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Post by QCS Admin on Apr 22, 2008 6:17:55 GMT -5
The Inaugural Western Maryland Half Marathon Beneficiary: Habitat for Humanity of Washington County Date: Saturday, October 11, 2008 Start Time: 8:00am Race Packet Pickup: 6:30am-7:45am Location: Joseph Hanthingy, Jr. Park in Hanthingy, MD Race Course: Out and back on the Western Maryland Rail Trail Any questions or concerns can be directed to me, Tara Horst, at: wmdhalf@hotmail.com Interested partcipants can register on Active.com: www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1570962 or they can fill out the attached brochure and mail it to Habitat for Humanity of Washington County (all info on attached brochure). www.tristaterunnur.com/race_brochure.pdf |
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Post by kevinspradlin on Apr 22, 2008 17:08:48 GMT -5
$50 before 9/27, $60 after. Kinda pricey if you ask me. Great idea, though. Maureen Hall has expressed interest in organizing a March half-marathon on the towpath near Cumberland. This wouldn't direclty conflict with her race, of course, being 5 months apart. But $50? Yikes. Didn't know those at Rayloc received such a nice severance package...
I'm sorry to so bitter, but I know I can't afford entry fees like that and make no bones about my being frustration about such high fees in an economically depressed rural area. No one I've talked with has shot down the idea of lowering fees in the Allegany-Garrett counties area.
I'll pay $50 - but only for special, goal-oriented races once or twice a year, at most. This race, unfortunately, isn't one of them.
But I wonder if the budding Allegany County Habitat for Humanity has considered sponsoring a race as a fundraiser...
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Post by flyinghighrunner on Apr 22, 2008 20:41:42 GMT -5
I would have to agree on this one....just because that's what other's charge shouldn't be the reason you set you charge at the same price. I won't be planning on this one because of Chicago, but the price would definitely turn me away. I'm afraid the price may defer a lot of people away especially in a first year race when you want to try to get as many people as possilbe to spread the word for following years. I understand it is to benefit a good cause, but (my opinion only since I don't have numbers to back up one side or the other) I think you would raise more money by lowering the fee by $15-$20. My 2c
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Post by kevinspradlin on Apr 22, 2008 21:03:53 GMT -5
Agreed. Wholeheartedly. Not every race is going to have a $3 entry fee - you get what you pay for, right? - but $50-$60 is just too much. I hope the best for the event and, because it's a fundraiser, they'll likely draw some people who normally wouldn't participate. Still, that's a lot of money. I think the only race I've paid for that's cost more is the JFK - and there, you get lots of "bang" for each dollar spent. It's one of the most well-supported, if not the best, courses I've ever run.
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Post by kevinspradlin on Apr 30, 2008 18:24:38 GMT -5
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