On November 4th, I had to register for Ironman Florida. I was at Dan and Mere's to snuggle my sweet Wyatt, so I was nervous I would miss it because I was in a different time zone. Not only was I nervous about that, but it was also Day Light Savings time change, so there was a lot of room for error. Registration opened at 1 pm EST. At noon, Mere and I were eating lunch. A text from Cindy got me all nervous and I checked the registration page and there was a regsiter now link. I completely freaked out thinking I missed it. Once I realized I was still ok, I tried to calm down. Audrey, Cindy and I exchanged texts that I calmed me down, not so sure about Audrey. At 12:57 I laid out any possible card I might need to register. At 1:00, I hit refresh about 50 times before it let me in. My hands were shaking so bad I could barely type. I flew through the form and only answered the questions that I absolutely had to. By 1:04, it was over and I was in. About 30 second later I got a text from Audrey that she got in too. I have never been so relieved. Dan handed me a beer and I drank it in about 5 minutes all while sqeeling and taking deep breaths.
Today, November 13th, I got the confirmation from the condo we rented that they had received our deposit. It is all starting to feel real.
Less than a year from now, I hope to hear "Kat Karban, You are an Ironman!"
