Comments on: Registration Opens for New York » Expenses Guaranteed http://news.runtowin.com/2009/02/21/new-york-city-marathon-expenses.html Coaching and Training From a New England Perspective Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:12:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark http://news.runtowin.com/2009/02/21/new-york-city-marathon-expenses.html/comment-page-1#comment-42280 Mark Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:57:21 +0000 http://news.runtowin.com/?p=3211#comment-42280 The fee doesn’t scare me away. Disney and Chicago are $125 now so what’s another 50 some dollars? It will cost me well over $1000 to go up there for a weekend anyway. I have an issue with the lottery. They should just open up the registration and when it fills up then that’s it. But I’m only 4 minutes off the guaranteed entry for my half time. So maybe if I can lower that a little I might run it next year. The fee doesn’t scare me away. Disney and Chicago are $125 now so what’s another 50 some dollars? It will cost me well over $1000 to go up there for a weekend anyway. I have an issue with the lottery. They should just open up the registration and when it fills up then that’s it. But I’m only 4 minutes off the guaranteed entry for my half time. So maybe if I can lower that a little I might run it next year.

]]> By: Anne http://news.runtowin.com/2009/02/21/new-york-city-marathon-expenses.html/comment-page-1#comment-42264 Anne Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:58:35 +0000 http://news.runtowin.com/?p=3211#comment-42264 I think you're right about the race filling quickly despite the steep fees. The NYC marathon is the most profitable of the big U.S. marathons, with something like $6 million left over from last year's race. I think I'll stick with supporting the true non-profits for now. I think you’re right about the race filling quickly despite the steep fees. The NYC marathon is the most profitable of the big U.S. marathons, with something like $6 million left over from last year’s race. I think I’ll stick with supporting the true non-profits for now.

]]> By: Blaine Moore http://news.runtowin.com/2009/02/21/new-york-city-marathon-expenses.html/comment-page-1#comment-42262 Blaine Moore Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:39:04 +0000 http://news.runtowin.com/?p=3211#comment-42262 They won't prevent a lot of people from participating, it'll just change the demographic for the ones that do. They'll still fill up. They won’t prevent a lot of people from participating, it’ll just change the demographic for the ones that do. They’ll still fill up.

]]> By: John Tomac http://news.runtowin.com/2009/02/21/new-york-city-marathon-expenses.html/comment-page-1#comment-42261 John Tomac Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:33:21 +0000 http://news.runtowin.com/?p=3211#comment-42261 The cost of this race has really gone up a lot since we ran it in 2006. I think entry fees were in the $85-100 range 3 years ago Obviously, this is a huge event and the number of people who want to run it every year greatly excedes the number of spots in the race so I don't doubt that they will fill it up and have at least 30,000 people who don't get in. If they keep jacking up the price, they are going to prevent a lot of people from potentially participating, especially if you listen to the gloom and doom economic forecasts. The cost of this race has really gone up a lot since we ran it in 2006. I think entry fees were in the $85-100 range 3 years ago

Obviously, this is a huge event and the number of people who want to run it every year greatly excedes the number of spots in the race so I don’t doubt that they will fill it up and have at least 30,000 people who don’t get in.

If they keep jacking up the price, they are going to prevent a lot of people from potentially participating, especially if you listen to the gloom and doom economic forecasts.

]]> By: Martha http://news.runtowin.com/2009/02/21/new-york-city-marathon-expenses.html/comment-page-1#comment-42260 Martha Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:30:23 +0000 http://news.runtowin.com/?p=3211#comment-42260 Yikes.. I was going to register for the lottery but that's mega expensive! Even though I have a free place to stay and everything.. not sure it's worth that! Yikes.. I was going to register for the lottery but that’s mega expensive! Even though I have a free place to stay and everything.. not sure it’s worth that!

]]> By: middle professor http://news.runtowin.com/2009/02/21/new-york-city-marathon-expenses.html/comment-page-1#comment-42258 middle professor Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:48:07 +0000 http://news.runtowin.com/?p=3211#comment-42258 $171!!!! Holy cow. I don't think I'll be running the NYC marathon anytime soon! $171!!!! Holy cow. I don’t think I’ll be running the NYC marathon anytime soon!

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