I have signed up for many races before...a number of 5ks, half marathons (and relays), marathons (and relays), and more recently triathlons of various distances, but I don't recall having ever had this much anticipation going into and excitement following registering for a race (let alone one that is 10 months away). Don't get me wrong, I think racing (especially triathlons) is fun, but registration is generally just seen as a means to an end (getting to participate). Maybe it's the relative exclusivity of it (most, if not all, Ironman races sell out, but, granted, IMTX doesn't exactly sell out the first day (or minutes) of registration like some do), but this registration wasn't exactly like finding out that your name's been chosen in a lottery for the Ironman World Championships in Kona or the NYC Marathon. Anyone that wanted to today could have signed up for it without a problem. Then to top it all off I'm getting excited about something that will require months of preparation and training and then a single day of essentially torturing myself (not to mention the unbelievable registration fee of said event)? For those of you that know me even sort of well, you'd know that "excited" is not a word that generally enters my vernacular when describing my own emotions. Therefore, I've come to the conclusion that, after feeling this way today (and admittedly the past few days leading up to this one), there must be something at least slightly wrong with me. Fortunately events like this were created for just such individuals.
As witnessed below...I'm in.
Ironman 2013 Registration
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