I'm sorry, I no longer feel sympathy to RD's who whine how they're barely making profit when they put on a race. Not when Disney decided to throw their hat in the ring. Disney doesn't plant a tree in Orlando without spending $100,000s on legal and accounting fees to ensure profitability. It seems inevitable that they would side with IMNA to put on a race; Disney has increased its participation in endurance events (i.e. Marathon, Tri-America, 10k).
Don't get me wrong, almost every race I've been too (even the little ones) I always felt I got my $$ worth and then some. (Otherwise, why race, just train for free!) And, I can see how hard they are to put on. But, with major corporations deciding to invest their time and capital into triathlons I cannot believe any RD bitching about he's doing this for the "love of the sport" and barely scrapes by when all the costs are considered.
Don't get me wrong, almost every race I've been too (even the little ones) I always felt I got my $$ worth and then some. (Otherwise, why race, just train for free!) And, I can see how hard they are to put on. But, with major corporations deciding to invest their time and capital into triathlons I cannot believe any RD bitching about he's doing this for the "love of the sport" and barely scrapes by when all the costs are considered.
