My IMLP registration Experience

Triathlon Forum
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What a stressful experience; made even more so by the fact that I was determined to do this race with my best friend, who is currently deployed in the Middle East and without good computer access to handle the registration process. In order to make sure of the others status, we were reliant on instant messenger. I saved our transcripts after going back and reading them. Some more relevant background info was that my wife is not real happy about me doing an IM, and preferred me to do IMKY; the only excuse I had to do IMLP was that my buddy was doing it. So if I got in and he didn’t, it would have been my balls in a jar. I’m thought some of you might appreciate this as much as I do.

Aside 1: I’m jack, he’s benjamin
Aside 2: Registration was supposed to open at 1pm est, and it sounds like it closed at 1:10 pm est.

**benjamin (12:53:36 PM) ****>> **the active site is freezing up already, what a shock
**jack (12:54:50 PM) ****>> **hey man I got in
**jack (12:54:53 PM) ****>> **did you try it
**benjamin (12:54:59 PM) ****>> **i’m trying
**benjamin (12:55:03 PM) ****>> **you got into the race?
**jack (12:55:14 PM) ****>> **I got into the registration screen
**benjamin (12:55:57 PM) ****>> **i’m in on one screen, i won’t touch that for a few minutes
**jack (12:56:11 PM) ****>> **the one that asks you to register
**jack (12:56:18 PM) ****>> **I’m registering right now man
**jack (12:56:26 PM) ****>> **I clicked on the register now and it let me in
**benjamin (12:56:44 PM) ****>> **i’m there
**jack (12:57:03 PM) ****>> **awesome man, tell me your filling out the shit
**benjamin (12:57:26 PM) ****>> **yup
**jack (12:57:46 PM) ****>> **what the fuck man, I’m registering for a championchip FUCK
**jack (12:58:25 PM) ****>> **alright dude, I got the right one this time
**benjamin (12:58:35 PM) ****>> **good deal, hurry
**jack (12:58:51 PM) ****>> **are yo uin
**benjamin (12:59:05 PM) ****>> **i hit submit, it didn’ t do anything
**benjamin (1:00:43 PM) ****>> **i left my fing credit card in my room. you better have one handy for me if i get there
**jack (1:00:54 PM) ****>> **I got it, are you in or what I’m about to pay
**benjamin (1:01:06 PM) ****>> **no not yet
**benjamin (1:01:08 PM) ****>> **pay dude
**jack (1:01:21 PM) ****>> **fuck dude, what happened I thought you were there
**benjamin (1:01:37 PM) ****>> **my computer’s not doing shit
**jack (1:01:42 PM) ****>> **FUCK
**jack (1:01:50 PM) ****>> **What do you want to do?
**benjamin (1:01:58 PM) ****>> **try to register me on yours
**benjamin (1:02:14 PM) ****>> **no, don’t do that, it’s asking me to pay what’s your cc
**jack (1:02:29 PM) ****>> **XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
**jack (1:02:34 PM) **>> XXX security code
**jack (1:03:05 PM) ****>> **I don’t want my even to expire
**benjamin (1:03:11 PM) ****>> **exp? address
**jack (1:03:16 PM) ****>> **sept 09
**jack (1:03:20 PM) **>> XXXX XXXX
**jack (1:03:22 PM) ****>> **XXXXX
**jack (1:03:24 PM) ****>> **XXXXX
**jack (1:03:30 PM) ****>> **should I submit
**benjamin (1:03:39 PM) ****>> **yes
**jack (1:03:51 PM) ****>> **shit, it said decline
**jack (1:03:52 PM) ****>> **d
**benjamin (1:04:01 PM) ****>> **what’s your birhtday
**jack (1:04:24 PM) ****>> **sept 07, not sept 09 for expiration
**jack (1:04:30 PM) ****>> **birthday is 12/27/1976
**jack (1:04:55 PM) ****>> **well I’m in, you better get in now
**benjamin (1:05:07 PM) ****>> **i don’t see the submit button
**jack (1:05:16 PM) ****>> **holy hell
**benjamin (1:05:57 PM) ****>> **my computer is f-d
**benjamin (1:06:08 PM) ****>> **are you in
**jack (1:06:18 PM) ****>> **yeah, what’s your birthday
**jack (1:06:19 PM) ****>> **what year
**benjamin (1:06:26 PM) ****>> **1978
**benjamin (1:08:22 PM) ****>> **is your cc a visa/
**jack (1:08:27 PM) ****>> **do you want me to register you, I have it up
**benjamin (1:08:39 PM) ****>> **yes
**jack (1:09:20 PM) ****>> **you’re in man
**benjamin (1:09:28 PM) ****>> **are you shitting me
**jack (1:09:44 PM) ****>> **no, I have you’re entry right here in front of me
**jack (1:09:50 PM) ****>> **I’m printing it
**benjamin (1:10:36 PM) ****>> **holy shit, that’s amazing dude, my computer is still frozen on that screen. you are the man
**benjamin (1:11:06 PM) ****>> **are you sure we’re both in?
**jack (1:11:08 PM) ****>> **dude, that is stressful as hell
**benjamin (1:11:20 PM) ****>> **i’m still kind of shaking
**jack (1:11:21 PM) ****>> **I have both waivers printed, I’m going to go grab them
**benjamin (1:11:39 PM) ****>> **it’s not for championchip right?
**jack (1:12:55 PM) ****>> **I fing hope not
**jack (1:13:07 PM) ****>> **It says event: 2008 Ford Ironman USA Lake placid
**benjamin (1:13:25 PM) ****>> **dude, that is absolutely bitchin’!!
**benjamin (1:13:34 PM) ****>> **I am stunned
**jack (1:14:10 PM) ****>> **I am so skeptical, I messed up so much stuff trying to register, I almost ordered a championchip for crying out loud
**benjamin (1:14:13 PM) ****>> **my screen just showed the pay now button

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Funny.

I understand your situation, but it probably would have been far less stressful if you’d have just concentrated on registering instead of jerking around with IM at the same time.

Good luck in '08!

Steve

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The main source of stress for me was making sure he got in, otherwise I would have been in big do-do with the Mrs.

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Great exchange and way to be there for a friend. I was on the phone with two other guys and messing up my lines along the way also. All three of us got in.

It was almost as nerv-wracking as the start of the race!

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I’m going to offer a suggestion and what I did…

I filled out the IRONMAN Arizona application 3 times yesterday morning.

I knew exactly what was required and what wasn’t required.

I had my credit card number copied into memory so I only had to “paste” it. I had any other ## written down right in front of me…

I think it took me all of 30 seconds once the registration button worked for me to enter my information and have my confirmation.

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I friend of mine and his friend got in with no problems.

  1. they had the credit information ready to go.

  2. They concentrated on the Active screen instead of IMing each other.

  3. It was smooth sailing for them.

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Ahhh…the typical condescending post in Slowtwitch. The appearance of which is as reliable as old faithful.

I thank you for your contribution.

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I did not get in, I hate you all!

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Don’t do this - there is a java hack that can read your clipboard over a webpage

I had my credit card number copied into memory so I only had to “paste” it. I had any other ## written down right in front of me…

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A typical answer for a typical post. :wink:

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What a stressful experience

Now it’s gettng stressful just *entering *the races :slight_smile:
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