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Entry Fee
Marathon:
$70 if postmarked or online on or before December 31st,
2008
$80 if postmarked or online before April 1st, 2009
$90 if postmarked or online before May 1st, 2009
$100 if postmarked
or online after May 2nd, 2009
There is a maximum
of 1700 runners in the marathon. If we do not fill up, registration
will be allowed only on Friday May 22, 2009 at packet pick-up.
There will be no race day registration for the marathon.
Finisher medals are awarded to all marathon finishers. The
top five finishers in each age group receive place medals.
Marathon
Start Time is 7:00AM.The marathon is an
out a back course along the west shore of East Grand Traverse
Bay. The course is flat, fast, and extremely scenic. All
marathoners will receive a Brooks Podium short sleeve technical
running shirt with the Bayshore Marathon Logo .
The shirt is designed to be "relaxed fit" so if
you like a tight fit - think about ordering 1 size smaller.
Again this year all women marathoners will receive
a "women's" sized Brooks Podium short sleeve technical
running shirt with the Bayshore Marathon Logo
that is again designed to be "relaxed" fit for
women. If you register as a male you will receive a man's
shirt - if you register as a female you will receive a women's
shirt. No exceptions! For
help with sizing click here to view the Brooks sizing chart.

Half
Marathon: $60 if postmarked or online on
or before Dec. 31st, 2008
$70 if postmarked
or online before April 1st, 2009
$80 if postmarked
or online before May 1st, 2009
$90 if postmarked
or online after May 2nd, 2009
Half
Marathon Start Time is 7:00AM.The Bayshore
Half Marathon will be capped at 1500 runners. If we do not
fill up, registration will be allowed only on Friday May
22nd, 2009 at packet pick-up. There will be no race day
registration for the Half Marathon. Finisher medals are
awarded to all finishers in the half marathon. Medals are
awarded to the top 5 finishers in each age group.
The Bayshore Half Marathon is a point
to point race that runs along the west shore of East Grand
Traverse Bay. It is the second half of the marathon course
so it too is flat, fast, and extremely scenic. All
half marathoners will receive a Brooks Podium short sleeve
technical running shirt with the Bayshore Half Marathon
Logo . The shirt is designed to be "relaxed
fit" so if you like a tight fit - think about ordering
1 size smaller. All women Half marathoners will
receive a "women's" sized Brooks Podium short
sleeve technical running shirt that is again designed
to be "relaxed" fit for women. If you register
as a male you will receive a man's shirt - if you register
as a female you will receive a women's shirt. No exceptions!
For
help with sizing click here to view the Brooks sizing chart.

Half Marathon
entrants will be bussed out to the start of the race from
the Traverse City Central High School (Eastern Ave entrance).
Because of the remote location of the start - you
will be required to take the bus. Only
registered Half Marathon runners will be allowed on the
busses. You must show your Half Marathon bib when boarding
the bus so please have it ready.The busses will
leave beginning at 5:30AM with the last bus leaving at 6:15AM.
There is no parking at the start. Roads will be closed and
the nearest you will be able to be dropped of will be about
1 1/2 miles away. Busses will be allowed to drop off close
to the Start area. We will supply bags for your warm-up
clothing on the bus and those bags will be delivered to
the finish area.
10K Run: $20 if postmarked
or online on or before April 1st, 2009
$25 if postmarked or online anytime after April 1st, 2009
until race day.
$15 for ages 19 and under at all times
Race Day registration
for the 10K Run is allowed.
10K
Start Time is 7:15AM.The 10K is an out and
back course along the west shore of East Grand Traverse
Bay. It is a flat and fast course. All 10K registrants
will receive a specially designed short sleeve cotton t-shirt.
Entry Fee is non-refundable
and non-transferable.
All
net proceeds go to charity and are non-refundable and non-transferable
for any reason. Sorry no exceptions. Once we receive your
entry, you will not receive a refund. If you cannot participate,
you may not give or sell your number to anyone else. If
you are registered for the Marathon you may transfer to
the Half Marathon (if you registered for the Marathon before
the Half Marathon fills ) or 10K without any refund of the
difference. You can also transfer from the Half Marathon
to the 10K without a refund of the difference. There is
a $10.00 fee to transfer races. All transfers must be made
before May 1st, 2009.
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Make
Checks Payable to:
Traverse City
Track Club and mail to:
Bayshore Marathon,
P.O. Box 4026, Traverse City, MI 49685-4026.
Your cancelled check will act as your confirmation. In addition,
entries received prior to May 15 will be listed on the Race
Results page, updated monthly.
Check-in/
Packet Pick-Up
Registration
and packet pick-up for the Bayshore Marathon, Half Marathon
and 10K will
be held at the Traverse City Central High School
Gym. Hours will be on Friday night,
May 22nd from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and on race
day from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. Race
Day registration will be available for
the 10K only. If you are pre registered for the Marathon
or Half Marathon you can still pick up your packet
on Saturday beginning at 5:00 a.m.
For driving directions and a map click here.
ChronoTrack
"D-Tags" New for 2009
This year, the
race will be using a new lightweight, disposable timing
tag. This will save all runners lots of time after they
finish the race. Learn more by reading this PDF
or watching this VIDEO
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Marathon
Prize Money
The first place
male and female finisher in the 2007 Traverse City State
Bank Bayshore Marathon will receive a check for $1000, second
place will receive $500 and third place will receive $250.
In addition, a $1000 bonus will be paid to the first place
male and female winners under the course records set by
Jeff Sharp in 1983 (2:17:40) and Marybeth Reader in 2008
(2:46:23). All finishers in the marathon and half marathon
will receive a specially designed finisher medal. The top
five finishers in each age group are awarded place medals
in all races.
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