The Phidippides Awards

In honor of the very first marathon runner in history, USATF Masters Long Distance Running has established the "Phidippides Award." The awards are predicated upon participants accumulating a number of points over a given calendar year for participating in long distance running events in the United States.

The award itself is free, and will be bestowed to the runner upon receipt of his/her application (see below) and verification of the event information. Each runner will be eligible for only one award per year.

Points will be accumulated pursuant to the following chart:
Races less than 5km (3.1 miles) are not eligible.

1 point	5km to 5miles
2 points	10km to 15km
3 points	10 miles to half marathon
4 points	25km to marathon or longer distances.

The rules are simple and straightforward.

1. All applicants must submit a completed Awards Application form.
2. Since this is a USATF Award, applicants must be current USATF members. (If you are not sure if you are a member or to become a member, see the website, usatf.org)
3. Only one award is allowed per member per year.
4. Awards are based on accumulated points during a given calendar year (2013 = January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
5. There must be a finish time recorded for the runner. Finishing times and distance run must be verifiable by a results posting on an event website, or if none is available, a newspaper listing submitted by the runner will suffice.

The following point totals will determine the level of award the runner is eligible to receive.

	40-59 years	60-79 years	80+ years
Gold Award	20 points	16 points	8 points
Silver Award	16 points	12 points	4 points
Bronze Award	12 points	8 points	2 points