Getting down to the expo to register, we see the partially constructed area:

Standing in line was weird. The N-R line had nobody in it. Doesn’t anyone have a last name that begins with a letter from N through R? On the other hand, the last names were all piled in D-H, I-M, and S-Z. Geez. We waited forever for our race packets.

Yes I shopped. Not much to buy this time, but I did get some hats, a cool shirt and jacket. Socks are always key, especially when they have the race name. I dumped the Ironman bag and look at all this promotional stuff. I need to be careful not to throw away something important!