Subject: RE: Cultus Lake Triathlon - May 11, 2008Just out of curiosity, have you done this race? If so, you think it's not worth $95 because?
I think your analogy should be:
There are four stores selling burgers for around $95 each. However, there is one store that is selling their burger for $65. So you write a letter to the Department of Beef that the other stores are charging too much money.
I'm not saying you shouldn't write and ask about it, I also want to know their response. I'm just saying based on other triathlons it seems reasonable, or at least what a majority of people are willing to pay. It isn't like there is a triathlon monopoly out there.
I would ask a race director what the typical costs involved are, and how they set the entry fees. I am not in a position to say $65 is cheap or $95 is expensive, but I do know that organizing events burns through money like crazy. |