tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post3549582529862420516..comments2023-09-06T08:23:46.896-07:00Comments on oreneta aground (but missinaibi's afloat!): Newbie questionorenetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-81889251309553084982011-06-28T16:17:04.515-07:002011-06-28T16:17:04.515-07:00THANKS Hula, that helps a bunch.THANKS Hula, that helps a bunch.orenetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-64753489417319139682011-06-27T16:59:05.635-07:002011-06-27T16:59:05.635-07:00In the US, most local 5k's are for charity but...In the US, most local 5k's are for charity but you do not have to raise money to participate. Your entry fee is the way they raise the funds. You simply show up at the registration time, pay your entry fee and line up at the starting line.<br /><br />You go, girl!Hula Girl at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818235856941945733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-82559597447690650922011-06-26T19:27:04.445-07:002011-06-26T19:27:04.445-07:00Jan, thanks for chiming in...I'll have a look ...Jan, thanks for chiming in...I'll have a look at the site. The one I've been looking at hasn't been terribly clear about the issue. Ho hum.<br /><br />ElP! Thought you might know something, and that is pretty much EXACTLY how it feels. I don't want other folks to feel they have to pay.....I don't like asking and I just want to go out and do the run. If the entry fee helps out all the better!!! But obligation to raise funds, no thanks.orenetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-9911754702289410932011-06-26T11:50:36.184-07:002011-06-26T11:50:36.184-07:00Not sure how I can help you there. For the CN Towe...Not sure how I can help you there. For the CN Tower Climbs that I did, I got the $50 from fundraising alone for the first time, but almost paid it full myself for the second time. Several reasons to it: I always feel bad asking other people for money, even for a good cause. Nor do I like to advertise myself so much (yes, I have a blog. I know, that's mostly inconsistent with the sentence above :p). So in the end, I felt better paying my fee, and instead *encouraging* other people to join and participate. I found it more acceptable for myself if the fundraising comes from making other people participate in the charity event...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-9568196653377938402011-06-26T06:04:36.612-07:002011-06-26T06:04:36.612-07:00I used to enter running races - a long while ago -...I used to enter running races - a long while ago - and you certainly didn't have to do them for charity then. I can't believe that it's the case now either. Have you had a look at the Running World website... if that's what it's called... as they may list races.<br />JanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com