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Usually triathlons entail a lot of support, i.e. lifegaurds, medical facilities, road closures, marshalls, water stations, etc. And as where it may take you 2hours, there are people that take up to 4 hours if not longer to complete the event. And it's probably very true that it's so expensive because of the "M-dot" logo, but if they're sponsors or are overseeing the event, then they usually have slightly stricter safety guidelines than your local tri's, hence the higher price tag. And unfortunately the nature of triathlons, is that it's an expensive sport...

 

Just my 2c...

Usually triathlons entail a lot of support, i.e. lifegaurds, medical facilities, road closures, marshalls, water stations, etc. And as where it may take you 2hours, there are people that take up to 4 hours if not longer to complete the event. And it's probably very true that it's so expensive because of the "M-dot" logo, but if they're sponsors or are overseeing the event, then they usually have slightly stricter safety guidelines than your local tri's, hence the higher price tag. And unfortunately the nature of triathlons, is that it's an expensive sport...

 

Just my 2c...

R700.00 is double what the Local Tri's ask for an event that in most cases are very well organised and meet all the necessary safety requirements.

R500.00 would have been the max that I would be willing to pay; R700.00 is more than just crazy!

And that’s for early entries, and then it gets even more expensive if you don't enter like 2 months before.

R700.00 is double what the Local Tri's ask for an event that in most cases are very well organised and meet all the necessary safety requirements.

R500.00 would have been the max that I would be willing to pay; R700.00 is more than just crazy!

And that’s for early entries, and then it gets even more expensive if you don't enter like 2 months before.

 

 

Don't go to the States then to do a race, cause you're generally looking at $70 for sprint, $90 for olympic, and then your higher profile races like the Chicago Triathlon, is $160. And people don't complain about paying that, there's usually a waiting list for people who couldn't enter in time before the race filled up.

On the Ironman Facebook site they confirmed the Bela Bela will be the only 5150 to be held this year. R695 is for that race only and "on special" until 10 June. I'm not sure what the price increase will be after that.

 

I'm sure that Ironman will put up a great show and it will be worth the R695 and it will be a full field on the day. That said...I will not be there.

Don't go to the States then to do a race, cause you're generally looking at $70 for sprint, $90 for olympic, and then your higher profile races like the Chicago Triathlon, is $160. And people don't complain about paying that, there's usually a waiting list for people who couldn't enter in time before the race filled up.

 

Well...if I earned my salary in dollars then there was absolutely no problem paying $90 for a race. Do not compare dollars if you earn in ZAR. What you need to do is take your salary multiply it by seven then you ask the person if they would be happy to pay R670 for a race.

Irrespective of your times or the amount of organising that goes into it. The cost of an event must be measured against the enjoyment factor of the participant.

 

If I were a triathlete, I cannot see how you can get R700 worth of enjoyment from one event.

 

As an example, I would pay R500 to watch the Boks play the All Blacks, but I would not pay R100 to watch the Boks play Romania.

I agree completely , R695 ,00 is the early bird entry ,if you don't commit before 10 th June ( around the corner ) , the entry goes up to the " standard " price which is R 800,00 ...crazy price..I was considering coming up from Durban , but with the flight ,accomodation and now this ridiculous entry fee...no way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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