Quote Originally Posted by Tri Girl View Post
Woohoo! How exciting that you've signed up and are committed. Nothing like dropping 500 big ones to seal the deal. I can't wait to read all about your adventures in the coming year as you prepare. Do you know what HIM you're going to do? There's a GREAT race in Galveston (at Moody Gardens) in early April that a bunch of our club people went down for and said it was a very well-run event. http://lonestartri.com/lonestar/index.html I'm thinking of putting it on the calendar to keep me focused this winter.

Just curious, how was the sign-up process??? Was it a mad dash at the computer trying to get in? I'm going to try to sign up for IMFL this year, but I know it closes so fast that I'll have to take the morning off work just to sit at the computer and hopefully get in (can't do it at work as I teach, and the district monitors our web use and IM.com is blocked).
Well, my HIM is October 7th 2007 in Austin, TX- Longhorn. That has been my focus and I need to NOT shadow that by signing up for my IM.

Unfortunately, because I was deep into my HIM training, my first Olympic race was very anti-climatic. It was kind of sad. I just went out there and raced and went home. Nothing exciting. I don't want my first HIM to be that way. I want it to be a memory and an experience.

The sign-up process was a little nerve wracking... only because I went straight to active.com and it kept saying that registration was not available, but yet someone on BT had JUST signed up. I was nervous. So I called over my coworker who had done an IM before... and she showed me how to go through Ironmanlive.com. That is how I got in.

Of course, registration is still open today... so I didn't have anything to worry about.

From what I hear... Florida is VERY HARD to get into. Doesn't it close online in like 15 minutes? I have heard horror stories of Active.com crashing during the registration... only to return and not be able to get in. I was just too worried that I wouldn't get in to shoot for Florida. But either way, Kentucky is going to work perfect for me. So far the reviews coming from the race are that it was top notch.

I wish you the best in getting into Florida!