Apologies if my question kicked off a binfest, but the being asked to commit £250 really put me off something that I was initially interested in. I'm more than happy to pay an entry fee and ask close friends and family for sponsorship, but that sort of figure would require me asking all sorts of...
Are there a limited number of places? If so then fair enough, but otherwise you're potentially putting off people who might not feel confident in making that commitment.