| Individuals who are NYRR members by January 31 of a given year, run nine (9) qualifying NYRR races and volunteer for one (1) NYRR race within that same calendar year, and maintain their membership the following year will be eligible for guaranteed entry into that following year's ING New York City Marathon (i.e., runners must join by January 31, 2012, and run nine races in 2012 and volunteer for one race in 2012 to be eligible for guaranteed entry to the ING New York City Marathon 2013). |