IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers

Sep 9, 19 0:25

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Thought I'd share this from Sunshine Coast 70.3, for those with aspirations of 70.3 Qualification for here in Taupo. Maybe add to it as the season goes, would make an interesting reflection, you would expect slots to be at a 'premium' in Australasia, be interested if anybody has similar info for Euro / Americas / Asian events:

Men
75-79 men: one spot. There was one starter so a spot was allocated but he didn’t finish so the spot went to the 45-49 year old men
70-74 men: one spot taken by winner
65-69 men: one spot taken by winner
60-64 men: two spots taken by winner and runner up
55-59 men: 3 spots. One went to roll down so fourth got a spot
50-54 men: 6 spots. Three roll downs then lotto. Ninth got a spot
45-49 men: 9 spots (including the one from the old geezers) Two roll downs so 11th got a spot
40-44 men: 9 spots. All taken on first draw
35-39 men: 10 spots. Went to lotto. 15th got a spot
30-34 men: 7 spots. Two roll downs so 9th got a spot
25-29 men: 5 spots. Three rolldowns. 8th got a spot
18-24 men: 3 spots. All taken on first draw

Women
65-69 had a spot allocated for the one finisher who didn’t take it so it went to 25-29women.
60-64: one general and one wft. One roll down. Third got a spot.
55-59: one general and one wft. Went to winner and runner up
50-54: two general and two wft. Fourth got a spot
45-45: four general and four wft. Five roll downs. 13th got a spot
40-44: four general and four wft. 11th got a spot
35-39: five general and four wft. 12th got a spot
30-34: three general and three wft. 9th got a spot
25-29: four general and four wft. All taken on first draw.
18-24: one general and one wft. Went to winner and runner up.

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Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [salmonsteve] [ In reply to ]

Sep 9, 19 0:39

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I did 70.3 Weymouth UK last year, earlier qualifier for Nice, 40 slots and IIRC hardly rolled in any AG.

Expecting it to be very different for Taupo this year; I’m not racing but the wife is and hoping to snaffle one of the WFT slots.

In my experience 70.3 Worlds roll less than they used to. Expecting that trend to continue.

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [salmonsteve] [ In reply to ]

Sep 9, 19 0:43

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salmonsteve wrote:

Thought I'd share this from Sunshine Coast 70.3, for those with aspirations of 70.3 Qualification for here in Taupo. Maybe add to it as the season goes, would make an interesting reflection, you would expect slots to be at a 'premium' in Australasia, be interested if anybody has similar info for Euro / Americas / Asian events:

Men
75-79 men: one spot. There was one starter so a spot was allocated but he didn’t finish so the spot went to the 45-49 year old men
70-74 men: one spot taken by winner
65-69 men: one spot taken by winner
60-64 men: two spots taken by winner and runner up
55-59 men: 3 spots. One went to roll down so fourth got a spot
50-54 men: 6 spots. Three roll downs then lotto. Ninth got a spot
45-49 men: 9 spots (including the one from the old geezers) Two roll downs so 11th got a spot
40-44 men: 9 spots. All taken on first draw
35-39 men: 10 spots. Went to lotto. 15th got a spot
30-34 men: 7 spots. Two roll downs so 9th got a spot
25-29 men: 5 spots. Three rolldowns. 8th got a spot
18-24 men: 3 spots. All taken on first draw

Women
65-69 had a spot allocated for the one finisher who didn’t take it so it went to 25-29women.
60-64: one general and one wft. One roll down. Third got a spot.
55-59: one general and one wft. Went to winner and runner up
50-54: two general and two wft. Fourth got a spot
45-45: four general and four wft. Five roll downs. 13th got a spot
40-44: four general and four wft. 11th got a spot
35-39: five general and four wft. 12th got a spot
30-34: three general and three wft. 9th got a spot
25-29: four general and four wft. All taken on first draw.
18-24: one general and one wft. Went to winner and runner up.

