Another Tuesday, another Tuesday on the Run hosted by our favorites:
Erika from MCM Mama Runs, Marcia from Marcia's Healthy Slice and Patty from No-Guilt Life.This week's topic is what is your price point for a race.
Well I mostly care about race experience, especially if the word disney is attached to it!
Erika from MCM Mama Runs, Marcia from Marcia's Healthy Slice and Patty from No-Guilt Life.This week's topic is what is your price point for a race.
Well I mostly care about race experience, especially if the word disney is attached to it!
Inaugural Disneyland Paris 5k and Inaugural Disneyland Paris Half Marathon -I did that and am signed up to do it again but this time the 5k, 10k and half (international challenge medal here I come!)
Just back from Marathon weekend and Light side, signed up for all 3 races at Wine and Dine, and then pre-signed up for Dopey 2018 + race retreat? You hear those tears-that is my credit card crying in the corner.
but for real, the disney races are expensive but I love them. I love the actual race experience, seeing my friends and just having fun. Since I spend a pretty penny on those races means I am pretty picky about my local races.
Local races in LA, can get very expensive. Half marathons often cost 80-130 dollars (which when comparing to rundisney isn't too bad). I am always willing to try local races and good ones (Santa Anita Derby 5k, Angels 5k, Great Race in Agoura Hills just to name a few) stick around year after year. Local races for me are about flat and fast courses to PR on so I can use those times for rundisney races. I look for races that are reasonably priced with a nice shirt, medal and a good course. I have no problem not doing races that dont' meet that such as the 80s run. a 50+ dollar 10k where I have to pay to park that starts late and is just 2 laps around the Rose Bowl with almost no entertainment? I do that for free all the time-no thank you (even though I do like my Back to the Future medal).
As I have gotten faster, rundisney races have gotten even more fun. My goal is to always stop for every picture so I can feel I really get my money's worth. As I have written about before, then latter half of 2016 was not the year or time for PRs, I am hoping 2017 will change that as I am ready to get some new PRs!
What is your price point for races?
but for real, the disney races are expensive but I love them. I love the actual race experience, seeing my friends and just having fun. Since I spend a pretty penny on those races means I am pretty picky about my local races.
Local races in LA, can get very expensive. Half marathons often cost 80-130 dollars (which when comparing to rundisney isn't too bad). I am always willing to try local races and good ones (Santa Anita Derby 5k, Angels 5k, Great Race in Agoura Hills just to name a few) stick around year after year. Local races for me are about flat and fast courses to PR on so I can use those times for rundisney races. I look for races that are reasonably priced with a nice shirt, medal and a good course. I have no problem not doing races that dont' meet that such as the 80s run. a 50+ dollar 10k where I have to pay to park that starts late and is just 2 laps around the Rose Bowl with almost no entertainment? I do that for free all the time-no thank you (even though I do like my Back to the Future medal).
As I have gotten faster, rundisney races have gotten even more fun. My goal is to always stop for every picture so I can feel I really get my money's worth. As I have written about before, then latter half of 2016 was not the year or time for PRs, I am hoping 2017 will change that as I am ready to get some new PRs!
What is your price point for races?
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