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kylie posted 2 years ago.
In general it is the morning after the race the year before. Is there a particular one you are looking at?
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bgreinke posted 2 years ago.
I'm thinking Wisconsin since I grew up there. I know it traditionally fills REALLY fast, which is why I'm concerned. I'm also struggling to decide whether I can do an IM as my longest race to date is an Oly and I'm doing my first 1/2 IM in October, well after IMWI will be closed for 2007.
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PJT posted 2 years ago.
Count on Wisconsin selling out very fast this year. It sold out online in roughly 7 hours last year. Lake Placid's online regristration closed after only 30 minutes this year. My prediction is that Wisconsin will close online registration in less than 4 hours this year. You could always try the onsite line if you're willing to make the trip. Or there's the community fund option, if you're willing to make a donation of an extra $500 (I think those spots stay open a little longer).
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Anton posted 2 years ago.
Usually the web site will have registration time posted the morning of registration.
Generally, it is at 9 am the morning after the race @ active.com
I signed up for IMLP and was sitting on the computer at 8:45...clicked on "register"..shunted to active.com told the registration would open at 9am EDT...waited till 9. Tried again and bingo...done.
Good luck!
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iron_girl posted 2 years ago.
Yes, IM races fill up very quicly and the Wisconsin Iron Man is one of the fastest ones to fill up so, last year I went to volunteer, first of all, to see the race up close, I was at the sunscreen station, then at the finish line from 5pm till past midnight and then, the next day, I was also at the registration site so this way I made absolutely sure my check and registration form was in that box when they opened those doors at 9am. We were there from 9 till about 3pm. taking care of a steady flow of people, some came in later because they said that the web site for registering on line was down so, if you can, try to volunteer, it is fun and also inspiring. One thing, though, if you register in person the only way to pay is by check or chash. NO exeptions, No kidding. Some people had to rush out to find a ATM to be able to pay.
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mermaid posted 2 years ago.
I was very suprised how quickly the Ironman races in North America fill up.
For us from Europe the only chance is to register by a triathlon travel agency, that was the only way for me to register for Ironman Canada.
But I'm sure soon we will have the same situation over here, last year IM Germany filled up within 5 month, this year in 5 days and IM Austria is already closed for 2007 as well.
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beachtrader posted 2 years ago.
If this trend continues (filling up in 30 minutes a year in advance) it will be interesting what will happen in the future. Clearly the demand is starting to outstrip the supply for these races.
Will there be more Ironman races in new locations? More spots in existing races? Or will prospective racers have to qualify in Half Ironman? Or will the races just have to be scheduled years in advance?
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bgreinke posted 2 years ago.
I really don't want to see there be a qualification. I think supply/demand should take over. There is definately a lot of demand and I can't imagine that a race in California or the middle of the US would be a bad idea. Right now, IM has the extremes covered (North/South & East/West), but there is a lot of interior area to cover still. I'd rather see more IM races (meaning more Kona qualifiers) and fewer Kona qualifying spots going to 70.3 races as opposed to having to meet a certain time at a half IM. Just my 2 cents.
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Anton posted 2 years ago.
A great climber,Reinhold Messner, wrote an article years ago called "The Murder of the Impossible." Mainly it applies to climbing,but the gist is this...Work hard,train hard, rise to the level of,of the challange...don't pull the challange down to your level by making it easier or short or technically simpler or more common.
Marathons,generally, used to have a 4 hour cutoff. As it became obvious that more and more people couldn't make it and that there was money to be had...cutoff times got longer. How many 5ks now aren't just a 5k anymore but a run/walk?
I am not an elietist by anyone's standards...just saying why change standards to make Kona MORE accessible. It's not supposed to be. It's The World Champs.
There is a limit to the number of people who can race in any given race for safety reasons...Kona included.. If you set up more qualifying races ,you have to take away slots from existing races.
Personally...And I've been around awhile, and seen this in many sports...Tri is "hip and cool" right now..it will calm down later and you'll see the number of participants drop.
You can't run around and sing the praises of something,or coach it,or talk it up and then complain when too many people show up.
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tri_newbie_nerd posted 2 years ago.
Anton wrote:
A great climber,Reinhold Messner, wrote an article years ago called "The Murder of the Impossible." Mainly it applies to climbing,but the gist is this...Work hard,train hard, rise to the level of,of the challange...don't pull the challange down to your level by making it easier or short or technically simpler or more common.
