Not all of them.
Not all of them.
A few might be, lots more are well to do.
Well to do, sure. Cheap? Hell yes. Runners are the tightest lot of any athletes I have ever come across.
Yank wrote:
A few might be, lots more are well to do.
I have avoided washing my running clothing for over month now with the rinsing off in the shower with gear on routine or piggy packing on friends laundry loads. why pay when I don't have to?
Charming. I'm sure your mom is proud of you.
Yes, runners are cheap
i think the kid wanting to sneak into the hotel pool to swim because he doesn't want to pay elsewhere personifies the cheapness of runners in general. the only thing worse than him are the stinky kids that bath in their dirty running attire and the pathetic guys that fill grocery bags full of post race goodies thinking they are entitled to it.
the tribe has spoken wrote:
i think the kid wanting to sneak into the hotel pool to swim because he doesn't want to pay elsewhere personifies the cheapness of runners in general. the only thing worse than him are the stinky kids that bath in their dirty running attire and the pathetic guys that fill grocery bags full of post race goodies thinking they are entitled to it.
that was me! and i was just about to post "anyone know the closest local indoor hotel pool?" lol!yeah i'm cheap, but it's because i don't have a ton of money to spend on stuff that i could otherwise save it on, and would rather spend it on useful things. I don't even buy anything that isn't necessary, but it's nice when a friend asks you if you can lend some money and you say to yourself well, since i didn't buy this or that for my arrogant self, i can afford to give it away to a friend who is in need at the moment. ohhhh, burn for ya right there buddy.
I live with 3 other runners. We live in a one bedroom apartment that costs $400 + 200 utilities per month.
Only two of us have cars.
One is a 1982 Renault LeCar and the other is a 1991 Honda Civic
We don't have furniture, but we have a TV and a Xbox.
We sleep on $9.99 yoga mats from Walmart
One guy works at Subway and another guy works at Chipotle and another guy works at Panda Express.
They each bring home leftovers. We freeze the food right away to kill the bactsria and then we microwave them the next day. Very tasty.
your situation just reminded me of a roommate/teammate I had in college who opted to pocket the money his parents gave him to buy a bed/mattress in our apartment and instead bought a lawnchair to sleep on. His old man came down to visit and couldn't believe what a cheap idiot his son was when he realized what he was sleeping on.
I suspect the range is about the same as the normal population.
bump..this is an interesting thread
Rich tri-geek wrote:
You are only upset because I have more money than you do. Ha!
Obviously you are using sport for something other than as a means to meet personal goals. Spending US$5k and up on equipment allows you to believe you acquire status.
The $ barrier to tris - the primary reason it will never be as competitive as running.
Runners are cheap because they can be - the marginal costs to prepare (vs golf, tennis etc) are minimal. This is why athletes from the developing world excel in running, whereas an African probably won't win the Tour de France for a while.
In an effor to reduce our energy bill this winter I have stopped using the dryier. Instead I hand my clothes on things around the house such as doors, windows, chairs etc. I'm sure people think I'm wierd but dryers use a lot of energy!
We also turn down the heat to below 60... not that impressive I know. Some of the women on our team have thier house at 55.
I try to purchase my "technical" running clothing online at Walmart.com for their Starter stuff. It works great! I do not like Walmart, but it galls me to buy nearly the same type of stuff by NIKE or adidas and pay 3 times as much! If I buy it online, I do not have to go into the store to see the "best of America has to offer". My running shorts, I will purchase at a specialty store because I can not stand the "new" long style! Cheap, I rather like the term thrifty better. I am always trying to find a deal.....The less money I spend on "dumb stuff", the more money I have to spend on travel to races.
i am a runner and very cheap, but i think my cheapness has nothing to do with my running. maybe it does i dont know
true dedicated runners training average 80-100mpw dont have any time to spend money/shop, except for running kit and race fees of course!
Yes, but if you happen to work at a bike shop you really don't complain about these people, if they don't stick with riding you never have to wait on them hand and foot again or deal with their complaints, because, believe me, the tri-geeks and rich "I'm going to start riding" people are the ones that will try to talk you out of all of your profits (which isn't much to begin with) and then will become the bane of your existence if they stick with it. (Now, as a disclaimer, this is not always the case, and there are plenty of wonderful people who pick up things on a whim and stick with it and are wonderful customers, but unfortunately, mostly they are not).
So, someone who shows up and buys a bike and never comes back is really not the biggest worry of a bike shop, they appreciate the business and that's that.
I'm cheap when it comes to running. Ex. I won't spend money on running related things, (I don't have to buy shoes), but I'd rather get a cheap t-shirt and tee than to go to nike and buy dry fit equipment. However, when it comes to other things like casual clothes, dining, etc, I'm not afraid to spend money, I enjoy the good life rather than the running life. So, I'm cheap when it comes to buying running stuff
as cheap as they come.................