Why So Expensive?

Wayang Saying

"If there no road, dig one out"

Singapore Running event prices are get higher and higher each year. What wrong with the organizer? They really only want to make atas runner business. Do you know almost every week also got running event, some is vertical some is spartan some is fun run and some competitive run. And also Ultras. But why the price getting higher and higher? 

First organize a running event not a easy task. You need many manpower and logistic. Before the race, the organizer need to book the venue, set a date so that you all can register. Collect payment, sort all data. Find sponsor, tentage, ambulance, host, so call VIP that I dont really care(they always delay the flag off), volunteers, signal, the running route, the road block, the media awareness, pacers, drinks, where to place hydration station, many many things all need money. That why it a business that is hard work. If organize a Ultra like Craze really a mafan job. But why every year the price keep rising. This you must ask the organizer, how I know?

All I know is if prices keep going up. Eventually we poor runners will find others alternative. And there is many.
Some say go Malaysia race cheaper(I dont think so), some say go CC race cheap, some say just go running group and run it free. Some wait for free bibs like me. Some just organize free event. Really organizer. We really got many alternative to choose. 

I think organizers also need to think alternative. Cant just rise the price and solve problem. You not Goverment. Can just give less stuff or no t shirt just medal. Or sell more merchandise or can intake more people to run. There is  this story, a pepper seller ask a guy how can he sell more pepper but don't increase the cost. That smart guy think and say to him. The holes of the pepper bottle make it bigger. So people will use more pepper and you will sell more. Just let more runner register but in low price, even your event at the end suck. What can the runners do? They only just complain and you still keep the money. As long the price is low and we have fun, that more important. 

For the runner they will compare price. Worst come to worst they just don't even join. If no runner run than this is a bad business.
To me if i see a race only $10, I will not even think and straight register. But if more than that. Will find alternative. That how runner come and go. Now come lesser go more. Beware one day when runners getting less and less and all go for free Zumba than Race Organizer can just organize and run themselves.

Be Brave and also Be Wayang, Organizers dont boycott me, I only saying the truth. Dont be small air. To be big think bigger. Try to think as a consumer. I mean the average wage consumer. Not the atas register can dont go those consumer.