Is this to try to make the "regular" entry fee of $750 seem low?
Who is going to pay $3,500 and why?
Is this to try to make the "regular" entry fee of $750 seem low?
Who is going to pay $3,500 and why?
geez. might as well swim the English Channel for that coin.
Swimming in the ocean isn't that big a deal to pay even $750 for the privilege.
triathlon is becoming like golf in this regard.
Did you not read all that you get for $3500? A 3-nights stay in that area of the country isn't cheap. Not to mention the meals provided, gift certificate, and so on...
2016 Entry Fees and Refund & Deferral Policy
Entry - $750
Race entry
Premium athlete shirt
Premium athlete bag
VIP - $1500
Race entry
Premium athlete shirt
Deluxe athlete bag
Custom Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon jersey
Onsite VIP Check In / Packet Pickup
Two (2) passes for Escape VIP hospitality area (Saturday and Sunday)
Fifty dollar ($50) gift certificate for the Escape from Alcatraz merchandise store
Gold - $3500
Race entry
Premium athlete shirt
Deluxe athlete bag (personalized with athlete's name embroidered on it)
Custom Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon Race Kit (jersey and shorts)
Onsite VIP Check In / Packet Pickup
Two (2) tickets for the Friday night Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon dinner cruise
Private onsite race briefing (Saturday)
Meet and great with Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon Pro athletes (Saturday)
Two (2) passes into Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon finish line hospitality area (Saturday and Sunday)
One hundred dollar ($100) gift certificate for the Escape from Alcatraz merchandise store
Hotel accommodations for three (3) nights (Friday - Sunday)
Shuttle from host hotel to Marina Green on Saturday and both Marina Green and Pier 3 on Sunday
This is out of hand!! wrote:
Who is going to pay $3,500 and why?
Probably the same people that get their training advice from Runners World and run the Disney World Marathon.
Need to keep out the huddled masses somehow.
Private onsite race briefing (Saturday)
This alone is worth $3,500.
It's called Reading wrote:
Did you not read all that you get for $3500? A 3-nights stay in that area of the country isn't cheap. Not to mention the meals provided, gift certificate, and so on...
Read it - Still absolutely ridiculous price. Who pays this? - Folks with plenty of disposable income or a pampered "run of the mill - look what I did" triathlete.
Ugh...And it will sell out
what the f do you expect for a triathlon. throw away your wetsuit and your aerobars and your race number belt and go for a run.
catladyrunner wrote:
throw away your wetsuit
so, run in a speedo?
Read It wrote:
It's called Reading wrote:Did you not read all that you get for $3500? A 3-nights stay in that area of the country isn't cheap. Not to mention the meals provided, gift certificate, and so on...
Read it - Still absolutely ridiculous price. Who pays this? - Folks with plenty of disposable income or a pampered "run of the mill - look what I did" triathlete.
Ugh...And it will sell out
I agree it's pricey, but so are Boston and NYC marathons...
Let's break this one down, shall we?
Gold - $3500
Race entry - $750 for the lowest pricing level (Admittedly expensive)
Premium athlete shirt - $30
Deluxe athlete bag (personalized with athlete's name embroidered on it) - $25
Custom Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon Race Kit (jersey and shorts) - $100
Onsite VIP Check In / Packet Pickup - Added value
Two (2) tickets for the Friday night Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon dinner cruise - $200
Private onsite race briefing (Saturday) - Added Value
Meet and great with Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon Pro athletes (Saturday) - Added Value
Two (2) passes into Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon finish line hospitality area (Saturday and Sunday) - $20 / Added Value
One hundred dollar ($100) gift certificate for the Escape from Alcatraz merchandise store - $100
Hotel accommodations for three (3) nights (Friday - Sunday) - $150/night x3 = $450
Shuttle from host hotel to Marina Green on Saturday and both Marina Green and Pier 3 on Sunday - $30 Transportation / Added value
So,
750 + 30 + 25 + 100 + 200 + 20 + 100 + 450 +30 = $1705
Inflate the prices a bit due to time of year and cost of goods in the area and things get to $2000. Add in your added value and add in your profit margin and it's really not that far off.
A nice hotel in SF is way more than $150/night over the weekend during the summer. Think more like $300-$400 per night for the official race hotel (Hyatt Fisherman's Wharf).
Mathmagician wrote:
Hotel accommodations for three (3) nights (Friday - Sunday) - $150/night x3 = $450
runnerdunker wrote:
A nice hotel in SF is way more than $150/night over the weekend during the summer. Think more like $300-$400 per night for the official race hotel (Hyatt Fisherman's Wharf).
Mathmagician wrote:Hotel accommodations for three (3) nights (Friday - Sunday) - $150/night x3 = $450
please. that's the worst argument ever. stay in a decent hotel outside of a tourist area for way less.
tons of timed events wrote:
runnerdunker wrote:A nice hotel in SF is way more than $150/night over the weekend during the summer. Think more like $300-$400 per night for the official race hotel (Hyatt Fisherman's Wharf).
please. that's the worst argument ever. stay in a decent hotel outside of a tourist area for way less.
Lol, what do you mean? It's not an argument of why you should by this package, it's simply partial justification for the price tag. Staying at a comparable hotel on your own dime would run ~$1000. Some people have a lot of money and would just rather have everything taken care of for them, even if they are paying substantially more than they need to.
I'd imagine that the people who enter this triathlon have that much money or more invested in their bike. I wonder how many $ dollars the OP has invested in his bike, or does he even own one.
To be more realistic you should have to start INSIDE Alcatraz with a shovel. And guards in the towers armed with paintball guns.
For the regular entry of $750.00, you could easily hire someone to follow you safely in a boat for the entire distance of the swim. I'd rather do this than risk getting trampled by a bunch of triathletes clawing for position. Safer too.
How much is one night in a Pac Bell corporate suite? A lot of those suites will be sold that week. Nothing wrong with endurance sports attracting the same type of customers.
Mathmagician wrote:
stuff
Woah, bro, slow your roll.
Birdman of Alcatraz wrote: Nothing wrong with endurance sports attracting the same type of customers.
Exactly. Those tri folks have $6000-10000 in bike stuff alone. What's a couple of hundred bucks?
Running is a little further along than cycling, but both sports are still kind of scraping along... unlike this Alcatraz tri.
That water would be cold(!!!!) and treacherous at the wrong time. I guess they would swim in some kind of full wetsuit? And then where would they ride a bike? Laps on the wharf?
I know for a fact traveling to do a destination triathlon is a thing with those tri folks. Maybe that's the appeal. Alcatraz! Golden Gate Bridge! ....adjacent.
The OP is 2 young or 2 dumb wrote:
I'd imagine that the people who enter this triathlon have that much money or more invested in their bike. I wonder how many $ dollars the OP has invested in his bike, or does he even own one.
This could be one of the most skewed arguments that a $3500 entry fee is is reasonable - Based on the cost of a entrants bike?
A bike that they train on, race on, and will own for years - compared to a few hours of racing? Uhm...no. And whether the OP has a bike is completely irrelevant.