Apparently the hysterical mass media are going on about a phenomenon they call "the credit crunch". They say it is a contraction of the supply of credit which has an effect on individuals ability to borrow money and hence spend as well as businesses ability to borrow money and invest. All of this may result in reduced consumer spending leading to higher unemployment rates while inflation remains high due to higher fuel costs. People will have to tighten their belts as they may have to accept lower pay increases and higher costs of living.

As I yawned through yet more stories of how we are all going to be really poor pretty soon I spent my time more productively making a spreadsheet of my races for next year and their estimated costs. It comes to £11000. I have not even filled it yet.

Running isn't really that expensive, an obsesion with running is. £11k is a significant percentage of my disposable income but the time I spend doing the races is an even higher percentage of my disposable time. By some flawed logic I make that good value for money.

This is how it looks so far.

Date	Race	Distance	Entered?	Accomodation	Travel	Cost	Others	Notes	Link
01/01/2009	Zurich NTD Marathon	26.2	Y	N	N	£400	BC, SB
01/01/2009	Serpentine NYD 10k	6.22	N	NA	NA		BC, SB
04/01/2009	100 Club AGM	26.2	N	N	N	£50

11/01/2009	Genk Marathon	26.2	Y	Y	Y	£200	IS
17/01/2009	Thames Path Ultra	50	Y	NA	NA	£75	IS		http://www.thamesultra.com
24/01/2009	Portland Marathon	26.2	N	N	N	£100	IS		http://www.endurancelife.co.uk/event.asp?series=1
25/01/2009	Gloucester 50k	31	N	N	N	£50			http://www.beyondthelimitations.co.uk/
31/01/2008	Town2Tring	40	N	Y	NA	£80	IS		http://www.tring2town.com/
01/02/2008	Tring2Town	40	N	Y	NA	£80	IS		http://www.tring2town.com/
07/02/2009	GB Thames Trot	50	N	NA	N	£75			http://www.gobeyondultra.co.uk
08/02/2009	Devils Punchbowl	30	N	NA	N	£50	RW		http://www.ldwasurrey.co.uk/WebPages/PB.htm
21/02/2008	Thames Meander	54	N	NA	NA	£50			http://www.thamesmeander.com
28/02/2009	Lanzarote					£800		Training for MDS (via deliberate alcohol related dehydration)
08/03/2009	Duchy Marathon	26.2	N	N	N	£100	IS		http://www.duchymarathon.org.uk


29/03/2009	Marathon De Sables	151	Y	Y	Y	£3,000	NP		http://www.darbaroud.com
10/04/2009	N&D Marathon Night	26.2	N	N	N	£50		Visit Home	http://www.ambitionevents.com/nightday/
11/04/2009	N&D Marathon Day	26.2	N	N	N	£50			http://www.ambitionevents.com/nightday/

26/04/2009	London Marathon	26.2	Y	NA	NA	£50	IS, MB, SB
03/05/2009	Three Forts Marathon	26.2	N	NA	N	£50	IS		http://www.threefortsmarathon.org.uk
04/05/2009	Belfast Marathon	26.2	N	N	N	£200	IS		http://www.belfastcitymarathon.com/opencontent/default.asp?itemid=1
09/05/2009	Exmoor Marathon	26.2	N	N	N	£100			http://www.endurancelife.co.uk/event.asp?series=1
10/05/2009	Halstead & Essex Marathon	26.2	N	N	N	£50			http://halsteadroadrunners.net


23/05/2009	Grand Union Canal Race	145	N	N	N	£300	MB?		http://www.gucr.co.uk

13/06/2009	South Downs Marathon	26.2	N	NA	N	£50
20/06/2009	The Picnic	26.2	N	NA	NA	£50	RW		http://www.trionium.com/picnic/
27/06/2008	RAW Scandinavia	122	N	N	N	£1,000		Probably won't happen but looks amazing	http://scandinavia.runacrosstheworld.com/


13/07/2009	Al Andalus Trail	150	N	N	N	£1,000			http://www.alandalusultratrail.com
19/07/2009	Fairlands Valley	26.2	N	N	N	£50
25/07/2009	Davos	49	N	N	N	£500	IS, OS	Sub 8 easy	http://www.swissalpine.ch/cms/overview.phtml
01/07/2009	ONER	78.6	N	N	N	£200			http://www.votwo.co.uk/votwo2007/events-and-adventure/race_view.php?i=72


09/08/2009	Salisbury Marathon	26.2	N	N	N	£100

22/08/2009	Ridgeway Challenge	85	N	N	N				http://www.tra-uk.org/ridgeway_challenge.php
30/08/2009	Seaford Marathon	26.2	N	N	N				http://www.seafordmarathon.co.uk/
06/09/2009	Wolverhampton Marathon	26.2	N	N	N		GA	Get Dad to run half

25/09/2009	Spartathlon	153	N	N	N	£1,000		Sub 30	http://www.spartathlon.gr/main.html


14/10/2009	Leicester Marathon	26.2	N	N	N	£50	GA	See Mum	http://www.leicestermarathon.org.uk

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