Cheers thanks for that

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [salmonsteve] [ In reply to ]

Sep 9, 19 2:08

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Interested in North American races. Expecting big time roll downs.

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [vanchize] [ In reply to ]

Sep 9, 19 2:10

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You don't think there'll be as much interest from North America? We're getting mixed messages down here, people say it's thanks giving so people don't wanna travel / it's thanks giving so people wanna travel. Will be interesting if someone can post similar results / uptake of spots.

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Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [salmonsteve] [ In reply to ]

Sep 9, 19 3:34

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Here you go, for the Zell-am-See 70.3;

40 slots in total. Can't recall exactly what was offered per AG i'm afraid, but take up below.

Men
75-79 men: No taker, not sure if there were any starters
70-74 men: No taker, not sure if there were any starters
65-69 men: Taken by winner
60-64 men: Taken by 3rd
55-59 men: Taken by Taken by 1st and 2nd
50-54 men: Taken by 2nd, 3rd, 4th
45-49 men: Taken by 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th
40-44 men: Taken by 6th, 9th, 17th, 40th
35-39 men: Taken by 3rd, 5th, 8th, 11th, 13th
30-34 men: Taken by 1st, 3rd, 6th, 8th, 15th
25-29 men: Taken by 3rd, 13th and 24th
18-24 men: Taken by winner

Women
65-69: No taker, not sure if there were any starters
60-64: No taker, not sure if there were any starters
55-59: Taken by 3rd
50-54: Taken by 13th
45-49: Taken by 5th and 6th
40-44: Taken by 4th place
35-39: Taken by 3rd place
30-34: Spots taken by 3rd and 6th
25-29: Spots by 3rd and 4th place
18-24: Taken by winner

One of the women’s slots did roll to a lower AG, but I can’t remember which.

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Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [Jwb_LDN] [ In reply to ]

Sep 9, 19 3:36

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Thank you, this is what I am looking for.

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Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [salmonsteve] [ In reply to ]

Sep 9, 19 3:37

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Sorry I don’t have the break down, but slots were not rolling far at the Lake Placid 70.3 roll down yesterday, especially on the women’s Side.

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [Jwb_LDN] [ In reply to ]

Sep 9, 19 4:04

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Good info. What will be the last races you can qualify? On the IM website some races are showing a Taupo qualifier up until September.

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [salmonsteve] [ In reply to ]

Sep 9, 19 5:05

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im in west aus, and im betting there will be next to zero roll downs in IMWA 70.3 or busso 70.3

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [vanchize] [ In reply to ]

Sep 9, 19 6:51

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vanchize wrote:

Interested in North American races. Expecting big time roll downs.

Search for Canada 70.3 thread, I posted almost full deets of the roll down there. Just went to Santa Cruz rolldown and it definitely did not go as deep as I expected. One older female AG with 3 finishers rolled to F50-54 and amongst all AGs, only 1 or 2 went past 10th, both on the men's side. Even the 18-24 winners took their slots. Maybe Indian Wells will roll a bit deeper but based on the interest at Santa Cruz, I will bet deeper rolldown doesn't come until Oceanside.

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Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [hadukla] [ In reply to ]

Sep 9, 19 11:26

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How far down for M30-34?

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [Blizzard] [ In reply to ]

Sep 9, 19 11:36

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Can't remember exactly but it definitely didn't go past the podium

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Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [salmonsteve] [ In reply to ]

Sep 9, 19 12:09

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How much is the entry fee that needs to be paid when receiving a slot?

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Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [plant_based] [ In reply to ]

Sep 9, 19 12:13

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It cost $783 NZ dollars to take up a spot for Nice, in Taupo last December.

