Ironman Wisconsin '08

This weekend I am heading up to Madison, Wisconsin for 3 reasons:
1) Cheer on athletes competing in Ironman Wisconsin
2) Volunteer on race day to do my part in helping this great race
3) Sign up for Ironman Wisconsin 2009.
Ironman has become so big in the past few years that for most of the corporate sponsored Ironmans, you need to be on site to get in. If you volunteer, you will get first dibs for next year. I was lucky enough to get registered for Ironman FL online for '07, but I doubt I could do it again. This will be my first time actually watching a race vs participating but I'm excited because the atmosphere and energy in Madison is a feeling you can't describe. Whether you want to race or volunteer, I would recommend participating/volunteering in any race to get a sense of the incredible amount of work by the race coordinators, amount of training an athlete does for an event, and the opportunity to feel the energy these races create.
Thanks for reading.