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> - Extra food/coffee: $79.90 A Mcdonalds breakfast will only cost you £5. Surprisingly common pre-race fuel for a lot of people I know who run marathons... >
by zimpenfish 8y ago
> - Extra food/coffee: $79.90
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.
- jmull 8y agoThere’s got to be a running watch in there.
- zimpenfish 8y agoAn 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_8529029.html https://www.decathlon.co.uk/onmove-500-gps-hr-watch-id_85290...
- randlet 8y agoPlus, you absolutely don't need a running watch to run a marathon. That cost estimate is absurd.
- n4r9 8y ago> 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.