IronMan Lottery
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TryScott posted 33 weeks ago.
I'm assuming Wayphun is referring to Kona? I didn't even know there was a lottery for it. Even though it's a very very slim chance, it's nice they have it. Wish me luck in the lotto for 09 :)
Would I be right to say that for the unlucky male lottery losers between the ages of 30 and 34 that need to qualify for Kona, a Half-Ironman time of 4:30 might qualify, or possibly a 10:00 to 10:15 Ironman? Sounds brutal. Maybe I'll have a shot in 2077 when I turn 100.
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kylie posted 33 weeks ago.
Yes, it is completely random. I believe they now have an outside company do the actual selection. Something to do with the legality of having one and how random it is, but I don't know the details. They find the "good stories" out of the batch that is selected.
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Tribro posted 33 weeks ago.
TryScott wrote:
Would I be right to say that for the unlucky male lottery losers between the ages of 30 and 34 that need to qualify for Kona, a Half-Ironman time of 4:30 might qualify, or possibly a 10:00 to 10:15 Ironman? Sounds brutal. Maybe I'll have a shot in 2077 when I turn 100.
A 10:00 would give you a shot at it, but most qualifiers from Wisconsin and Florida last year were sub 10:00. I'm shooting for the 2077 Championships as well :) just need to hold my form til then...
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lardman posted 14 weeks ago.
I have in good authority that there where 7210 entrants to the 2008 Ironman Lottery, of which 1,616 were International entries, so the chances of getting a slot are about 2%, which isn't that bad in my reckoning.... much easier than qualifying - I was lucky enough to win a slot on the only two times I tried (2007 and 2008) see www.lardman.co.nz for full details....
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cutiger95 posted 14 weeks ago.
Gives all the rest of us hope. Lardman, loved your site and it gives me even more inspiration to continue my renewed training vigor.
I have been working on getting training mixed into my daily life and so far so good. Just training for an Oly at this point, but with some mods I think I can make a run at a 1/2 and maybe just maybe a full.
Is the IronMan lottery based on a random selection of names or is it selected based on the answers people give to the questions they ask when signing up ?
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