Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 Mile Run
What are my chances of
getting in from the waiting list?
You can use the following information to judge how good your chances are of moving from the waiting list to be among the entrants for the 2009 edition of the MMT 100. Please note that we had a limit of 160 entrants for all previous runs. That limit has been raised to 180 for 2009.
| Withdrawals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Month | 2008 | 2007 |
| Dec | 3 | 1 |
| Jan | 5 | 3 |
| Feb | 5 | 3 |
| Mar | 13 | 8 |
| Apr | 15 | 16 |
| May | 4 | 7 |
| NOTE: The number of withdrawals shown in this table for 2008 adds up to 45. While our limit for the event was 160,it was our first year using electronic entry, and we accidentally allowed 162 people into the event on the first day. As a result, the first two withdrawals did not move anyone from the waiting list to the entry list. | ||
In 2008, the MMT 100 reached its entry limit quickly on the first day of entry. As a result, we had a large waiting list. Last year we had a total of 96 people who spent some time on the waiting list. Of that total, 43 people were able to run in the MMT 100. (That was over 25 percent of the field.) But, these were not the first 38 people on the waiting list! This is due to the fact that we had 27 people withdraw from the waiting list, mainly because they didn't want to wait anymore. That meant that the person who was 52nd among all of those who were on the waiting list was eventually able to enter the MMT 100. In fact, of the total of 96 people who were on the waiting list last year, only 26 did not make it into the event or withdraw from the waiting list.
Withdrawals from the race occur mainly due to injury, and runners who are injured early – December, January - assume that they will heal before MMT. Most wait as long as possible before withdrawing. The table shows that most withdrawals occur close to the run.
So, if you are on the waiting list, it may take quite a while before you are moved to the entrants list.
For the 2007 MMT 100, we reached our limit of 160 participants by December 9. (Entry opened on December 1 in 2007.) As a result, we had a waiting list beginning in December.
For 2007, there were a 56 people who were on the waiting list at some point. We had a total of 38 of the original entrants to the MMT 100 withdraw. (That was nearly 25 percent of the original field.) This meant that 38 people from the waiting list eventually became entrants. But, these were not the first 38 people on the waiting list! This is due to the fact that we had 16 people withdraw from the waiting list, mainly because they didn't want to wait anymore. That meant that the person who was 54th among all of those who were on the waiting list was eventually able to enter the MMT 100. In fact, of the total of 56 people who were on the waiting list last year, only two did not make it into the event or withdraw from the waiting list.
Updated November 2008