{"id":1749,"date":"2016-01-04T16:34:44","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T00:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/?p=1749"},"modified":"2016-01-04T21:37:58","modified_gmt":"2016-01-05T05:37:58","slug":"on-the-cost-of-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/on-the-cost-of-running\/","title":{"rendered":"On the cost of running"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Running is cheap. Or so I thought. Since I started running in May 2013, I <a href=\"https:\/\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/ultra-running\/\">ran a total of about\u00a08,200 miles<\/a> and purchased 31 pairs of shoes. Assuming an average cost of $130 per pair, that adds up to $4,160. Looking at my Amazon order history, I purchased gels, bars, wafers, waffles, poles, bodyglide, vests, tape, socks, clothing, and other running-related stuff\u00a0for $4,065 since then. That does not include the (admittedly overpriced) Salomon clothing that I like and worship. Let&#8217;s add\u00a0another estimated $1,000 for Salomon shorts, shirts, jackets, gloves, hats, etc. So that gets us to $9,225. Let&#8217;s make this $10,000 because I surely did not account for everything I ordered. Oops,\u00a0yes, there was Tailwind too, GPS watches, and what the heck. Holy wow.<\/p>\n<p>Okey-dokey, so without even considering the registration cost (oh, and\u00a0the travel expenses&#8230;)\u00a0of the many races I did,\u00a0how much does it cost me to run a mile? I&#8217;m not good with numbers, but I think this is what it is: $10,000\/8,200 miles = $1.22 per mile. Oh my.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom.aaa.com\/2015\/04\/annual-cost-operate-vehicle-falls-8698-finds-aaa\/\" target=\"_blank\">AAA<\/a>, the 2015 cost per mile for a medium sedan is 58 cents. We therefore come to the shocking conclusion that\u00a0running a mile is roughly twice as expensive as driving a mile. Ha.<\/p>\n<p>Well, I did not expect that. What is there to conclude from that? At first sight it seems I&#8217;m not a very cost-effective runner. Although, according to a Runner&#8217;s World article on &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.runnersworld.com\/run-the-numbers\/how-much-does-running-cost-over-a-lifetime\" target=\"_blank\">How much does running cost over a lifetime?<\/a>,&#8221; I don&#8217;t\u00a0seem to be\u00a0an overly expensive instance actually.\u00a0Could I run cheaper. No doubt. By how much? I don&#8217;t know. Surely, some of the gear I bought will last well beyond the current mileage, so the actual cost per mile may actually go down a bit over the years.<\/p>\n<p>Or maybe that&#8217;s the wrong way to look at things. There is always a cost (and risk) for doing something. But there is also a cost (and risk) for not doing something. What kind of health-related expenses would I have if I would just sit on the sofa instead? And what would be the\u00a0cost of not having all these amazing running experiences? I might be depressed. I might need therapy. I might need expensive meds.<\/p>\n<p>I think for now I&#8217;d rather be running. As <a href=\"http:\/\/markmanson.net\/question\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Manson put it in his essay<\/a>: &#8220;A more interesting question, a question that perhaps you\u2019ve never considered before, is what pain do you want in your life? What are you willing to struggle for? Because that seems to be a greater determinant of how our lives turn out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow&#8217;s morning run will cost me $9.15. It&#8217;s a reasonable pain tax that I&#8217;m very\u00a0grateful I&#8217;m able to afford.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1753\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/costofrunning1.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1753\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1753\" class=\"wp-image-1753 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/costofrunning1.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/costofrunning1.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/costofrunning1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/costofrunning1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/costofrunning1.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Is it cheaper to be lazy? Hammock: $44.90.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1754\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/costofrunning2.png?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1754\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1754\" class=\"wp-image-1754 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/costofrunning2.png?resize=600%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/costofrunning2.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/costofrunning2.png?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Or should I opt for some expensive suffering? Salomon S-Lab 12-set vest: $180. Salomon Gore-Tex jacket: $350. Buff: $25. Gillette Mach3 blade (lasts one week): $2.10. Suffering: priceless.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Running is cheap. Or so I thought. Since I started running in May 2013, I ran a total of about\u00a08,200 miles and purchased 31 pairs of shoes. Assuming an average cost of $130 per pair, that adds up to $4,160.&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/on-the-cost-of-running\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[19,3],"tags":[367,365,366,30,368],"class_list":["post-1749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-running","category-ultra","tag-cheap","tag-cost","tag-expensive","tag-pain","tag-tax"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>On the cost of running - Christof Teuscher<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/on-the-cost-of-running\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"On the cost of running - Christof Teuscher\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Running is cheap. 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