Packet Pick-up!

Athlete #606 is registered and ready to race. Got my packet and bought a shirt today (Thursday). I still have to go back tomorrow for the prerace meeting and to get my transition bags. I figure if we have had time to train then the officials should have had time to organize, but the expo was anything but. There was a very small area, about 12’ X 12’, with official merchandise for sale and a line a mile long to pay for it. At the end of the line there was a non-english speaking person with a calculator and a fanny pack. Nothing was priced and after you handed them your choices they punched a few buttons on the hand-held calculator and quoted a price. I paid $52 for a dry fit t-shirt and 3 bumper stickers. I was a little disappointed in the confusion of the check-in procedure, but I left there with my race number and timing chip with the assurance that my transition bags would be ready when I come to the meeting tomorrow. I guess we’ll see.