Houston Running: 10 Most Expensive Races (To Date)

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I'm a mid-to-the back of the pack runner who probably enjoys promoting runners more than I do running myself ... I've completed 21 marathons (with a 4:47:32 PR! in Austin) and 52 half marathons (with a 2:09:58 PR! in Oregon) since November 2003 ... I've done a marathon in 12 states, half marathon in 23 and an event in 30 states and one Canadian province ... I have a 13-year-old daughter, Waverly Nicole, who completed her first half marathon in January 2006, made only two B's each of the last two years, was the only sixth grader to sing a solo (Carrie Underwood's Don't Forget To Remember Me) in their choir program (adding Taylor Swift's Tim McGraw in '08) and scored a 19 on the ACT in December 2007 as a seventh grader ... Waverly and I are members of the following clubs -- the Seven Hills Running Club, HARRA and The Woodlands Running Club ... I'm Marathon Maniac #308 ... I edit HARRA's Footprints in Inside Texas Running and write a column for Runner Triathlete News called, "Talking the Talk" ... I'm also the running columnist for the Courier of Montgomery County ... I'm a three-time winner of TAPPS' Sportswriter of the Year Award as well as TABC's Golden Hoops Award.

Tuesday, March 08, 2005

10 Most Expensive Races (To Date)

$85.00 - 29th annual Marine Corps Marathon, Washington, D.C. - 10/31/04 - $3.24/mile
$65.00 - hp Houston Marathon - 01/16/05 - $2.48/mile!
$48.20 - Little Rock Half Marathon - 03/07/04 - $3.68/mile!
$45.00 - inaugural Capital City Half Marathon, Columbus, Ohio - 04/03/04 - $3.44/mile!
$40.00 - Halliburton International Half Marathon, Houston, Texas - 01/18/04 - $3.05/mile
$36.75 - White Rock Half Marathon, Dallas, Texas - 11/01/03 - $2.81/mile
$35.00 - 28th annual Chicago Distance Classic - 08/01/04 - $2.67/mile
$35.00 - Indianapolis Life 500 Festival Mini-Marathon (Half) - 05/08/04 - $2.67/mile
$35.00 - Texas MedClinic Helotes Half Marathon - 10/02/04 - $2.67/mile
$32.83 - 17th annual Houstonian Lite 30K, Sugar Land, Texas - 12/05/04 - $1.77/mile!

I thought, at the time and probably still do, that the Little Rock and Capital City half marathons were a little overpriced. The hp Houston Marathon's $65 early entry fee is a bargain as is the $35 entry fee last year for the Mini-Marathon in Indianapolis.

http://oneinchahead.blogspot.com/2005/02/cost-and-profit-of-marathoning.html
An interesting blog entry entitled, "The cost (and profit) of marathoning"

2 Comments:

Sarah said...: Interesting. I never thought about considering the cost per mile before. I just always have a mental idea of how much I think is reasonable. More then $20 for a 5K or 10K always makes me think twice. More than $45 for a 1/2 marathon, or more than $75 for any longer race (marathon, triathlon, etc) makes me hesitate...; 7:13 AM
WalkSports.com said...: Sarah: I agree. I only spend more than $20 for a 5K if I really want to do an event that is unique (like the King of Jester) or there is a cause that I want to support. There are a handful of $15 10Ks out there as well as $25 half marathons. You just have to expect less frills, I think, and look hard to find them.; 7:19 AM