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Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [salmonsteve] [ In reply to ]

Sep 9, 19 12:18

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Here's the allocation from Maine 70.3:

Men
18-24 1 slot, 1st
25-29 2 slots, 2nd, 3rd
30-34 2+1 slot, 1st, rest rolled beyond 8th
35-39 3 slots, 5th, rest rolled beyond 10th
40-44 3+1 slots, all rolled beyond 10th
45-49 4 slots, 6th, 9th, 11th, 16th
50-54 3 slots, 1st, 2nd, 3rd
55-59 2 slots, 1st, 6th
60-64 1 slot, 2nd
65-69 1 slot, 6th
70-74 1 slot, reallocated to M40-44
75-79 1 slot, reallocated to M30-34

Women
18-24 1 slot, 2nd
25-29 1+1 slots, 3rd, 4th
30-34 2 slots, 1st, 2nd
35-39 2 slots, all rolled beyond 7th
40-44 2 slots, 2nd, 3rd
45-49 2+1 slots, 2nd, 11th, 12th
50-54 2 slots, 5th, 9th
55-59 1 slot, 1st
60-64 1 slot, 5th
65-69 1 slot, reallocated to W25-29
70-74 1 slot, reallocated to W45-49

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [salmonsteve] [ In reply to ]

Sep 9, 19 18:34

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Very interesting reading. Thanks for the information.

Just wondering if anyone could shed any light on why Ironman doesn't just publish this rolldown slot allocation? I can't understand why they make it so secretive...

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [salmonsteve] [ In reply to ]

Sep 9, 19 19:34

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salmonsteve wrote:

, people say it's thanks giving so people don't wanna travel / it's thanks giving so people wanna travel.

What you're saying is Thanksgiving dinner at your place on Monday eh? I'll smoke the Turkey, you provide the beers!

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Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [desert dude] [ In reply to ]

Sep 9, 19 23:28

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desert dude wrote:

salmonsteve wrote:

, people say it's thanks giving so people don't wanna travel / it's thanks giving so people wanna travel.

What you're saying is Thanksgiving dinner at your place on Monday eh? I'll smoke the Turkey, you provide the beers!

It's on ;)

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Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [js100] [ In reply to ]

Sep 10, 19 0:36

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js100 wrote:

Very interesting reading. Thanks for the information.

Just wondering if anyone could shed any light on why Ironman doesn't just publish this rolldown slot allocation? I can't understand why they make it so secretive...

It's not good for business when there is no interest. Busselton 70.3 in May, anyone that wanted a Nice spot got one. They stopped reading out the names and just said if anyone wants one, come and get it. People that had finished 50th or whatever got a spot. Makes the whole qualifying thing a bit of a farce.

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [zedzded] [ In reply to ]

Sep 10, 19 1:00

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zedzded wrote:

js100 wrote:

Very interesting reading. Thanks for the information.

Just wondering if anyone could shed any light on why Ironman doesn't just publish this rolldown slot allocation? I can't understand why they make it so secretive...

It's not good for business when there is no interest. Busselton 70.3 in May, anyone that wanted a Nice spot got one. They stopped reading out the names and just said if anyone wants one, come and get it. People that had finished 50th or whatever got a spot. Makes the whole qualifying thing a bit of a farce.

i wish it would be like that for the next busso races for taupo, but i doubt it :(

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [TRO Saracen] [ In reply to ]

Sep 10, 19 4:27

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TRO Saracen wrote:

I’m not racing but the wife is and hoping to snaffle one of the WFT slots.

what's WFT?

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Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [ericMPro] [ In reply to ]

Sep 10, 19 5:35

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ericMPro wrote:

TRO Saracen wrote:

I’m not racing but the wife is and hoping to snaffle one of the WFT slots.

what's WFT?

Easy slots for slow women.

Rhymenocerus wrote:

I think everyone should consult ST before they do anything.

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [PJC] [ In reply to ]

Sep 10, 19 6:33

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PJC wrote:

ericMPro wrote:

TRO Saracen wrote:

I’m not racing but the wife is and hoping to snaffle one of the WFT slots.

what's WFT?

