Karen said that she used to be able to utilize her network of event organizer contacts to have them assign her a slot in a race .
Now they make Karen sign up through their websites just like everyone else , Karen jokingly said .
Karen said that she used to be able to utilize her network of event organizer contacts to have them assign her a slot in a race , but now they make her sign up through their websites just like everyone else , she jokingly said .