Originally Posted by iherald
I was just looking at the Ride for Heart website. To do the 75km route, you have to pay the $50 registration fee, plus get $60 in donations. That's a lot of money.
You can do a ninja entry at a few spots. Though I've never done it, it's the kind of thing a friend of mine who died from a stroke would have done, so I wouldn't feel too bad about doing it. I think $50 is kind of steep for someone who wants to support a cause or ride in memory of someone. Though I won't get started on charities that have the trappings of a business, I've never found the $60 to be too hard to round up. The entry fee has been one of my critiques every year. That and the imbecilic "prizes" for sponsorship.