I was in the library yesterday picking up a copy of The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie
(not my choice, someone picked it for this month’s book club, bah) and on the way out I spotted a leaflet advertising a Santa fun run in Maidstone and so I thought, cool, a local race, hurrah. But as I was walking down the street taking a better look at it, I saw it said it’s only 2.5k which is crappy enough but then I saw the entry price. £15!!! To run 1.5 miles? Are they taking the piss or what? In fact, I think they are taking the piss as it says entry is “just” £15, like it’s a bargain or something. Flipping heck. And it’s the same price for kids too. It’d take longer to put the santa suit on than to run the race.
I did a Santa fun run last year in Dagenham where we got a santa suit and a medal and I’m pretty sure that was only about £7 for a 5k race. Far better value.
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I was in the library yesterday picking up a copy of The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie
A tenner a mile! (or £6 per km, if my maths is correct) – that’s a bit excessive. The Santa suits only cost about tuppence ha’penny, anyway.
I hope some charity is benefiting from this.
now that’s just looney!! i know charities are struggling right now but, please. have some shame people.
Its a charity event for a good cause – a hospice – not a proper road race and there are limited numbers (300) – I’m sure they will fill those places, so why not charge £15? It can cost up to £400 to care for just one child in a hospice, and funding is getting slashed in health care across the board. And it is Christmas after all.
sorry, that should have read “£400 a day…”