So husband and older daughter are going away over Valentine's Day for a sports tournament...so I was looking for something fun to do with younger daughter. I think she's feeling a little left out and I told her I'd take her on a Valentine's date, but I wanted to do a little something more...so I found this great race, Run for the Chocolate, nearby. It's a 5K and you get a t-shirt, medal, and chocolates at the finish. (Oh, and wine, but that was for me, not her). Wouldn't that be a great thing for us to do together?
Yeah - it would, but the race is $45 a person right now - seriously. (It was cheaper...$35 when registration opened, but even that's pretty hefty for a 5K.) Triathlons are expensive - I get it. And even road races are expensive - OK. But if we want to get our kids into these sports, we can't make them cost prohibitive. I think race organizers are doing a real disservice to young people. And probably not even young people, but other people who are just starting out and thinking "hey, I've never done a race before - that sounds cool." Cool. But not $45 cool. They claim the race is going to sell out - but they have a couple hundred slots in both the 5K and the 10K. Maybe they'll get the hint - or maybe not. I have no skin in the game myself, I'm just ranting because I wanted to do something cool with my baby girl...but I'm not paying $90 for a half-hour of fun.
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