We are currently processing the survey responses for this year’s National Championship waitlist. We will share the results of that work with you all shortly, but in the meantime, we wanted to provide more information on how the entire process will work. Please read this thoroughly and be sure you are fully aware of all dates and deadlines. We have adjusted these to ensure that everyone knows if they are going to be able to race as soon as reasonably possible.

• Waitlist Processing

  • As outlined in the first registration update, we are considering the following information for each team while processing the list:

    • 2021 and 2022 Nationals finishes

    • 2022 Rankings

    • Representation of top teams in all three divisions over the past two years

  • The new order of the waitlist will be published once processing is complete.

  • We will make spots available to teams per that new order as they become available. (more on this below)

  • Teams will have one week to register with their deposit once notified that they have been awarded a spot. (This tight timeline is so that we can process the waitlist as quickly as possible, allowing teams to know if they will be able to race as soon as possible.)

    • The deposit is $300 and can be paid via the link provided via email to the racer whose email is on the waitlist.

  • Re-ordering of the waitlist will be complete no later than Monday, the 15th. At that time, we will start sending out invite emails to the first 15 teams on the list.

• Current status

  • We have 66 total spots for this year’s race.

  • We have 43 teams currently registered.

  • We have 40 teams on the wait list that have completed the survey. (Teams that did not reply will be moved to the bottom of the list.)

  • 8 spots are reserved for winners of the remaining RC races:

    • If a winning team is already registered, their fee will be refunded, and an additional spot will be available for the waitlist

    • Any team not currently registered will be given one week to register from receipt of their invite email. (This allows us to efficiently roll down that entry to the next team(s) if needed.)

    • If no team from a Regional Championship race accepts their spot, it will be made available to the next team on the waitlist.

  • This means we have 15 (66-43-8=15) spots immediately available for teams on the waitlist.

  • How many additional spots open up depends on the following:

    • Which teams win the Regional Championship races (Any time an already-registered team wins, the reserved spot for that race will be made available to the waitlist.)

    • Currently-registered teams choosing not to use their spot.

• Deadline dates

  • We are moving deadline dates up rather aggressively. We apologize for any potential inconvenience, but we feel it's the best approach to ensure that every team with a spot intends to race.

  • June 1 - 100% registration fee is due

    • We suggest you do this by having each teammate sign up via RunSignup.

  • June 1 - Refund policy moves from 100% to 50%.

  • July 1 - Refund policy moves from 50% to 0%.

  • If your team is awarded a registration spot, you will have one week to register and will be subject to whatever refund policy is in effect at that time.

We will send out more details on the race and logistics as soon as we finish this waitlist work. As always, if you have any questions, please email us at garrison@usara.com.

Mike Garrison - USARA