When IM Choo sold out last year, they had only 2,000 slots available. They added more after the registration fiasco. If they open up registration with 3,000 slots this year and we are now at 2,700 then numbers can be deceiving. With more racers come more support crew and volunteers.

I think that they announced something like 3,400 volunteers at IM Choo this year. I suspect the vast majority came for the community and not athletes coming just for slots. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I don't think the impact on non-sellout races will be that much. I mean, Louisville seems to do fine every year with volunteers.

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My marathon PR is "under three, high twos. I had a two hour and fifty-something."

I don't see the correlation. I've volunteered a IMLP the past 3 years and have had no intention of registering. I'll gladly do it again.