nib Lorne Pier to Pub

What you need to do to enter the 2010 nib Lorne Pier to Pub and 2011 nib Lorne Mountain to Surf.

For the 2011 swim, entry will be by ballot for all but Sharkbait members. Run entries will continue to be on a first in first served basis.

All those planning to enter in 2010 will require a valid account. You cannot register for the ballot or enter the swim without this. From the ballot, swim places will be offered until the race is full.

Timetable

Monday 1 November 2010	Entry opens for the 2011 nib Mountain to Surf. Entry opens for the 2011 nib Pier to Pub for Sharkbait members. Ballot registration opens for all other swimmers
Friday 12 November 2010	Ballot closes at midnight Sharkbait entries close at midnight.
Monday 15 November 2010	Those successful in the first round of the ballot are notified and have two weeks to complete and to pay for their entry. Unsuccessful ballots are placed onto a waiting list for second round offers
Monday 29 November 2010	Second round offers are made from the waiting list, with one week to pay.
Monday 6 December 2010	Third round offers are made from the waiting list, with one week to pay.
Monday 13 December 2010	Any remaining people on the waiting list are allocated places, if there are any available. Again with one week to pay
Friday 31 December 2010	All entries for both nib Pier to Pub and nib Mountain to Surf close. Note that the nib Lorne Mountain to Surf entries will close when sold out
Friday 7 January 2011	nib Lorne Mountain to Surf. An 8km fun run around Lorne
Saturday 8 January 2011	nib Lorne Pier to Pub. A 1.2km swim at Lorne

The Registration Process

As all entries are via the Club website, all those intending to enter will need to have a valid individual account, with username and password. If you already have an account use it as it has your swim history and any special status (like sharkbait) attached to it. Accounts are at race.lornesurfclub.com.au/Logon

The Balloting Process

All entrants for the swim ballot will be placed into a random draw. This will allocate a rank number between 1 and the number of ballotees. Swims are allocated to ballotees based on the places available. Unsuccessful ballotees will automatically go onto the waiting list in rank order. The waiting list will be allocated second round places if these become available.

Ballots are susceptible to people trying to rort the system. During the ballot drawing process we will check for any duplicate entries. If any duplicates are detected then the swimmer will be contacted; if there is no valid reason why there are two entries then both will be removed. The swimmer will be disqualified from entering the nib Lorne Pier to Pub for two years.

If you are successful in the ballot, swimmers will have 2 weeks to complete the entry process and make payment. If you do not complete entry within 2 weeks, your entry will be put put to the end of the waiting list.

Second Round Offers

People who miss out on the ballot will go into a waiting list. People on this list will be offered places as they come available and will have two weeks to complete the entry process and pay. If you don't pay you will lose your place. If after the second round there are places available then there will be a third round of offers.

An example of how this works.

Suppose that we have 5,100 people who enter the ballot and 3,400 swim places. Ballots are drawn randomly and are placed into an order 1 to 5,100. The first 3,400 places are allocated a swim spot. The people with spots 3,401 to 5,100 are placed into the waiting list in their ballot order.

If you are successful on the ballot, swimmers will have 2 weeks to complete the entry process and make payment. If you do not complete this within 2 weeks, your entry will be put back into the ballot for the next round. You can find out your status at any time by logging into your account.