Marathons,generally, used to have a 4 hour cutoff. As it became obvious that more and more people couldn't make it and that there was money to be had...cutoff times got longer. How many 5ks now aren't just a 5k anymore but a run/walk?
I am not an elietist by anyone's standards...just saying why change standards to make Kona MORE accessible. It's not supposed to be. It's The World Champs.
There is a limit to the number of people who can race in any given race for safety reasons...Kona included.. If you set up more qualifying races ,you have to take away slots from existing races.
Personally...And I've been around awhile, and seen this in many sports...Tri is "hip and cool" right now..it will calm down later and you'll see the number of participants drop.
You can't run around and sing the praises of something,or coach it,or talk it up and then complain when too many people show up.
As a climber- I know exactly what you're talking about. It is a hot topic of discussion that climbers should not alter climbs in anyway to make them easier, that you leave the rock, route, whatever in that state it is, if you can't make to the summit, you go home, work harder, come back when you're ready, but most importantly, just because you can't do it, doesn't mean you should alter it and take away the challenge for other people.
As a triathlete- I would tend to agree that there probaby shouldn't be more qualifying spots for Kona. As you say it is the World Championships and the chance to compete should be earned. But that doesn't mean that they can't have more Ironman-distance races. If registration closes so early, if there is such a demand, there could always be a few more races, and if worse comes to worse, maybe scale back the number of Kona qualifying spots at 70.3 races and give them to qualifiers at the expanded Ironman races.
There is a positive in all this registration-closing- in-4-hours-business: As it is now, you have to sign up at least a year in advance which prevents people from getting the idea in their head that they are going to go from complete couch potato to Ironman in 3 months. Which, I suppose is really anyone's right to try if they think they can do it, but the "doctor" part of me thinks that that isn't a wise choice and such participants may pose huge liability risks to an event.
Meh, but then again- what do I know? I'm n00b. I'm still not completely sure why anyone would want to do an Ironman. I respect those athletes tremendously, but damn- it looks so... so..... PAINFUL!:eek:
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Anton posted 2 years ago.
If you go to Trifind.com you'll see at least 11 races (Not counting the double and triple) of Iron distance...They are Independant races...not owned by WTC and offering no slots to Kona. Often at Indies (but not in all cases) there slots open at least to several weeks before. These are great races and offer a relaxed fun atmosphere to start down the Iron Road.
I am sure WTC will find a balance that will work...for them.
If you have too many races, they won't fill. Too few works better in the money department...for the corporation.
t.n.n., you wouldn't believe how long that arguement has been going on in the Climbing community...I remember hashing it out 30 years ago...when ego is involved things change slowly...
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beads1985 posted 2 years ago.
Anton wrote:
If you go to Trifind.com you'll see at least 11 races (Not counting the double and triple) of Iron distance...They are Independant races...not owned by WTC and offering no slots to Kona. Often at Indies (but not in all cases) there slots open at least to several weeks before. These are great races and offer a relaxed fun atmosphere to start down the Iron Road.
I am sure WTC will find a balance that will work...for them.
If you have too many races, they won't fill. Too few works better in the money department...for the corporation.
t.n.n., you wouldn't believe how long that arguement has been going on in the Climbing community...I remember hashing it out 30 years ago...when ego is involved things change slowly...
The costs for the Iron Distance races are cheaper to boot!
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bgreinke posted 2 years ago.
I agree, I don't think you should alter the routes/distances of the race or change the cutoff times (midnight, if I'm not mistaken) in ironman races. I also don't think you should add spots to Kona, just move them from the 70.3 races to potentially new IM races. All I'm saying is that if you add qualifying for each IM race, it will not be good. What half-IM's count? Does any race count? Does it have to be WTC sanctioned? If so, those races will fill quickly. If not, how do you account for the differences between a very hilly course and a flat one, one where there was a massive headwind that slowed the whole field down and one where conditions were perfect. It works OK for Kona because it's a relatively few races (NA races only) funneling to one race. When it becomes potentially hundreds of races funneling to 5 or 6 races, it's going to get very messy to manage. But I agree completely with the last few posts, if you can't do, train harder...don't expect the challenge to change just for you.
Braden
So I've read numerous times about how quickly ironman races fill up and was wondering how you find out when registration opens. I looked around on the website, but didn't see anything obvious. Does anyone know how to figure this out for a particular race?
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