So, I initially used my AmEx and it said “this card cannot be processed” or whatever. So I used my bank card (a Visa) and it processed just fine and quickly.
About 45 minutes later, I started getting AmEx fraud alert texts every five minutes asking if I’d made the charge. I guess the merchant processing kept trying to charge my AmEx, so I had eight pending charges for a race with no registration email.
At that point, all the Centurion line could do to stop the attempted charges was to cancel my GD card, which is awesome since I’m out-of-town and now I can’t get points for my purchases the rest of this trip because #FirstWorldProblem.
Anyway. If I register for another RD race, it’s gonna be with a gift card because there’s a real processing issue happening and I’m concerned about information safety.