You read that right… within just over 10 hours, all 325 starter spots for this year’s Marathon Shuffle were claimed.
That’s a new world record, folks… not just that the event sold out so fast, but we raised the number of entries this year in the hope that this wouldn’t happen.
Wait List.
If you didn’t get in, there’s still hope. In past years, about 1/4 of those who sign up have to withdraw due to injury, work commitments, and things like that. We are maintaining a first-come, first-served waitlist, so be sure to sign up if you haven’t already.
VIPs.
We’ve also set aside some places for people who help build and maintain the Sunshine Coast Trail and the huts, volunteer to put on orientation hikes and runs, sponsor the event and otherwise pay it forward. If you feel you qualify as a VIP, please be sure to complete a VIP application.
Fun Facts.
Here are some fun facts about the 325 folks who registered yesterday:
Registrants
– 200 female
– 121 male
– 4 prefer to not say
Age groups break down as follows:
- < 19 – 4
- 19-29 – 35
- 30-39 – 111
- 40-49 – 87
- 50-59 – 51
- 60-69 – 33
- 70+ – 4
Number of times entrants have completed the Shuffle:
- None – 203
- 1 – 66
- 2 – 24
- 3 – 11
- 4 – 7
- 5 – 6
- 6 – 1
- 7 – 1
- 9 – 1
- 10 – 3
– about half of the entrants are from the Upper Sunshine Coast. The balance are mostly from Vancouver Island and the lower mainland, but a half-dozen are from as far away as Seattle, Ontario and Quebec