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the money goes on the increased insurance risks with an ultra length race, aid stations and marshalls (and most importantly medals obvs). given the size of the field for ultras and the size of the course they need to handle i'm ok with the increased entry cost.
I'd guess there's a chunk of profit to add to all that? By comparison Beyond Marathon events are not for profit so their prices better reflect actual costs behind organising ultra events. There's variation of course, and my comment on profit is not a criticism - race organisation is some folks livelihood.
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this is step one on my marathon prep as I am nowhere close to marathon ready & still 2 stone over my previous marathon weight and haven't ran regularly in 2 years so I will be doing a shit-ton of walking with some running downhill thrown in to spur me under the 12hr cutoff which means a lot of time on my feet which means self-sufficiency is not as easy if you're not going past a ton of shops. to walk it outright would probably take about 14 hours given the elevation and terrain i'm sure the shops in that region aren't even open for 14 hours a day. that's fine if you split the course in training but in order to have a crack at the full length requires some support.
the money goes on the increased insurance risks with an ultra length race, aid stations and marshalls (and most importantly medals obvs). given the size of the field for ultras and the size of the course they need to handle i'm ok with the increased entry cost.
i refused to sign up for hackney half this year over the £55 cost, am happy to pay the money for this.