Entry Transfer Process

Don’t Give Your Bib to Anyone Without Going Through the Entry Transfer Process! Illegal Transfers Carry an up-to-5-year ban from the race.

The Entry Transfer Process for the April 2026 10 Mile and Double Blossom opens on February 2, 2026 and closes on February 28, 2026.

If the 5K fills its field before Feb. 28, the 5K entry transfer process will open when the field fills and be open until February 28, 2026.

2026 Entry Transfer Process

The entry transfer process will open on February 2 for the 10 Mile and the Double Blossom. Those runners accepted into the 10 Mile or Double Blossom who decide they won’t be running will be able to transfer their entries, either to a friend/family member whom they know or to a would-be runner on the Wait List. The entry transfer process for the 5K will not open until the 5K field has been filled and registration has closed. Regardless of when the 5K transfer process opens, it will also close at 11:59 p.m. on February 28.

Transfers from a Registrant to a Friend or Family Member (Someone the Registrant Knows)

If you know to whom you wish to transfer your 10 Mile or Double Blossom registration, you will  be able to return here on or after Feb. 2 and use the link provided to give information on the person to whom you are transferring the entry. Once that person completes the transfer, you will be refunded your original payment (less any donations made and service fees paid). Registrants who wish to transfer a 5K registration to a friend/family member will have to wait until the 5K field is full and then return here for details on how to begin the process.

Transfers from a Registrant to Someone on the Wait List

The Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile, Double Blossom and 5K will use a Wait List system for the first time this year (the Wait List for the 5K will only open after registration for the 5K has filled). The Wait List signup process will be available from this page once the lottery is closed and the results disseminated.

10 Mile and Double Blossom: People who are not accepted through the 10 Mile or Double Blossom lottery or who missed the lottery will be able to sign up for the 10 Mile or Double Blossom Wait List once the Lottery closes and results have been disseminated. There will be separate Wait Lists for the 10 Mile and the Double Blossom; you will only be able to sign up for 1 Wait List. When a person is accepted from a Wait List, that person will be able to register for the race that they requested, and a registered runner who requested to transfer their bib for that race will be given a refund of the registration fee and any ancillary items ordered (except donations and service fees). Important: The Wait List process will only be open until our transfer capacity is reached; the latest it will close is February 28. 

5K: The 5K process will operate exactly as described above for the 10 Mile/Double Blossom, except the process and the Wait List will not open until the 5K field has been filled and registration has been closed.

An Important Note About the Wait Lists: Every year, there are many more people seeking an entry than those willing to give them up. For that reason, we expect that only a fraction of the people who sign up for the Wait List will receive an entry. If you really want an entry for this year, or want to be able to avoid not getting in next year, you may want to consider signing up to be a Charity Entrant (that process opens in late January after the Lottery results have been disseminated and would give you an entry to the 2026 race) or Volunteering for this year’s event, which would give you a guaranteed entry (at prevailing fees) for the 2027 event. You might also try to locate someone willing to give up their entry to you by posting on a neighborhood or running club listserv or asking at your gym. 

More details on the Transfer Process and the Wait List, including how to sign up for the Wait List, will be posted here when the Transfer Process opens on February 2.

Refunds and Transfer Fees

A registered runner who transfers their registration, either to someone they know or to someone on the Wait List, will receive a full refund of their entire registration expenses, including upgrade shirts, medals, etc., except for processing fees and charitable donations. The person who takes the transfer, whether it is someone on the Wait List or someone who is taking a transfer from a friend or family member, will fill out an entirely new registration and so can order whatever ancillary items they desire, and will pay a $20 transfer fee.

Don’t Give Your Bib to Anyone Without Going Through the Transfer Process!

If you give your bib to someone else without going through the formal transfer process, you and the person running with your bib will both be banned from the race for up to five years.

No Deferrals or Refunds

The policy of the race is that entry fees are non-refundable and there are no deferrals. There are only two exceptions to the no refunds rule:

1. You purchase the official Race Protection Policy at the time of registration, and qualify based on the terms of the policy – if so, see below.

2. You make a transfer through the official Transfer process described above.

Race Protection

All registrants are given the opportunity to purchase race protection to protect your entry fee if you find you are not able to run due to a qualifying event. If you purchased Race Protection when you registered for the race, you can submit a claim for a refund (the protection does not cover EVERY reason you can’t make the race). Click Here for information on Race Protection.