Am I reading this right? (Boston Reg)

Mike MacLellan Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:19 am

"Upon verification of your qualifying time, your credit card will be charged the non-refundable and non-transferrable entry fee of $150 USD."

That's... only if I'm actually accepted as an entrant into the race, right?

EDIT: From the confirmation e-mail: "The actual charge will not appear on your credit card until your entry has been verified and accepted."

So one says verified, one says both verified AND accepted. Way to be clear, BAA Wink

Jerry Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:27 am

Don't split the hair, Mike. We are not elites. Once verified, BAA doesn't have reason not to accept. Just some confusing legal standard writing at most.

Mike MacLellan Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:30 am

They do if the race fills up. I'm only 2:08 under my BQ. Borderline at best.

T Miller Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:30 am

Jerry wrote:Don't split the hair, Mike. We are not elites. Once verified, BAA doesn't have reason not to accept. Just some confusing legal standard writing at most.

Jerry's interpreter. Don't worry Mike the legal mumbo jumbo means that they won't take your money unless they let you in.

Admin Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:48 am

To put it another way...

They only verify times of people they are accepting. They wouldn't verify a time for a runner unless there was a slot for that runner to fill...

Jerry Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:18 am

Mike MacLellan wrote:They do if the race fills up. I'm only 2:08 under my BQ. Borderline at best.

Again, you are not going to Olympic. If BAA takes your money, it wouldn't bother to make one more transaction to refund the payment. Nobody sues BAA if it takes in 100 extra qualified runners. No big deal.

Mike MacLellan Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:21 am

All makes sense now. Thanks for the interpretations, guys. I was just remembering how NYC has that $20 reg fee or whatever it is, so I was curious if that was the norm with these big races.

Michele "1L" Keane Mon Sep 19, 2011 1:43 pm

The BAA charged my credit card after I received the acceptance email, not after the confirmation email. I understand there is still plenty of room, so register today.

Mike MacLellan Mon Sep 19, 2011 2:30 pm

Trust me Michele, that was the first thing I did after sitting down with my breakfast and coffee. Now we play the waiting game...

Nick Morris Mon Sep 19, 2011 2:32 pm

Mike MacLellan wrote:Trust me Michele, that was the first thing I did after sitting down with my breakfast and coffee. Now we play the waiting game...

Good luck, sir...