Re:Why Do Rich People Love Endurance Sports? (2017)
by n4r9 on Tuesday January 29, 2019 @09:09AM
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> A Mcdonalds breakfast will only cost you £5.
I think the $80 figure came from the total increase in the cost of groceries over the 18 week training period.
> I'm struggling to see how you get to $578
Me too. Apparently this was the cost of:
> two pairs of shoes, another pair of long winter tights, plus two new pairs of capri tights and two new pairs of shorts, a handful of new shirts, a new tank and visor to wear on race day ... a pair of ski mittens to wear over my regular running gloves during bitter cold training.
It didn't include a GPS watch, which she already possessed.
Re:Why Do Rich People Love Endurance Sports? (2017)
by jmull on Tuesday January 29, 2019 @07:40AM
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There’s got to be a running watch in there.
Re:Why Do Rich People Love Endurance Sports? (2017)
by zimpenfish on Tuesday January 29, 2019 @08:35AM
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An excellent point. Although you can get a GPS running watch for about £70 in the UK[1] complete with wrist-based HRM (which is fine for most casual runners, I think.) And that'll last you a good few years, at least.
[1] https://www.decathlon.co.uk/onmove-500-gps-hr-watch-id_85290...
A Mcdonalds breakfast will only cost you £5. Surprisingly common pre-race fuel for a lot of people I know who run marathons...
> - Gear: $578.80
Yeah, if you're buying an entire new set of gear for every marathon, I suppose it'll cost a lot. Although I'm struggling to see how you get to $578 (~£440) even splurging on expensive shoes and kit.