[Toby Lang]

So, today I was toolin' eastbound on I10 on my way to Phoenix when it hit me: Oh snap! I forgot to enter the race! In a panic I grab my phone to check the time hoping it wasn't 1PM yet. My phone said it was 12:20 and I thought "whew, plenty of time." So I took the next exit and parked along side the entrance ramp. I go to the trailer and get the laptop out and log on to the registration site and bam there it is:

"Mandatory Training Video"

There's no close button, no pause button, no remind me later button. I have to sit through the training video before I can enter the event. It's about 12:30 at this point. After 5 minutes I'm thinking "I hope this video isn't too long." After 10 minutes steam is starting to come out my ears. What if this video is 30 minutes long? I'm screwed then. Luckily the video ended after about 15 minutes and I was able to register.

If you are going to enter a national event and think it might be close if you get in or not I would advise that you log on at least 30 minutes before the grade change so you can get the training video out of the way.

I wonder if there were any people who went to unregister from the event at the last minute and didn't make it because of the video.


-Toby