I have decided to try to register for the Lake Placid Ironman (Ironman USA) in 2009. This years event is on July 20th. I am running an ultramarathon over in that area on the 19th, and I heard you could register onsite. I figured I could run the ultra on Saturday, head to Lake Placid on Sunday, watch some of the event on Sunday and sign up. So I started doing some research. I found that people doing this years Ironman could register for next years on the Saturday, the day before the race. Registration for next years event opens on Monday. I have a friend who is going up to watch the event and to register for next years event. She said you have to get into line at 5am. Unfortunatly, I can’t be there on Monday. Registration opens online on Moday as well. It opens at noon, and whatever openings are still available will be there. I have read that it sells out online in minutes. So I guess I will have to be right there, and ready to register online.
If I don’t get into the Lake Placid Ironman, I will try one of the other Ironmans. I was told the Louisville Ironman was easier to get into. At least last year it was. And that is in like August. I’ll have to find out when registration opens for that. But I will have to find out what my wife’s schedule will be. I don’t even know if she will know.
If not Louisville, then there is Wisconsin and maybe Florida. I am bound to get into some Ironman event eventually. I hope it isn’t as frustrating and as big of a PITA as trying to buy a frigging Nintendo Wii!!!!
