Comments on: The Cost of Racing http://news.runtowin.com/2006/07/25/the-cost-of-racing.html Coaching and Training From a New England Perspective Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:05:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anne http://news.runtowin.com/2006/07/25/the-cost-of-racing.html/comment-page-1#comment-12947 Anne Wed, 26 Jul 2006 21:39:54 +0000 http://news.runtowin.com/2006/07/25/the-cost-of-racing.html#comment-12947 I think that's a great idea for the big marathons. Open registration two or three months prior. It'll fill quickly (as in hours), but at least it'll also prevent cases like mine, where I've already spent $1000 between outrageous entry fees, a prepaid hotel and nonrefundable plane ticket for a marathon I can no longer do. I'll never make that mistake again. I think that’s a great idea for the big marathons. Open registration two or three months prior. It’ll fill quickly (as in hours), but at least it’ll also prevent cases like mine, where I’ve already spent $1000 between outrageous entry fees, a prepaid hotel and nonrefundable plane ticket for a marathon I can no longer do. I’ll never make that mistake again.

]]> By: Blaine Moore http://news.runtowin.com/2006/07/25/the-cost-of-racing.html/comment-page-1#comment-12612 Blaine Moore Wed, 26 Jul 2006 00:19:34 +0000 http://news.runtowin.com/2006/07/25/the-cost-of-racing.html#comment-12612 Yeah, I spend more than $500 once you figure in transportation and shelter for the marathons that aren't next door. My figure was based on direct race fees. I can understand some races closing registration early when there are so many more people that want to run it than they can support. Maybe they need to open registration a little later if that is the case, since they can count on the numbers to be there and probably do not care quite as much about who the individuals are... Yeah, I spend more than $500 once you figure in transportation and shelter for the marathons that aren’t next door. My figure was based on direct race fees.

I can understand some races closing registration early when there are so many more people that want to run it than they can support. Maybe they need to open registration a little later if that is the case, since they can count on the numbers to be there and probably do not care quite as much about who the individuals are…

]]> By: Anne http://news.runtowin.com/2006/07/25/the-cost-of-racing.html/comment-page-1#comment-12604 Anne Tue, 25 Jul 2006 23:34:22 +0000 http://news.runtowin.com/2006/07/25/the-cost-of-racing.html#comment-12604 I easily spend about $300 running local races (average 1 per month) and $500 on an out-of-town marathon (between transportation, hotel and cost of the race itself). I guess I like to justify it as giving to charity since, as you say, most of these donate at least a portion of proceeds to good causes. But I'm also starting to wonder about some of these skyward costs. And the early cut-offs for races like the Chicago Marathon and the lottery approach for NYC (which now makes you pay just to enter your name in the "drawing") -- it's all getting a little out of control, if you ask me. As I mentioned earlier on my blog, it's a condition of this distances' mass appeal. But I miss the days when you could train and wait until a month before (a reasonable pre-reg deadline for a marathon) to sign up for a big-time marathon. I fear those days are long gone. I easily spend about $300 running local races (average 1 per month) and $500 on an out-of-town marathon (between transportation, hotel and cost of the race itself). I guess I like to justify it as giving to charity since, as you say, most of these donate at least a portion of proceeds to good causes. But I’m also starting to wonder about some of these skyward costs. And the early cut-offs for races like the Chicago Marathon and the lottery approach for NYC (which now makes you pay just to enter your name in the “drawing”) — it’s all getting a little out of control, if you ask me. As I mentioned earlier on my blog, it’s a condition of this distances’ mass appeal. But I miss the days when you could train and wait until a month before (a reasonable pre-reg deadline for a marathon) to sign up for a big-time marathon. I fear those days are long gone.

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