Good news: see comments below by the organisers of the Tin Mine Challenge
Hi There,
In response to the clients’ comment on value for money re the entry fee’s for the Tin Mine, i would just like to state the following.
A) We take all comments and suggestions very seriously and to heart! We will revue every one of them, and make sure that we have an action plan inplace before the next event, within the scope of our ability to do so. I thank all of those people out there who have taken the time to at least e-mail or sms me with their comments, suggestions, complaints. Good or Bad we want to hear them or read them.
B) With that in mind, i must however make a small point regarding costs of hosting an event. There is a certain amount of risk involved in everything we do, especially when we are at the mercy of the elements, and people are prone to make last minute dec
isions about whether or not to attend a race.
There are races and there are races… and in many cases, people expect more for less. Yes i agree with this to point, because we are in a competitive industry. But at the same time, people aren’t just waiting to throw money at events, based on the usual pitches for sponsorship. Sponsorship amounts vary from one event to the next. In our case we had cost the event originally, with no sponsors. Which means that the event must pay for itself. Once our sponsor came on board ( cautiously i must add, so there’s no 6 figure numbers here) we adjusted the fee accordingly. There is a tremendous amount of behind the scene work which goes on, that i think many people just don’t realize or see. Most people assume that we have volunteers who help out… yes there are a few, but with regards to something like marshals, we don’t have volunteers, we are trying to create a professional and skilled unit, that will operate and be able to handle any situation that occurs. All of our Marshals are trained first aiders from level 1 to level 3. And we pay them accordingly, accomadate them and feed them. We’re not out to make bundles of cash so that we can retire, but at the same time, we are not out here to make a loss.
Having said all that, we are committed to providing value for money, and a superb event. We will be working very hard to make the next event more affordable to those with families etc. Please keep a look out on our website, for any changes that might occur in the next week.. www.heatadventure.com we have already made the descision to drop the entry fee’s to “The Mount Rozier Challenge” (14th May) for those that pre-enter.. from those that have already been advertised.
Pre-entry fee 80km =R100-00
Pre-entry fee 50km =R70-00
Late entries fee’s will stay as advertised, as per our brochure….. And we will be accepting late entries for this event… As per usual we will also have entry and registration the afternoon before..
Again keep checking for more info…… all those that have already pre-entered Round #2 at the rate advertised, will be re-imbersed the difference.
Best regards
The organizor
