Wendell Foster Half Marathon & 5K

1. Awards are based on chip timing, NOT gun time.
   1. Awards are based on the participant’s age as of March 22, 2025.
   2. The top 3 males and females of the half marathon and 5K divisions will receive a cash prize that will be given out shortly after the top athletes complete the course. If you are a top finisher, please wait in the finish line area to receive your award.  
   3. For all other half marathon age group awards, there will NOT be a ceremony. Age group winners will receive their awards in the mail after the results have been finalized.
   4. There are NOT age group awards for the 5K division. Results will be available after the race.
2. Participants must follow instructions as given by all event officials, including race staff, volunteers, medical personnel, security officers, and city officials throughout the duration of the event.
3. All participants must enter their Start Corral at the designated entry points. Any person who climbs the fence or otherwise enters improperly will be disqualified from the event.
4. All participants must be positioned behind the official start line prior to the start of the race.
5. Any participant who has been found by a course marshal, event official, or surveillance equipment to have gained an unfair advantage by intentionally shortening the route of the race (“cutting the course”) will be disqualified from the event.
6. No persons are authorized to be on the course unless they are registered participants or authorized event staff. Therefore, no person shall be allowed to accompany a participant if he/she is not registered in the event, nor shall any participant be allowed, without the permission of the event management, to receive assistance or refreshments from anyone during the progress of the event. Any person not properly displaying an issued current official event bib number will be directed to leave the course.
   1. No participant shall be paced or followed by an “outside” runner, bicycle, or pedestrian.
7. All finish times are reviewed before times are deemed official.
8. Event officials reserve the right to modify, supplement, or waive all or part of the event rules.
9. Runners must stay in the right lane of the road, unless instructed to do otherwise.
   1. On Ford Avenue, runners will be instructed to stay inside of the cones.
10. Participants can only cross the finish line once. Spectators are not allowed to cross the finish line or it can lead to disqualification.