What is Happening? wrote:
I'm a coach and have paid for my fair share of trips. Never ha be we brought a massage therapist. Never has it cost me $3750.
The coach can fly southwest into Portland. Stay there at a very nice Embassy Suits for $139. Drive down for the race in Eugene. Fly back the next day.
Let's say 2 night stay and car rental. Flight $500 max.
$1000 should cover food, parking, spectator ticket... Where's the rest going?
Ok. I'll bite.
$700 for plane ticket. A planet ticket this late to Portland is unreal from Was - trust me. I'd say it's about 600 but am adding in more for the luggage in case you have to bring a massage table.
$700 x 2 = 1400.
Now, hotel's are expensive. You could stay in Portland for 2 nights but we're dealing with an entiteld HSer. How is she going to get to the meet and what not?
So you got to get there 2 days before the race to get to used to the time zone and hold her hand at practice. I"m saying 6 nights hotel.
6 x 250 = 1500. That's just for the coach and massage guy. It says something about the parents. Where is the girl goign to stay? Let's triple that as her parents need a room as do mom and dad. $4500.
So we are basically at 6k. Add in another 500 for rental car and 1000 for food and we are at 7.5k.
I'm dead serious. How do some of these poor sprinters afford? 3.5 guy for a sprinter is a lot but 7.5 for a rich entitle distance runner is way too much.