Okay scratch that global warming thing, we just got dumped on with freezing rain and now snow. It’s those big ass snowflakes that land on your coat and stay put. This means a long commute home from work and pushing snow onto my neighbors walk.
I was supposed to run in a free race this evening that is put on by a co-worker. He was hit by a car on one of his training runs a few years back and wasn’t seriously injured. He managed to somehow get a bumper from a car and this was the beginning of the annual ‘Bumper Run’. This is also the only race that I’m aware of that is absolutely free! That’s right, I said free. Of course you don’t get any of the customary items associated with a race, like a T-shirt or race bib but there are refreshments afterwards.
This got me to thinking about the rising cost of events, what would you give up to lower the cost of entering a race?
Do you really need another T-shirt?
Does it really matter if your name is on your race bib?
How about if you brought your own goodies to consume afterwards?