It’s a barrier to some but you can do one for pretty cheap. Pick a small pool based tri, you need something to swim in, something to bike/run in (cheap trisuit is £30) a bike and helmet (borrow or buy) and trainers (from £20) entry fee (from around £30) goggles (£5)
Even at the cheapest with borrowing a bike and helmet it will cost you £80-£100 many people won’t have that much spare.
By comparison a 10k run, entry fees are around £15, trainers and something to wear maybe £20 if you don’t have anything but many people will.
Genuinely true in some cases, but not in most. That money will get spent on something else, that is more appealing. Triathlon is an arduous sport, that’s the biggest ‘selecting’ factor.
Take the Fan Dance: you just need sturdy trainers and a rucksack for the Clean Fatigue Category, plus £50. Most people have those; they just don’t want the physical challenge. We shouldn’t ‘apologise’ for that.
I think the top one was £18 before, can’t remember what ATW used to charge for their running races but yeh, this stuff has all got more expensive recently.
You only get a framed print if you win your category (Main Field or Masters).
Definitely not Virtual! There were several hundred there on the Sunday event; you get a post race meal, finishers patch and obvs the mountain safety cover.
