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Race Budget Builder

Every line a race actually spends money on, including the U-Haul, the hotel room and the Amazon order nobody itemises. Fill in what applies, leave the rest blank, and see where you land.

The race

Nothing is saved to our servers. Your figures stay in this browser.

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Who pays the platform fee 5.5% + $2.00 per paid entry on PlayCompete
Added on top of everything below %

Permits, insurance and safety

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What each runner gets

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Separate from the blanks if you are billed separately $
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Whatever the extra item is this year $
Fixed: you order for the categories, not the field $

On the course

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Timing and results

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Most timers bill a base fee plus this $

Marketing

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Equipment and logistics

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The Amazon order nobody itemises $

People and travel

The person you pay to make race morning work $
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Everything else

What you are giving away, if this is a fundraiser $
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Money coming in, other than entries

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Surplus
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Entry fees  -
Sponsorship and other income -
Money in -
Fixed costsSame whoever turns up -
Per-runner costs  -
Processing  -
Contingency  -
Money out -
Break even at -
Costs you per entrant -

 

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