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Edit: so it turns out that every hobby can be expensive if you do it long enough.

Also I love how you talk about your hobby as some addicts.

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[โ€“] criticon@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The races are so expensive! I can't justify signing into one yet, I'm ready to run a half marathon but I'll wait until I can run a nice full marathon since it's almost the same price

[โ€“] DrMango@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

They can be wildly expensive, and some truly aren't worth it. I almost always opt to donate the shirt I get because frankly I'm a little picky about my gear and they're rarely good quality, but even beyond that I've run a few where the race coordinators just haven't got a clue how to host a race and I really start to question why I even paid to register at all.

Fortunately I've found an amazing local company that hosts trail runs and is managed by a former ultramarathoner and they're the best races I've been a part of. I also feel good about paying a local small business.

Good luck making it to your first marathon ๐Ÿ˜€