Running has always been considered the cheapest sport. Recently, however, the topics of the high cost of running and equipment have begun to be actively discussed. Entry fees and everything else. Numbers are announced from a minimum of 10 thousand rubles per month for the equipment of any runner to 80 thousand per year for the services of a coach. In this article, I would like to cite as an example real numbers, which, depending on the budget and the desires of a person, will constitute the cost of running equipment, participation in various starts and other financial costs of running. I will take exactly the minimum values.
Cost of sneakers
So, the first thing you need to get started is running shoes. Every manufacturer screams at all angles that you need to run only in chic expensive sneakers that have fantastic properties.
In fact, you can run in any, even the cheapest sneakers, if you know how to choose them. And you can get injured in sneakers for 10 thousand rubles and for 1 thousand rubles if you train incorrectly. Yes, expensive running shoes have certain properties, due to which people who have the ability or want to actively progress in running, will not hurt to buy them. However, this does not mean that one cannot, say, run in the first category in Chinese sneakers for 1000 rubles.
So, the cheapest Chinese running shoes cost about 1,000 rubles. Back in 2015, before the crisis, you could buy them for 350, but now the price has increased.
There are also quite good options for running shoes from the decathlon store that cost 1000-1500 rubles. If you have limited finances, then you can safely purchase such shoes. For people who run no more than 50 km of these sneakers per week, one pair may be enough for 1-2 seasons.
If you want to take branded running shoes, then you will need at least 3 thousand rubles. And for this money, you can take very good options. And if you get to the discounts, then for the same money you can get even more expensive running shoes. And discounts are often. Not all stores offer these prices. But if you want to buy at a lower price, then after some time searching you will find the right price.
Thus, the cheapest sneakers will cost you 1000-1500 rubles. The cheapest branded ones cost about 2500-3000 rubles.
Summer running clothes cost
This includes shorts, a T-shirt, socks.
The cheapest shorts that can be purchased at a Chinese junk store will cost you 200-250 rubles. In the same decathlon store, they will cost 400 rubles. If we consider shorts for girls, then this amount will vary from 300 to 500 rubles.
Branded running shorts will cost in the region of 1000-1500, if we talk about the most budget options.
A Chinese-made jersey or jogger will cost around 300-500 rubles. At the same time, T-shirts are often given in a starter package at many running competitions, so most need to buy one T-shirt to start, and then there are so many of them that there is no point in buying new ones. A topic for girls, Chinese, will also cost around 400-600 rubles.
If we talk about branded T-shirts and tops, then the prices here are the same as with shorts. About 1000-1500 rubles for the cheapest.
Non-running socks cost around 20-30 rubles per pair. They are enough for 2-3 months. Running socks from the Decathlon store cost 60-100 rubles per pair. And branded running tracks are at least 600 rubles.
So, a summer set of Chinese clothes will cost about 800 rubles. And the minimum cost of a branded summer kit will be about 3000-4000 thousand.
Cost of a winter set of running clothes
There are already much more things here. Namely, thermal underwear, or at least leggings or any underpants, another T-shirt, besides the one that was in the summer, a jacket, preferably fleece, but if there is a lack of money, cotton, non-blown trousers, a windbreaker and a couple of sweaters for warming, one of which, it is desirable to be denser. A hat, a pair, gloves. Necessarily two pairs, a scarf, collar or buff, winter socks.
Thermal underwear
Thermal underwear, depending on the quality and manufacturer, can vary greatly in price. And choosing the cheapest option, you can understand that you won't be able to run in it in severe frost. Therefore, let's try to take a somewhat average price.
So, a set of non-branded, so to speak, thermal underwear costs about 800 rubles. If you take only pants, since the role of a drainage layer on the torso can be safely performed by a polyester T-shirt in which you ran in the summer, then the cost will drop to 500 rubles.
The branded kit will cost around 2,000 rubles if you look at the cheap options.
T-shirt
Of course, every person has T-shirts at home, which, if you start running, you will not buy additionally. But we will consider the option in which we buy completely all the equipment. So, another T-shirt that can be used from cotton will cost another 300-400 rubles if it is Chinese and 1000 rubles if the branded one is the cheapest.
Sweatshirts
Wear something warm over the T-shirts. For this, a fleece or HB jacket is suitable. Chinese will cost 400-600 rubles, from the decathlon store 600 rubles, branded in the region of 1200-1500. In addition, you should always have in stock another thin one and another dense one. A dense Chinese can cost around 800 rubles. From the decathlon store in the region of 1000 rubles, and the branded one is about 2000-2500 rubles.
Thus, the jacket will have to be bought for 2000-2500 rubles, if we take the Chinese versions, and for 4500-5000, if we take the branded ones.
Sports windproof suit
In a Chinese junk store, you can buy a tracksuit for 1000 rubles. This will include pants and a windbreaker. They are quite enough to run in any weather, both in spring and in winter.
If we take the prices for branded items, then pants can cost 1,500-2,000 rubles, and a windbreaker is about 1,500.
Hat, gloves, scarf or buff
A Chinese hat will cost 400 rubles. Branded about 1000.
Gloves can cost around 100-150 rubles light and around 350 warm. This is for cheap Chinese things. If you take branded. That in the area of 600 thin and in the area of 1000 more dense.
A buff from China will cost 100-200 rubles. From a company store in the region of 700 rubles.
Thus, all these accessories will cost either 1500 or 4000.
A winter set of clothes from China will cost 5000 if you take cheap Chinese clothes or clothes from a decathlon store and 11000 if you take branded clothes specially created for running
We summarize the obtained figures
So, let's do the calculations first for Chinese clothes.
Sneakers 1500 rub. + summer set 800 rub. + winter set 5000 rub. = 7300 p.
Thus, we get that in order to completely equip ourselves in Chinese clothes from scratch, without having any clothes at home, about 7,300 rubles are needed.
If we keep in mind that every house has sweaters that you can't put on for the “exit”, but at the same time you can put them under a windbreaker for insulation. This means that you are already saving on one jacket. Be sure to have T-shirts that you wear in the summer, which means you can run. Most have windbreakers and windproof pants. And someone also buys thermal underwear to walk in winter. As a result, this amount can be reduced by 2 times.
Now for the proprietary kit.
Sneakers 2500 rub. + summer set 3000 rub. + winter set 11000 rub. = 16500 p.
As you can see, the branded kit is 2 times more expensive than the Chinese one. But at the same time, there are no exorbitant 10 thousand per month or 40 thousand per year. This kit may last you more than one season. And if you will replace something, then one or two things a year. The rest will stay with you for a long time. Except for the sneakers. They will need to be updated once a season if you run regularly. Although here, not everything is clear. Someone has been running in the same pair for several years and no problems.
In the next article, we will analyze the cost of training in various running schools, as well as the cost of ordering training programs and hiring an individual trainer. And also what are the options under which you can get free training programs.
