Low Cost Racing

I recently signed up for four more races in the Will Run for Beer Series, for a total of 5 in the series. Thursday night I signed up for the New Bedford Half Marathon on March 16th. I ran this one last year and it was a good experience. After that I have the Eastern States 20 Miler on March 30th. That will be my last long race until Boston.

Low Cost Racing

Lightbox Registration handles registration for New Bedford. After completing my registration I went to the Lightbox home page and discovered something I thought you local runners might be interested in.

They list races that cost $25 or less, $20 or less and $15 or less. While most of these races are 5K or less, I thought it was a good resource to find some inexpensive local races.

The $15 registrations are also for kids. So if you are looking for a 5K that you and your son or daughter can run together, check out one of these races.

I didn’t see any races listed for Maine or Vermont, but there are a lot in the other New England states. You should check them out.

Lightbox manages longer distance races, such as New Bedford Half, but these do cost more than $25.00. Hopefully you can find some inexpensive local races on their list and keep your running budget under control this year.

How much do you spend on races each year?

• Does price keep you from running some races?
• What is a reasonable price for a 5K?
• How much is too much for a 5K
• Does good swag make up for a high price?
• For a registration discount would you give up a shirt?

Run well my Friends!

Andy

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