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IMMD [IRONMAN Maryland] (No athlete check-in on Friday??)
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Bigfoooooot
Aug 31, 15 10:26
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I quickly scanned the 2015 IMMD Athlete Guide this morning and noticed that athlete check-in closes at 5pm on Thursday and there is no athlete check-in on Friday.

Does this mean I have to be in Cambridge, MD by 5pm on Thursday? It would have been nice to know this earlier than 1 month before the race so that I could plan hotel accomodations, travel, and time off of work further in advance.
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zoom
Aug 31, 15 10:35
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That's the standard at all IM races ... you have to check in 2 days prior and rack your bike the day prior.

If you looked at the prior years schedule of events or the prior year athlete's guide, it would be on there.

Yeti'sUsedSocks wrote:
I quickly scanned the 2015 IMMD Athlete Guide this morning and noticed that athlete check-in closes at 5pm on Thursday and there is no athlete check-in on Friday.

Does this mean I have to be in Cambridge, MD by 5pm on Thursday? It would have been nice to know this earlier than 1 month before the race so that I could plan hotel accomodations, travel, and time off of work further in advance.

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Saundo
Aug 31, 15 10:43
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Yeti'sUsedSocks wrote:
I quickly scanned the 2015 IMMD Athlete Guide this morning and noticed that athlete check-in closes at 5pm on Thursday and there is no athlete check-in on Friday.

Does this mean I have to be in Cambridge, MD by 5pm on Thursday? It would have been nice to know this earlier than 1 month before the race so that I could plan hotel accomodations, travel, and time off of work further in advance.


Thursday does sound a bit extreme. I got caught off guard by the Friday check-in at Mt. Tremblant.

Extra days...extra $$$.
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ahhchon
Aug 31, 15 10:43
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this must be your first WTC 140.6 event. they do stuff like this so they can say "look, our event injected X into your economy" X is a lot larger when you force 2k athletes to be there another 24 hours.

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Bigfoooooot
Aug 31, 15 10:48
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According to last year's IMMD athlete guide, athlete check-in closed at noon on Friday. The link is below. http://www.ironman.com/...0ag%209%2018%201.pdf
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zoom
Aug 31, 15 10:54
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I suspect that's because they purchased the race from Tri Columbia after registration had open, with people who already registered under a set of rules, so they had to conform to some of Chessyman's rules.

Yeti'sUsedSocks wrote:
According to last year's IMMD athlete guide, athlete check-in closed at noon on Friday. The link is below. http://www.ironman.com/...0ag%209%2018%201.pdf

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h2ofun
Aug 31, 15 13:13
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Makes it even more cool we get to check in Sat for IMLT and IMLT 70.3. Interesting they are not all the same.
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MrRabbit
Aug 31, 15 13:51
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Saundo wrote:
Yeti'sUsedSocks wrote:
I quickly scanned the 2015 IMMD Athlete Guide this morning and noticed that athlete check-in closes at 5pm on Thursday and there is no athlete check-in on Friday.

Does this mean I have to be in Cambridge, MD by 5pm on Thursday? It would have been nice to know this earlier than 1 month before the race so that I could plan hotel accomodations, travel, and time off of work further in advance.



Thursday does sound a bit extreme. I got caught off guard by the Friday check-in at Mt. Tremblant.

Extra days...extra $$$.

And extra driving time. The closest available rooms are still 40-60 minutes away from the event depending on where you're willing to stay (hotel v motel v air b&b).
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kman74
Aug 31, 15 20:36
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Yeti'sUsedSocks wrote:
According to last year's IMMD athlete guide, athlete check-in closed at noon on Friday. The link is below. http://www.ironman.com/...0ag%209%2018%201.pdf

this is true as I did this race last year...but they did it because It was already a race and now that they have a full year under their belt they follow all the other WTC standard agendas. two days before.
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GrimOopNorth
Aug 31, 15 21:17
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No, it's WTC preferred option, it's not universal.

Some other WTC IMs still use registration on the eve of the event.
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cougie
Aug 31, 15 22:00
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In Europe with racing on Sunday you can certainly register on Friday and I'm pretty sure Saturday too.

Most times I'll try for Thursday but some travel doesn't allow.
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