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Running expenditures (races Vs shoes Vs gear Vs tech) (self.running)

submitted 1 year ago by Wabbitsmiles to c/running

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How do you decide or prioritise what to spend on?

As a semi-experienced (10 years, 25+ marathons) amateur runner (4hr+ marathon), wanting to improve, I find this a deep dark rabbit hole my wallet is struggling to keep up.

My current expense ratios for this year:

Races: 2xtrail & 1xMarathon ~$175 (35%)

Shoes: 2xshoes ~$175 (35%)

Gear: socks & bottle ~$75 (15%)

Tech: Garmin HRM ~$80 (15%)

Next on my wishlist are

road shoes
running tights
replacing my 3year old Garmin
running cap/ sunglasses
a coach

As a sole breadwinner still wanting to pursue my passion of running ,any tips or philosophies to share to help a brother out?

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[–] Wabbitsmiles 2 points 1 year ago

As someone who's moved from a tropical country with no winter, to 4 seasons country in the past 2 years. I've completely given up running in the winter months 😣 Winter gear prep is on another level and I do not plan to dive into it just yet because of cost reasons.

Good to hear your estimate budgeting, I guess it's about the same ballpark range of expenses. Maybe I should try barefoot running too