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2014-08-16 10:06 PM

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Subject: How much in advance are big numbers assigned?
I was going to place an order for some tri tats for my first IM 70.3. Do they generally publish bib assignments a few weeks out from the race, or do you usually have to wait until packet pickup?


2014-08-16 10:30 PM
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They normally post the list a few weeks/a month before the race. You should be fine. I don't think they e-mail you when it's ready so check their site once in a while a month before the race.
2014-08-17 5:06 PM
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I just ordered tats from tritat.com. it was $35 with shipping for 200 numbers and a free hat. You don't need to know your bib number in advance. Should last 2 or 3 seasons before I run low.
2014-08-20 11:30 AM
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Why on earth would you pay to have these things? This makes no sense to me whatsoever.
2014-08-20 11:42 AM
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Why on earth would you pay to have these things? This makes no sense to me whatsoever.


Yeah. Are people talking about the temporary ones that some races use? If they don't come in a race packet, you can just use a sharpie for free.
2014-08-20 8:41 PM
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The Chicago Tri is giving them out and they expect us to use them. I don't care for those things, they are a pain to get off. I'm half tempted to not put them on but I don't want to get any push back on the day of since it specifically says in the athlete guide that we are not to body mark ourselves.



2014-08-21 9:38 AM
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hate those also they stick to the sheets if you put them on the night before the race
2014-08-21 9:47 AM
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Subject: RE: How much in advance are big numbers assigned?
Originally posted by amadeus303

I was going to place an order for some tri tats for my first IM 70.3. Do they generally publish bib assignments a few weeks out from the race, or do you usually have to wait until packet pickup?


Go with what the race gives you, or use the sharpie. This is how confusion starts. Did you put them in the places the RD wants? Do you have the correct age (people sometimes confuse how USAT ages are assigned)? What if they add in wave #'s, or in Rev 3's case put your number on your hand too.

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