Age Groups & Cash Prizes

Sunday, October 19, 2008

The Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon awards over $35,000 in prize money

Details of the 2008 Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon are being finalized. Please check back for updates.

Individuals: Age-Group Awards | Cash Prizes

AGE-GROUP AWARDS:

Marathon

Awards are given to the top three male and female finishers in each of the following age groups:

19 and under

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75+

Athletes with disabilities (click) for a link to the prizes and awards structure .

Half Marathon Run

Awards are given to the top three male and female finishers in each of the following age groups:

19 and under

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75+

Half Marathon Competitive Walk and Non-Competitive Walk

Awards will be given to the first place male and female finishers only in each of the following age groups:

19 and under

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75+

5k Fun Run and Fitness Walk/Kids' Mini-Marathon

Awards are given to the top three male and female finishers in each of the following age groups:

5 and younger

6-8

12-14

19 and under

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75+

5 Person Team Relays

Awards will be given to the top team in each of the following divisions (for divisions with ten or more teams competing, the top two teams will be awarded; for divisions with 20 or more teams competing, the top three teams will be awarded):

• Corporate/Business 500 or more employees
• Corporate/Business 100-499 employees
• Corporate/Business 99 or less employees
• Open (almost anything goes) Male/Female/Mixed
• Masters – Male/Female/Mixed (Age 40 and older)
• Universities/Colleges – Professors, Staff, Administrators, Students
• Armed Services/Police/Border Patrol/Fire
• Legal/Medical

CASH PRIZES - Marathon Runners ONLY:

Cash prizes are awarded in the marathon for the following divisions:

Top five male and female overall finishers

Top three male and female masters finishers

First Detroit and Windsor male and female finisher

The cash prize structure is as follows:

Place	Open (Male/Female)	Masters** (Male/Female)	Detroit & Windsor (Male/Female)
1*	$5,000.00	$750.00	$125.00
2	$3,000.00	$500.00	$100.00
3	$1,500.00	$250.00	$75.00
4	$1,000.00
5	$750.00

ADDITIONAL PRIZE INCENTIVES

First male finisher to break 2:17 wins an additional $2,500
First female finisher to break 2:40 wins an additional $2,500

First male to break race record of 2:13:07 (Meyer, 1980) wins an additional $5,000
First female to break race record of 2:34:16 (Orlova, 2004) wins an additional $5,000

RACE RECORDS

Male - 1980 Greg Meyer, Boston 2:13:07
Female - 2004 Elena Orlova, Russia 2:34:16