Cheers all, some good points made there (in case you didn’t know I’m organising the North Pennines MTB Marathon)
Price to include stuff like insurance, timing equipment, route marking, well-stocked feed station, food and accommodation for volunteer marshals, donations to mountain rescue etc (just in case), possibly a “free” t-shirt and possibly “free” camping. All profit to go to local good causes.
Just need to balance the cost spreadsheet and work out the maximum number of riders I can fit in…
And for what its worth, I balk at paying more than £25 for a ride, unless its something truly special. Benchmark for me is the Dyfi Enduro, which is truly special. 🙂