Lafayette General Zydeco Marathon

2021 Lafayette General Zydeco Marathon!  26.2 Full  |  13.1 Half  |  Team Relay  |  5K  | 1 Mile March 13th & 14th, 2021  Downtown Lafayette, Louisiana   FRIDAY, MARCH 12th, 2021                              3:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Packet Pick-Up @Rock ‘n’ Bowl de Lafayette; 905 Jefferson St. Lafayette, LA 70501 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM: VIP Party @ Rock ‘n’ Bowl de Lafayette; 905 Jefferson St. Lafayette, LA 70501   SATURDAY, MARCH 13th, 2021                                       7:00 AM - 7:00 PM: Packet Pick-Up @ Rock ‘n’ Bowl de Lafayette; 905 Jefferson St. Lafayette, LA 70501 7:30 AM: 1 Mile Fun Run @ Rock ‘n’ Bowl de Lafayette; 905 Jefferson St. Lafayette, LA 70501 8:00 AM: 5K@ Rock ‘n’ Bowl de Lafayette; 905 Jefferson St. Lafayette, LA 70501 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM: Zydeco Breakfast @ Rock ‘n’ Bowl de Lafayette; 905 Jefferson St. Lafayette, LA 70501 9:30 AM: 5K Awards @ Rock ‘n’ Bowl de Lafayette; 905 Jefferson St. Lafayette, LA 70501   SUNDAY, MARCH 14th, 2021                                            NO PACKET PICK-UP – NO SHUTTLES        5:30 AM: Gear Check Opens @ Parc International; 200 Garfield St. Lafayette, LA 70501 7:00 AM: Marathon, Half & Relay Start @ 537 Jefferson St. Lafayette, LA 70501 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM: Finish Line Festival @ Parc International; 200 Garfield St. Lafayette, LA 70501 10:30 AM: Half Marathon Awards @ Parc International; 200 Garfield St. Lafayette, LA 70501 12:00 PM: Full Marathon Awards @ Parc International; 200 Garfield St. Lafayette, LA 70501 5:00 PM: Official After Party! Chubby Carrier @ Rock ‘n’ Bowl de Lafayette; 905 Jefferson St. Lafayette, LA 70501     We are a Boston Qualifier! Full & Half Courses are Certified with USATF!   -RACE BENEFITS & ADDITIONAL INFO- FULL MARATHON: All Participants receive Race Bib, Race Bag, Sunday's Race Shirt, Finisher's Medal (upon completion of the race) & Food, Drinks & Music at the Finish Line Festival on Sunday, March 14th, 2021Must be 16 years or older on Race Day to ParticipateThis event will be Chip Timed by Cajun Timing HALF MARATHON: All Participants receive Race Bib, Race Bag, Sunday's Race Shirt, Finisher's Medal (upon completion of the race) & Food, Drinks & Music at the Finish Line Festival on Sunday, March 14th, 2021Must be 13 years or older on Race Day to ParticipateThis event will be Chip Timed by Cajun Timing TEAM RELAY: All Participants receive Race Bib, Race Bag, Sunday's Race Shirt, Finisher's Medal (upon completion of the race) & Food, Drinks & Music at the Finish Line Festival on Sunday, March 14th, 2021Must be 13 years or older on Race Day to ParticipateThis event will be Chip Timed by Cajun Timing 5K: All Participants receive Race Bib, Race Bag, 5k Race Shirt, Finisher's Medal (upon completion of the race) & Food, Drinks & Music at Rock 'n' Bowl de Lafayette on Saturday, March 13th, 2021Runners Registering for the Full, Half or Relay can add on the 5K Race for an additional $20 throughout the duration of registration. Runners registered for a Sunday event & the 5K event will receive a separate Race Bib & Race Shirt for Saturday & Sunday. This event will be Chip Timed by Cajun Timing 1 Mile: All Participants receive Race Bib, Finisher's Ribbon (upon completion of the race) & Food, Drinks & Music at Rock 'n' Bowl de Lafayette on Saturday, March 13th, 2021This Race is reserved for children 12 years & under.If an adult is registered for any other Zydeco event on Saturday or Sunday, their children under the age of 12 may run for free. This event will not be timed   LATE REGISTRATION – Paper Registration will be offered at Packet Pick-Up.  NO RACE DAY REGISTRATION ON SUNDAY. DEADLINE– Packet pickup is the last chance for registration. The deadline is February 14, 2021 to be guaranteed a t-shirt with your registration. CONFIRMATION– There will be confirmation support through the RunSignUp website once registration has started. DEFERRAL POLICY– There will be a $25 fee to defer registration to the next year's race. Deadline for deferral is February 28th, 2021 at midnight. Once deferred, the registrant is ineligible for the following year's early registration promos, and the items (Shirt, Bib etc) from the deferred year's race are forfeited. Registrants may only defer one consecutive year. Instructions on how to defer your registration.  Click on Manage Registration in your confirmation email to login to your profile.  Choose Defer Registration and follow instructions. NO REFUND POLICY - Entry fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. No exceptions. Once we receive and accept your entry, you will not receive a refund if you cannot participate, you may not give or sell your race number to anyone else.    -DISTANCE SWITCHES-   UPGRADE from the Half Marathon to the Full Marathon – There will be a fee to upgrade from the Half Marathon to the Full Marathon to make up for the cost difference between the two distances. The deadline to upgrade is March 1, 2020. Instructions on how to defer your registration. Click on Manage Registration in your confirmation email to login to your profile. Choose Transfer Event and follow instructions. DOWNGRADE for the Full Marathon to the Half Marathon – There are no refunds given to downgrade from the Full Marathon to the Half Marathon. There may be a fee if the cost difference is greater for the Half than you paid for the Full at the time of the original registration.  The deadline to downgrade is March 11, 2021.  Instructions on how to defer your registration. Click on Manage Registration in your confirmation email to login to your profile. Choose Transfer Event and follow instructions.  THERE WILL BE NO DISTANCE SWITCHED BETWEEN SATURDAY EVENTS & SUNDAY EVENTS!   -Race Rules-
  Age Requirements- On the day of the race participants must meet the minimum age requirements. Half Marathon Participants must be at least 13 years old on the day of the race to participate. Full Marathon participants must be at least 16 years old on race day to participate
No Refund Policy- Entry fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. No exceptions. Once we receive and accept your entry, you will not receive a refund if you cannot participate, you may not give or sell your race number to anyone else, and you may not transfer your entry fee to future races.
Readiness- You must be in good health and physically prepared to take on the challenge of a Marathon or Half Marathon.
Identification- You must show a photo ID to receive your race number and timing chip. You must pick up your own race packet and race number.
Packet Pickup- Packet pick up will be at the expo only, Friday, March 12th, 2021, 3:00pm - 8:00pm & Saturday, March 13th, 2021, 7:00am - 7:00pm.  Packet Pick-Up will be held at  Rock 'n' Bowl de Lafayette located at 905 Jefferson Street, Lafayette, LA 70501. NO RACE DAY PACKET PICKUP ON SUNDAY. Note:  All items must be picked up at Packet Pick-Up.  We can not mail your items to you.
Race Numbers- Race numbers are required to participate.
Effort- The effort must be your own. No coaches, handcycles, bikes, in-line skates, skateboards, baby joggers or dogs will be allowed on the course.   Secure Zone There is a secure, sectioned off area, located immediately after the finish line where runners get their photo taken & receive their medals. No Spectators or Family Members allowed in this area!