Wow, that was fast. Is that pretty typicall of Ironman events?

I wonder how many slots were taken by volunteers from yesterday's event, and from other 70.3 event finishers (RI, for example.)

I got my slot at Providence. My guess is there were probably a hundred of us in line to grab slots. It is amazing how many of us don't bat an eye to pay 600 bucks to torture ourselves via training and the race itself. And with no real refund offered we are out cash if say someone close decides a nice summer day would be a nice day to get married or if 3 months after registering we decide that baby making is a good workout and 9 months later we got a new born due on or around the race date. Crazy stuff but I LOVE IT

[quote=jonovision_man]Yes... many sell-out on-site, and don't even make it to web registration.[/quote]

Canada doesn't go online, but that's about the only one that doesn't go online. All of the others become available online, but possibly only for a matter of a few minutes to several hours. Others, like St. George and CdA take months to fill up. "Which race is open for how long" is all over the map. Plus, you're taking Ironman North America's word for how long it was open and how many they actually sold. I giggled at their blurb about Ironman Texas selling out in 'record time.' Duh, it's the inaugural event, so [i]sell out at all[/i] and poof! You have a record. Big whoop.

Canada made it online very very briefly for this year's race.

But I was there volunteering and didn't have to worry -- I loved it! I want to do it again! Maybe I'll convince a volunteer to ride my bike and let me catch bikes for a bit this year ;)

[quote=jonovision_man][quote=TriSooner][quote=jonovision_man]Yes... many sell-out on-site, and don't even make it to web registration.[/quote]

Canada doesn't go online, but that's about the only one that doesn't go online.[/quote]

Canada went online for the 2009 race - that's how I signed up! :) Not sure about this year.

I thought IMLP was a sell-out on-site most years?

jono
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I registered online in 2007. Vol'd in 2008 and it sold out on-site. That was the first time they used the Volunteer carrot for IMLP
Last year there were around 100 slots that went on line...I know two folks from here that got in that way.
We went by Monday morn and the line this year wasn't that long at 9 am when registration opened. I've seen it much longer.

Jono, Its about two-three years old. If you are a registered athlete, you can sign up for the following year on Sat before the race. Volunteers and everyone else can register to noon the day after the race at the site. Then it opens on-line with any remaining spots.

I agree and disagree with this registration process. The volunteers should have a go at it the day after the race but the athletes also the day after and not the day before. My major beef is that IM events get sold out so quick it is becoming impossible to register if not on the site. How is someone from California going to get in IMLP without flying in. I am not a fan of this registration policy. I liked how it was in the past when everyone, on-site and on-line went at it to register the morning after the race.

I was fortunate enough to be able to register on-line for IMLP 2011 this year but had to pay the other services that provide entry (extra $500+) to race. If you are looking to get in still, I would do the Ironman Community Fund. You pay extra but it is going to charity and the additional money spend it tax deductible. Sort of a win win.

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Meh, what do I know? So it sounds like Lake Placid and Canada are the toughest to get into? It seems that CdA, St George, Louisville and now Texas were open for quite awhile.

Add Cozumel to that list as well. Its still open for registration and the race is in Nov. (Thanksgiving weekend). That is probably why....