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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]2 kids both do triathlons. $30-$40k per year. Getting more expensive every year due to farther races. [/quote]

Can you break down the expenses? [/quote]

This year’s problem is that both kids outgrew their bikes and shoes. They are 15 and 17.

For each kid:

Carbon race tri bike $4000, race road bike $4000, training tri bike $3000, training road bike $3000, shoes (bike and run) $800, trisuits $300, wetsuit $800, sleeveless wetsuit $400, cycling kits $400, helmets$400, flights $4000, bike shipping $800, misc. $2000 (co2, gel, etc), coaching $2400.

I’m probably forgetting a lot, but that’s over $25k.  DH and I also do tris and ironmans so it gets quite expensive, but what better way to spend your time and money?

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Wow!  How often do you need to get new bikes?  And is there a tech reason the various suits are so expensive, or are the makers price gouging? [/quote]

Between DH, 3 boys, and I, we have 20+ bikes. We all have mountain bikes, race bikes training bikes, and misc bmx, fixies, and fat bikes. The boys go up in size with every 2-3 inches in height. The National team’s required uniform was over $2000 this year. They recommendeded a zone3 wetsuit that’s over $1000. We spend much less than the average nationally ranked triathlete, because we have 2. [/quote]

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