area, whether they are marked or not, are left strictly at the runner’s own risk. The marathon committee, race directors, volunteers, etc. will not be responsible for any personal property discarded along the course, including the water stations..

The race director reserves the right to disqualify anyone who does not comply with these rules.