By the way, we get a pretty good turnout in the Tuesday Night series... 250 to almost 400 every week depending on the weather.
However, I didn't race my previous favorite trail race this year because they raised the entry fee from $30 to $100/$150/$300 for early, mid, and late entry. I understand that the race is put on as a fundraiser. That's all good and fine but it meant that a lot of people who wanted to do the race couldn't afford it (none of last year's top ten raced this year). They encourage people to collect pledges towards the entry, but those of us who are/were students/low income are not going to feel comfortable asking friends for money so we can do a single race. The course is beautiful and unique though and it's a fun race, so (well off) people still signed up.