$30 a year (and it is only calendar year) going up to $40 April 28. I see a decline in their memberships. I think better to keep running competitive instead of completitive\, time for races to offer up more prize money. At least USATF sanction costs are included into costs for runners, instead of what USAT does is add on price at the end to give sticker shock.
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Re: USATF membership joining ranks of USAT in pricing [synthetic]
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Where has USAT ever added the price of sanctioning a race back to the athlete?
Any race that is adding a sanctioning fee is doing on their own accord, especially when the USAT race sanctioning fee is $250.
Washed up footy player turned Triathlete.
Any race that is adding a sanctioning fee is doing on their own accord, especially when the USAT race sanctioning fee is $250.
Washed up footy player turned Triathlete.
Re: USATF membership joining ranks of USAT in pricing [TheStroBro]
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$15 one day fee or membership.
Re: USATF membership joining ranks of USAT in pricing [synthetic]
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So what's your point? The single day license or membership gets you access to liability insurance and secondary health insurance should you suffer an injury.
Triathlon is small, Marathons are big. So all of that is built into the price.
Washed up footy player turned Triathlete.
Triathlon is small, Marathons are big. So all of that is built into the price.
Washed up footy player turned Triathlete.
Re: USATF membership joining ranks of USAT in pricing [synthetic]
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synthetic wrote:
$30 a year (and it is only calendar year) going up to $40 April 28. I see a decline in their memberships. I think better to keep running competitive instead of completitive\, time for races to offer up more prize money. At least USATF sanction costs are included into costs for runners, instead of what USAT does is add on price at the end to give sticker shock.I'm confused. What does this mean? The USAT sanction costs are paid by the Race Director and built into the registration fees. Also, a vast majority of road races are not USATF sanctioned (I can't remember the last USATF sanctioned road race I ran) whereas a vast majority of triathlons are USAT sanctioned.
Re: USATF membership joining ranks of USAT in pricing [TheStroBro]
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TheStroBro wrote:
So what's your point? The single day license or membership gets you access to liability insurance and secondary health insurance should you suffer an injury. Triathlon is small, Marathons are big. So all of that is built into the price.
Long distance people don't get it! The $15 doesn't seem much relative to cost of 70.3 or higher. When you want to do a Olympic or less, that $15 is a bigger chunk of total price
PS usatf sanctioning is also for liability insurance
Re: USATF membership joining ranks of USAT in pricing [synthetic]
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synthetic wrote:
TheStroBro wrote:
So what's your point? The single day license or membership gets you access to liability insurance and secondary health insurance should you suffer an injury. Triathlon is small, Marathons are big. So all of that is built into the price.
Long distance people don't get it! The $15 doesn't seem much relative to cost of 70.3 or higher. When you want to do a Olympic or less, that $15 is a bigger chunk of total price
PS usatf sanctioning is also for liability insurance
So I raced three Olympics last year, if I paid the one day license that $45. I also raced a 70.3. So $50 it is.
Washed up footy player turned Triathlete.
Re: USATF membership joining ranks of USAT in pricing [synthetic]
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Am I missing something? I don’t recall ever signing up for USATF when registering for a running race.
Re: USATF membership joining ranks of USAT in pricing [Grantbot21]
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Grantbot21 wrote:
Am I missing something? I don’t recall ever signing up for USATF when registering for a running race.And that is my point. Pricing scales on race size, no major effect on participants. Although if you want to win usatf prize money need to be a member
Re: USATF membership joining ranks of USAT in pricing [synthetic]
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1. Same argument I've hearing since the late '80s. So what?
2. No one is forcing you to race a USAT sanctioned event. Chose another race. No one forces anyone to race USAT sanctioned events. Triathlon isn't cycling.
3. You're not comparing apples to apples. Most running events have no affiliation with USATF. Maybe RRCA.
4. I take it you don't race USMS.
5. Provide a solution rather than beating a dead horse for 30+ years.
#swimmingmatters
Laugh hard. Run fast. Be kind.
The Doctor (#12)
2. No one is forcing you to race a USAT sanctioned event. Chose another race. No one forces anyone to race USAT sanctioned events. Triathlon isn't cycling.
3. You're not comparing apples to apples. Most running events have no affiliation with USATF. Maybe RRCA.
4. I take it you don't race USMS.
5. Provide a solution rather than beating a dead horse for 30+ years.
#swimmingmatters
Laugh hard. Run fast. Be kind.
The Doctor (#12)
Re: USATF membership joining ranks of USAT in pricing [synthetic]
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I'm outraged that I can't get outraged about this.
LazyEP wrote:
1. Same argument I've hearing since the late '80s. So what? 2. No one is forcing you to race a USAT sanctioned event. Chose another race. No one forces anyone to race USAT sanctioned events. Triathlon isn't cycling.
3. You're not comparing apples to apples. Most running events have no affiliation with USATF. Maybe RRCA.
4. I take it you don't race USMS.
5. Provide a solution rather than beating a dead horse for 30+ years.
#3... So that leaves me at 1 race a year I can do? Remember triathlon participation declining