Crazy how road race entrance fees have increased!

There's more wrote:

Don't forget the latest scam that the RNR races started and others are picking up. No race day number pick up, unless you want to pay $20 for the VIP number pick up on race day.

wtf? That is awful.

You are partialy right about Mexico's road races prices. There stil can be found many decently priced events. Say, early registration for IAAF Gold Label 21k for only 15$, there are some marathons with certified courses for less than 20$. All this events has some prize money, chip timing, t-shirt, drinks and fruits and finisher medal. But the prices keep growing, and most local 5-10k races are getting closer to 20$, 15$ early registration. Some marathons are already 40-50$.

PS: have you ever seen prices for IronMan (half and full events)? They are crazy and keep growing.

Senator Clay Davis wrote:

For example, if you want to just pay for the race entry, then that should be an option. Add on stupid finishers medals, t-shirts, and all that other crap on your own. Don't force everyone to pay for it because most of the serious runners don't give a flying fvck about that nonsense.

My new race is going to be the Spirit Airlines of running!

Race cost for 10k is $15

Want to submit your registration online? That will cost you an extra $3

Want to submit a paper registration? That will cost you an extra $6

Want day of registration? That will cost you an extra $10

Want a shirt? $12 during registration, $20 if you want to buy day of event

Want your time? $5

Want a medal? $15 during registration,$ 30 if you want to buy day of event

Want water? $4

Want to use port-a-pot before, during, after the race? $7

Want to park your car for the race? $10

fromtheheart wrote:

parkrun folks! Free 5k every Saturday at 9 AM. Register, get your barcode good around the world, timed runs, all volunteer support. International, multiple places in 20 countries and growing. I love it. No awards, no egos, just a great morning get together. Any ability welcome. The founder should get the Nobel peace prize.

This 100%

it is more than a bit insane these days, kudos to the remaining local stores that still sponsor their own inexpensive races around the country

but now we have free park runs for the win, even our town got one, I was surprised but nice to see

https://www.parkrun.us/events/

Exactly. Not all but a lot of charities are pretty fraudulent. All they do is make people feel good for themselves.

Want your time? $5 Sounds great.

Port a pottie in the last 5 minutes before the race starts $20

Peeing into the bushes $55 penalty

Fell racing in the UK is still great value. £5 for a 10 mile race with free cake at the end next week.

park run wrote:

it is more than a bit insane these days, kudos to the remaining local stores that still sponsor their own inexpensive races around the country

but now we have free park runs for the win, even our town got one, I was surprised but nice to see

https://www.parkrun.us/events/

I know this is the solution. I live in Los Angeles, and there aren't any. I put out a call on Facebook, Craigslist, and put up posters on running trails and popular park and hiking places. I had an e-mail so people could get updates.

NOBODY got to me about this, for nearly a year.

I just go run when I can. Every time I think about racing, I instead go out to a nice dinner or concert or something.

fromtheheart wrote:

parkrun folks! Free 5k every Saturday at 9 AM. Register, get your barcode good around the world, timed runs, all volunteer support. International, multiple places in 20 countries and growing. I love it. No awards, no egos, just a great morning get together. Any ability welcome. The founder should get the Nobel peace prize.

Actually not so free. They want you now to pay nearly $5000 for the timing gear, so basically you have to look for a sponsor to make it free for everyone. Would love one here in San Diego

Mmmh $6000 bucks to get one started.

So basically they are aiming for founding from city council.

United States

Here in the US we have a goal that there will be a parkrun in every village, town or city that wants one. We’re really passionate about this – we believe it’s everyone’s right to get up on a Saturday and run in a 5km timed event without paying for the pleasure.

We are working hard to get councils and parks authorities to understand the nature of parkrun.

We want them to understand that parkrun delivers all the health and fitness benefits that they also prescribe, and that parkrun addresses a host of other concerns by which their organisations are measured.

The good news is that this process is becoming easier as parkrun catches on.

So, what do we need? Well, the single most important thing that we need is for individuals to come forward and lead the charge to bring a parkrun to their neighborhood. We’ll then work with these folks to provide all the know-how they need to make an event possible – from how to establish a course to creating a team of volunteers.

At the same time, setting up a parkrun event costs us about $6,000, which includes all the equipment costs and internal costs required to create the event. So we’re also looking to our councils, health boards and other commercial bodies to fund 50% of the start-up costs for each event – before the event is then sustained on an ongoing basis through our sponsorship model.

Could you be that individual? Or are you an organisation that can help set up an event? Then please get in touch!

I remember in the late '60s or early '70s we had a seven mile race in upstate NY. The little town sponsoring the race had all the entrants' names in their local paper, then had a banquet for all the runners after the race, a t-shirt, and the full results in the local paper the next day. All of this for $0.00. Times have certainly changed.

RD's charge those prices because people keep paying those prices. Look at the NYRR and what they do with the NY half, the Brooklyn Half, and the Marathon. The latter is over $300 (out of town) and yet tens of thousands are lining up just for the chance to get it.

I blame the whole concept of the bucket list as well as Millenial fomo idiocy. They're mostly paying not to race but to be able to post on Instagram that "they did it!"

The Bolder Boulder is fairly transparent about their costs.

http://bb10k.bolderboulder.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/BB_PressKit_042318.pdf

I only ran 4 races each of last 2 years. What the hell is the purpose of running so many races unless you're a pro. I will run maybe 5 or 6 races this year at most.

Didn't police depts realize they could start charging insane $$$ to close roads? Or am I off the mark here.

I didn't read the thread so apologies if it's been said.

I can't tell you how many times a park superintendent or some other bureaucrat has told me to "just charge $5 more". Government is legalized mafia.

Nice race you have there... it'd be a shame if anything happened to it.

my 1st Boston Marathon back in 89' was $25 bucks.Continued to go up and up and up

It boggles my mind that more people don't bandit