Road races saw 300 per cent growth in the number of finishers from 1990-2013, with a concentrated boom from 2008-2013. Road races have hit the wall. NEW YORK — Some 50,000 runners started the New York City Marathon on Sunday — and they were the lucky ones. In 2006, the average 5-kilometre race cost $13.50, according to Road Race Management, an industry publication. Phil Stewart, president of Road Race Management, said that prices had grown so quickly because they could — people kept paying them.

Source: thestar November 05, 2017 23:26 UTC