Easy slots for slow women.

Hey now. And people wonder why WFT needs to exist.

(*Edit to be a little less personally pokey to PJC.)

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Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [zedzded] [ In reply to ]

Sep 10, 19 10:25

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zedzded wrote:

They stopped reading out the names and just said if anyone wants one, come and get it. People that had finished 50th or whatever got a spot. Makes the whole qualifying thing a bit of a farce.

This happened at several US races when it was in CHOO. I saw people finishing 50-75th grabbing roll down spots in some of the men's more popular divisions. In the women's division they were just going on anyone who wanted a slot then time order.

Bottom line if you or anyone wants a slot just make sure you do at least two 70.3 races and go to the slot allocation gig.

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Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [ericMPro] [ In reply to ]

Sep 10, 19 10:38

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Women for tri spots
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Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [plant_based] [ In reply to ]

Sep 10, 19 13:04

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I was told in email from IM that it's $500 USD to enter the Taupo Worlds; from qualifying races in the US.

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Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [Johnny_G] [ In reply to ]

Sep 10, 19 14:40

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Yeah, 540 bucks total with Active fee.

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [PJC] [ In reply to ]

Sep 12, 19 20:13

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PJC wrote:

ericMPro wrote:

TRO Saracen wrote:

I’m not racing but the wife is and hoping to snaffle one of the WFT slots.

what's WFT?

Easy slots for slow women.

You really think that Pete? You don’t agree with the Women for Tri concept of having more women represented?

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Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [salmonsteve] [ In reply to ]

Sep 15, 19 19:26

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I stayed for roll down through 35-39 at IMAC 70.3.

I can tell you that most age groups had minimal roll down. Almost nothing outside of the top 5.

M35-39 had 3 slots and it rolled down to 8th place, which was the deepest I saw. Lucky for me, I was 8th place.

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [salmonsteve] [ In reply to ]

Sep 15, 19 22:29

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Superfrog 9/15/2019

M70-74 passed to M30-34
M65-69 1st
M60-64 1
F60-64 1
F55-59 2nd
M55-59 2nd, 3rd
F50-54 2
M50-54 5,7,10
F45-49 1
M45-49 1,5,7
F40-44 1
M40-44 1,6,11,21,24
F35-39 1
M35-39 8,10,11,12
F30-34 2,3
M30-34 5,7,9,10,12
F25-29 1
M25-29 3,5,6,7
F20-24 1
M18-24 2,3

These results have not been audited. I tried to count, but I might be off by a place or two. This is the best you got.

PS. All for WFT, as you can see from the slot allocation there weren't enough women at this event.

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Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [BigDig] [ In reply to ]

Sep 15, 19 23:13

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Thanks for sharing.

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Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [salmonsteve] [ In reply to ]

Sep 16, 19 2:27

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salmonsteve wrote:

You really think that Pete? You don’t agree with the Women for Tri concept of having more women represented?

Not speaking for Pete. WFT ends up being extra spots at races that do not sell out. An incentive for more registrations for poorly attended races from WTC. If it were legit WFT would have equal spots at all races. The championship race is separated by gender over two days, no reason to have only 54% of women (compared to Men) qualify when they have their own day to race. If they were on the same day I could understand the argument of participation level percentages, but...

70.3 WC had 1778 women and 3261 men on separate days.

Look at Superfrog above, 30 spots for Men, 10 for Women.

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Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [RobAllen] [ In reply to ]

Sep 16, 19 6:38

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RobAllen wrote:

salmonsteve wrote:

You really think that Pete? You don’t agree with the Women for Tri concept of having more women represented?

Not speaking for Pete. WFT ends up being extra spots at races that do not sell out. An incentive for more registrations for poorly attended races from WTC. If it were legit WFT would have equal spots at all races.

