Competitor Group Reinstates Appearance Fees

Moar Cowbellz wrote:

I already have an ipod wrote:

... and being subjected to crappy local bands every 5 or 6 minutes during the whole race.

I have to disagree. The last time I ran their half in Chicago the Judas Priest cover band at mile 9 or so was the best thing about the event. But that is only because the kid that dressed up as Wil Ferrel from the Blue Oyster Cult skit on SNL didn't show up with his cowbell that year.

"Cover Band" hahahahahahaha

I just saw Blue Oyster Cult a couple months ago at the Columbus Casino and strangely, they didn't have a cowbell either.

I'll let you jobbyhoggers support these mavens of money as they fleece you by giving a little charity to a worthy cause in the name of goodwill.

^^This.

THANK GOD!

I was running low on cash....

Former rd wrote:

AnonymousPseudonym wrote:

YES. This is what I was screaming when they announced the cuts last year.

Bringing in a D List Kenyan to win the race does nothing. Bringing in a regional elite is at the VERY least a recognizable face and puts money back into the running community.

They didnt bring in "d list" Kenyans. Some may have shown up, but they didnt pay appearance/travel fee to get them there. Prize money on offer is all it takes. No d-lister (of any nationality) won the top level R n' R races.

They're often brought over and taken care of by local running clubs. It's the only reason Westchester Track Club is competitive.

"I'll let you jobbyhoggers support these mavens of money as they fleece you by giving a little charity to a worthy cause in the name of goodwill."

Because nothing is better than something?? Sorry I'm not greedy. I'm glad they are doing what they're doing, regardless of motive.

I already have an ipod wrote:

luv2run wrote:

Good for the runners

Good for a handful of runners.

Bad for the rest who are subjected to their races being bought out and held hostage by exhorbitant race fees and being subjected to crappy local bands every 5 or 6 minutes during the whole race.

Plenty of races out there sport

I already have an ipod wrote:

Good for a handful of runners.

Bad for the rest who are subjected to their races being bought out and held hostage by exhorbitant race fees and being subjected to crappy local bands every 5 or 6 minutes during the whole race.

Haha! I'm in one of the bands that plays the DC race. This will be our third year. Look out for us...the Crimestoppers.

Good to see the recession is over and money is flowing back into running and track. Sac St has the USA Outdoors in 2014. L.A. is bidding on the 2016 Marathon Oly Team Trials, and 2019 IAAF Worlds. Mt Sac is bidding on the 2020 Oly Trials. L.A. is bidding on the 2024 Oly Games. I expect soon to see Stanford, Drake, UT Austin, and U Penn to step up and bid on some national championships.

luv2run wrote:

Plenty of races out there sport

That is the point I am making. Support your local races that support your local runners. Maybe one day one of those runners will turn into an Olympian.

Big John wrote:

Haha! I'm in one of the bands that plays the DC race. This will be our third year. Look out for us...the Crimestoppers.

What would impress me more is if the bands had to run the race while they played. You could have a 3 hour band, a 3.5 hour band, a 4 hour band, etc

Maybe you should get your mates in shape and try that next year.

This was a great marketing strategy. They got loads of free publicity and the story had a happy ending with no kittens being killed along the way. Clever stuff.

Pay to Play wrote:

The police and fire unions have the cities by the balls. We have to pay them overtime and feed them or we have no races. Even the parking maids get overtime. The police and fire men make $200,000 year and retire early.

Gosh. Why dont they work for free? I am sure you work for free.

I already have an ipod wrote:

What would impress me more is if the bands had to run the race while they played. You could have a 3 hour band, a 3.5 hour band, a 4 hour band, etc

Maybe you should get your mates in shape and try that next year.

Go ahead and put us down for the 10 hour slot.

So what are the 2 for men and 2 for women races that give travel and perks for hopefuls? I didn't even find a search tab on their site.

I already have an ipod wrote:

Bad for the rest who are subjected to their races being bought out and held hostage by exhorbitant race fees and being subjected to crappy local bands every 5 or 6 minutes during the whole race.

Who forced them to sell?