MeltingPot wrote:
sinkinswimmer wrote:
they always have room for lottery winners and celebreties. I think they can make room for a few more age groupers. Not sure why kona has a cap of 1500 when every other IM fits almost 3000.i was thinking the same thing with the olympic marathon, i mean all other marathons have thousands?
hawaii is supposed to be the world championship.
Yup--
But it isn't really strictly a world championship now is it? This has been debated a thousand times, but Kona is not limited to those trying for a world championship anymore than the European Championship or North American Championship, or Asia Pacific Championship are. If it was, Top Chef, Beckham, pro football payers, retired baseball players, reality tv stars, and lottery winners would not be included. But even if they expand to 50 races (a long way to go) that is 30 slots per race. Sounds harsh, but then the races are each less competitive due to the dilutive effect of more races. It really does not matter how many slots are at each qualifying race. The same number of people go to Kona.
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sinkinswimmer: Apr 15, 14 11:46