I am sure there have been NUMEROUS threads like this in the past. I did a quick search on Slowtich and didn't want to sift through thousands of pages of message boards. So I figured go the easier route and ask the Slowtwitch collective brain for input instead. Work smarter, not harder!
I am making a list of races that I want to do before I kick the bucket. I thought others might find this particular list interesting as well.
I have plenty on my the list already like ITU Worlds, 70.3 Worlds, Kona, and Boston that you must qualify for. For this forum I am thinking more along the lines of races that are lottery slots only. They may have a qualifying standard (such as a number of 100s you have competed in), but not ones that you have to qualify for directly (i.e. races mentioned above).
Also, I am not just talking triathlons. Cycling, Swimming, running races are all fair game. I would love the community’s ideas of what to add to the list. All races I know about/have found below are in North America, save Norseman. Anyone from outside North America that has a great lottery entry race please chime in as well!
I am sure we will come up with some great stuff. I hope someone else finds this useful as well. Thanks in advance!
1. Escape from Alcatraz
2. Norseman
3. New York Triathlon
4. Chicago Marathon
5. New York Marathon
6. Marine Corps Marathon
7. Peachtree Road Race
8. Mount Marathon
9. Leadville Trail 100
10. Western States 100
11. Hardrock 100
12. Badwater 135
13. Leadville Trail 100 MTB
14. RAMROD
15. Ride the Rockies
16. RAGBRAI
17. Horribly Hilly Hundreds
18. Great Chesapeake Bay Swim
19. Boston Light Swim
"Just don’t abandon everything you’ve ever learned because of something someone said on the internet." - Eric McGinnis
I am making a list of races that I want to do before I kick the bucket. I thought others might find this particular list interesting as well.
I have plenty on my the list already like ITU Worlds, 70.3 Worlds, Kona, and Boston that you must qualify for. For this forum I am thinking more along the lines of races that are lottery slots only. They may have a qualifying standard (such as a number of 100s you have competed in), but not ones that you have to qualify for directly (i.e. races mentioned above).
Also, I am not just talking triathlons. Cycling, Swimming, running races are all fair game. I would love the community’s ideas of what to add to the list. All races I know about/have found below are in North America, save Norseman. Anyone from outside North America that has a great lottery entry race please chime in as well!
I am sure we will come up with some great stuff. I hope someone else finds this useful as well. Thanks in advance!
1. Escape from Alcatraz
2. Norseman
3. New York Triathlon
4. Chicago Marathon
5. New York Marathon
6. Marine Corps Marathon
7. Peachtree Road Race
8. Mount Marathon
9. Leadville Trail 100
10. Western States 100
11. Hardrock 100
12. Badwater 135
13. Leadville Trail 100 MTB
14. RAMROD
15. Ride the Rockies
16. RAGBRAI
17. Horribly Hilly Hundreds
18. Great Chesapeake Bay Swim
19. Boston Light Swim
"Just don’t abandon everything you’ve ever learned because of something someone said on the internet." - Eric McGinnis
