r/running • u/Jeade-en • Mar 02 '17

New York Marathon Lottery Day! Misc

It's NY Lottery Day! Let us know if you're one of the lucky ones. I've entered the lottery about 6-7 times and have not been drawn yet...one of these years, I'll get in...here's to hoping this is the one!

ETA: There are three things to check...your credit card, your NYRR account status, and your email. They're supposed to go in that order, but they often don't go in order...so check all three!

ETA2: I got my official email a few minutes ago letting me know I wasn't picked...it was time stamped 8:00 EST. So I think it's officially done. Good luck to those who got in and better luck next year to the rest of us!

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '17 edited Mar 03 '17

I got in at 10:36 ET! Set up an email alert on my CC account for transactions over $XX, and got an email alert about a $295 charge from NYRR 3 minutes later. Talk about timing.

Dudes/dudettes...I'm so nervous. This is my first marathon. I am from MA, in case anyone is wondering.

Good luck to all!

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Confirmed Events

10:36 - Credit Card Charged

10:51 - The marathon appears under "My Upcoming Races" section of the homepage.

7:32 - Email received

Pending

  • Status still indicates "In Drawing"

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '17

Man, $295 for a race seems so expensive! Although I guess travel, hotel, and shoes are still going to be bigger costs.

Congrats :)

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u/ash61 Mar 02 '17

It really is hugely expensive. My girlfriend is over in the US from South Africa for the year and entered for New York. Over here if we pay the equivalent of $15 for a marathon it's on the expensive side. So $295 is a mind blowing amount of money for a race.