Waiting for my volunteer duties

I'm excited about my volunteer duties at Ironman Wisconsin in a few weeks. Following that I will be volunteering at the Irongirl Duathlon in Bloomington. It's one of the coolest events, which by the way takes place on my B-day. I'm bummed I won't be able to participate in the event. It takes place just a couple of weeks after my hip surgery so I simply had to forfeit my entry...
I'm even more excited that I've confirmed 5 days at the Crowne Plaza in Lake Placid in order to train on the course and volunteer.
I've actually thought quite a bit about taking the year off of triathlon - maybe I should make it strictly a year of volunteering instead of racing.....