Normally, investigators said, a runner would receive 25 percent of the total the bettors had lost each week.

Two runners up will also each receive the books.

Two runners up will each both receive the 6 books titles.

Appearance fees are what runners receive just for showing up.

The two runners up receive contracts of $150,000 and $100,000 respectively.

He said the runners would receive a percentage of income generated by their event.

Jones said other runners had received an unfair advantage at the water stations.

The third runner will receive the baton in his/her right hand, and hug the inside of the lane through the turn.

Each runner receives a T-shirt and a postcard with his/her results.

All the professional runners - 14 women and 13 men - received appearance money.