Run like a legend- £24 mile

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monsenb1 Jan 2016 11:55am, 7 Jan 2016 1,668 posts	0 monsenb1 runlikealegend.com Wow..that may be considered exorbitant.
swittle Jan 2016 11:57am, 7 Jan 2016 36,681 posts	0 swittle The FETCH Mile offers a much more economic alternative.
Frobester Jan 2016 11:57am, 7 Jan 2016 26,082 posts	0 Frobester It's even more expensive per mile than the Heathrow Express!
ChrisHB Jan 2016 12:11pm, 7 Jan 2016 12,207 posts	0 ChrisHB It says Steve Cram brings a wealth of experience to the event. I expect he's hoping to take an experience of wealth from the event.
Nelly Jan 2016 12:25pm, 7 Jan 2016 2,887 posts	0 Nelly To be fair, it's only £14 for the race itself, as the cost includes a ticket to the Run Expo (and swim/bike/tri expo) which are £10.
Frobester Jan 2016 12:33pm, 7 Jan 2016 26,084 posts	0 Frobester Still, mile for mile, it's f***ing expensive, though. I always got the impression Mr Cram was fairly well-paid in any case.
monsenb1 Jan 2016 12:33pm, 7 Jan 2016 1,669 posts	0 monsenb1 Is that the same expo they were giving out free tickets to last year? Also there is no option I see to drop the expo.
Nelly Jan 2016 12:46pm, 7 Jan 2016 2,888 posts	0 Nelly monsenb - yes, all entrants to the Manchester Marathon got free tickets to the expo last year. There's no option to drop the expo because the track is within the expo hall so you need to enter the expo to get to the race. Yes, it's expensive, but how many times do "normal" runners get a chance to run an indoor mile? If you compare it to the 1500m at the Northern Athletics Indoor Champs (for example), which is £8 per event, and factor in the Nike tech t-shirt and goody bag, then I wouldn't necessarily say £14 for the race is exorbitant (if you were considering the Run Expo anyway).
Frobester Jan 2016 12:55pm, 7 Jan 2016 26,085 posts	0 Frobester I used to be a normal runner, and I'm not that hung up on running a mile indoors.
SPR Jan 2016 12:57pm, 7 Jan 2016 21,083 posts	0 SPR It's not a proper indoor track which kills it as an event for me.