"This year, Bustamante reached out to local law enforcement asking whether a sign could be put up letting passersby know local businesses along the road would still be open during the race. After chatting with the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office and Colorado State Patrol, Bustamante felt reassured that would be a simple fix. But when he called to double-check with Ironman race organizers that everything was set, his frustrations ballooned."

So he never contacted the race officials until the day of the race and then expects them to have a sign ready for him?