Hustle Up the Hancock -- Registration Information

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The Hustle Up the Hancock event is limited to a total of 4,000 climbers. Both individual and team registration options are available. When registering online you must pay in full with a credit card. Registrations will not be taken over the phone. There is no race-day registration.

Register early! The Full Climb General Registration filled to capacity in less than one hour in 2008! Registration is processed on a first-come, first-served basis to those who have paid in full. Please note: all participants will have to create a new username and password during the 2010 Hustle Up the Hancock registration process regardless of previous participation.

All climbers in both categories will receive entrance into John Hancock Observatory and the post-event Expo and Celebration, a finisher medal, participant buffet, goody bag and t-shirt.

ENTRY FEES

Climb Category	Registration Portion	Pledge Minimum Portion	Total Entry Fee (Due at time of Registration)	Additional Mandatory Fundraising Amount
Lung Health Champions	$50 for Full Climb $40 for Half Climb	$70	$120 for Full Climb $110 for Half Climb	$930
Full Climb-Individual or Team Member	$50	$70	$120	$0
Half Climb- Individual or Team Member	$40	$70	$110	$0
Team Captain	$50 or $40 (depending on Full or Half Climb) + $125 Team Fee	$70	$245 or $235 (depending on Full or Half climb)	$0
Elite Climb	$50	$70	$120	$0

FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE

ELITE CLIMB

If you're among the fastest on two feet, you may be eligible to join the select Hancock Elite Climbers who receive priority start times.

50 spots in the much-coveted first hour of the climb will be assigned to racers who've demonstrated their stair climbing ability in a previous stair climb event. The Elite Climb will begin at 7:00 a.m. on event day, February 22, 2009. To be considered, you must have placed in the overall top 25 finishers, male or female, in one of the following stair climbs:

Canada Life CN Tower Climb for WWF (Toronto, Canada)
Empire State Building Run-Up (New York, NY)
Enbridge CN Tower Stair Climb for United Way (Toronto, Canada)
Go Vertical! Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Hustle Up the Hancock (Chicago, IL)
Leukemia & Lymphoma Big Climb (Seattle, WA)
Scott Firefighter Stairclimb (Seattle, WA)
Seattle Stair Climb-CF Foundation (Seattle, WA)
Step Up for Kids (Chicago, IL)
Winding Up the Wachovia (Miami, FL)

To register for the Elite Climb:

Register as an individual for the 94-floor climb and pay the $120 entry fee. General online registration begins Monday, November 2, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. The event fills to capacity--register early.

**Please note: it is not possible to be on a team and participate in the Elite Climb.

After registering for the event and prior to November 30, 2009, send an email to hustle@lungchicago.org with the subject heading "Elite Climb Application." In the email, include your name, contact information, qualifying event, and overall finishing place in that event. If you have competed in a comparable climb (greater than 50 flights) that is not listed above, please include the details of that climb (including a web address and/or the contact information of the race organizers.)

All participants in the Elite Climb will have their qualifying time verified. The Elite Climb will be comprised of the fastest 25 male and 25 female applicants. All applicants will be notified in early January 2009 as to whether they have been accepted into the Elite Climb. Please register as an individual in order to participate in the Elite Climb. After you are notified, if you were not accepted into the Elite Climb, you may choose to be added to a team. If this is the case, you will climb with that team at its designated start time.

Questions:
Call (312) 243-2000 x200 or email hustle@lungchicago.org.