Select GFNY are offering the U18 and U16 categories for youth athletes. Please check your race’s website to check whether the race is offering these categories.

Every athlete must complete the race check-in process online. Follow instructions in the check-in process in your gfny.cc account.

For both U18 and U16 a parent or legal guardian must come in person to pick up the race packet with their youth athlete. The parent or legal guardian will have to bring a photo copy of their government-issued photo ID (passport or driver license or identity document) to hand to GFNY. 

At the race, please follow these steps to collect the race numbers from the GFNY registration team:

1. Show the green Race Pass of the youth athlete.
2. Present the photo ID of the youth athlete.
3. Present their own (parent / legal guardian) photo ID.
4. Provide a photo copy of the parent / legal guardian photo ID.
5. Sign the paper waiver.
6. Hand in the photo copy of the parent / legal guardian photo ID and signed waiver to the GFNY registration team.

You can download, review and print the waiver from the buttons below. GFNY will have blank copies of waivers if you forget to bring it. GFNY will accept waivers only signed in person at the time of packet pickup. 

Note: Coming prepared with an ID photo copy and printed waiver will save you time at registration.

Once U18 and U16 athletes cross the finish line, they are considered official finishers and will be listed in the results, based on the distance they completed. 

U18 athletes earn GFNY Rankings points following the same points awards formula as all GFNY athletes. U18 athletes will be earning Overall Rankings points as well as age group points for the U18 category for Age Group Rankings.

Please visit the Rankings page to learn more about how GFNY Rankings are calculated.

U18 athletes are eligible to earn Qualification status. For U18 who earned Qualifier status, this Qualifier status is valid for 380 days from the date of earning the status at every GFNY race that offers the U18 category. 

Please visit the Qualification page to learn more about how GFNY Qualification is calculated.

If you have any questions, contact your race organizer.