Over $40,000 Cash and Prizes!!
Base 2021 Payout
| Finish | Prize |
| 1st | $4,000 |
| 2nd | $2,500 |
| 3rd | $1,900 |
| 4th | $1,500 |
| 5th | $1,300 |
| 6th | $1,100 |
| 7th | $1,000 |
| 8th | $950 |
| 9th | $900 |
| 10th | $850 |
| 11th | $800 |
| 12th | $750 |
| 13th | $700 |
| 14th | $650 |
| 15th | $630 |
| 16th | $600 |
| 17th | $580 |
| 18th | $550 |
| 19th | $530 |
| 20th | $500 |
| 21st | $480 |
| 22nd | $450 |
| 23rd | $430 |
| 24th | $400 |
| 25th | $380 |
| 26th | $350 |
| 27th | $330 |
| 28th | $320 |
| 29th | $310 |
| 30th | $300 |
| 31st | $290 |
| 32nd | $280 |
| 33rd | $270 |
| 34th | $260 |
| 35th | $250 |
| 36th | $240 |
| 37th | $230 |
| 38th | $220 |
| 39th | $210 |
| 40th | $200 |
Finishers from 41st place will receive Finisher Prizes only; no cash.
Over $4,000 in Finisher Prizes to be awarded to AuSable Marathon Finishers.
Bonuses
Break the Record: $1,500 to the winning team if they break the current record time of 13:58:08.
Leader’s: $1,400 total; $50 per checkpoint timing location to the team with the fastest split time and the team with the fastest point-to-point time.
Divisions: Bonus money will be paid to the top three Women’s, Mixed, Masters, Seniors, Veterans, Rookie, Youth-Adult, and All-Michigan teams to finish the Marathon.
| Finish | Prize |
| 1st | $250 |
| 2nd | $150 |
| 3rd | $100 |
Women’s – Two female paddlers
Mixed – One male & one female paddler
Masters – Both paddlers aged 40 or more years
Seniors – Both paddlers aged 50 or more years (does not qualify as Masters)
Veterans – Both paddlers aged 60 or more years (does not qualify as Masters or Seniors)
Rookie – Both paddlers racing in their 1st Marathon
Youth-Adult – One paddler aged 19 or less years & one paddler aged 35 or more years
All-Michigan – Both paddlers reside in the State of Michigan
Da$h For Ca$h: $4,000 total.