I'm not sure that one has to be mutually exclusive of the other. Encouraging female participation is good, goosing the roster at low-turnout races is also good. (As much as I despise Ironman buying out local races, I don't want to see them subsequently get cancelled either.) I don't think it's a case of magical synergy, but I don't see it as purely mercenary either. Calling it "slots for slow women" is a cheap jab, though.

But we digress :o)

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [RobAllen] [ In reply to ]

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Oct 21, 19 8:45

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WFT was also represented at AZ70.3, which sells out every year.

Speaking of which, anyone have the slot distribution and roll down? My AG was a lot faster this year and I'm trying to make myself feel better about my DNS due to injury if where I expected to finish didn't have a shot at qualifying. (That said, I know at least two AGs rolled to 14th and 16th on the women's side.) Thanks in advance.

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Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [salmonsteve] [ In reply to ]

Oct 23, 19 7:34

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Does anyone know the how the roll downs went for NC 70.3?

Particularly for the M 35-39. Thanks

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [DrunkIrishman] [ In reply to ]

Oct 23, 19 15:35

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I don't know all the details from NC 70.3, but if I recall the only two AG that really rolled were M and F 40-44. Both rolled to 17th (females had 8 spots though). I was 15th on the female side in 5:17. I'll work on my slowness. ;)

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [skgunn] [ In reply to ]

Oct 27, 19 22:00

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IM Waco 70.3 today. AG 35-39. 4 slots. Rolled down to 7th.

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [rcb.tri] [ In reply to ]

Oct 27, 19 22:53

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rcb.tri wrote:

IM Waco 70.3 today. AG 35-39. 4 slots. Rolled down to 7th.

That’s not far at all.

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Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [PJC] [ In reply to ]

Oct 28, 19 5:36

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PJC wrote:

rcb.tri wrote:

IM Waco 70.3 today. AG 35-39. 4 slots. Rolled down to 7th.

That’s not far at all.

1st place was already qualified. 2nd and 3rd took the slot. 4th place didn’t attend awards. I took the slot as 5th. Roll down to 7th.

Woman’s had better chance yesterday, Female 45-49 rolled down to past 20th place. I don’t remember the others but on the male side it was definitely tighter.

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [rcb.tri] [ In reply to ]

Oct 28, 19 8:13

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Waco:
M40-44 and M45-49 both had 4 slots and both went to 9th (I got the final M40-44 for 9th place).
No other male AG went anywhere near that far. Nearly all of them stayed top 5. Some went 1-2 or 1-2-3.

They did the 25 women for tri slots after the main slots. They went much deeper. They were generally calling for anyone who finished top 20 in their AG.

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [swim13] [ In reply to ]

Oct 28, 19 10:51

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swim13 wrote:

at AZ70.3,

, anyone have the slot distribution and roll down? .

Some roll downs in the women's AG before the WFT spots. The only AG I can sort of remember is the M45-49 where there were 4 or 5 spots. 1st & 4th passed.
I took the slot at 2nd, 3rd & 5th took their slots. I know the guy in 7th got a roll down slot as well.

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Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [desert dude] [ In reply to ]

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Oct 28, 19 11:32

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Thanks, and congrats! Still curious but it doesn't seem like anyone was paying attention. All good.

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Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [salmonsteve] [ In reply to ]

Oct 28, 19 11:37

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From Ironman 70.3 goa
60 slots total

M55-59 - 1 slot
M50-54 - 3 slots
M45-49 - 7 slots
M40-44 - 9 slots
M35-39 - 12 slots

Stayed through part of this.

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [salmonsteve] [ In reply to ]

Nov 4, 19 14:21

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Don't have too many details but I have a friend qualified on the 45-49 AG at Los Cabos. He finished 5th.

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [rcb.tri] [ In reply to ]

Nov 11, 19 7:14

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rcb.tri wrote:

Don't have too many details but I have a friend qualified on the 45-49 AG at Los Cabos. He finished 5th.

I hung around for most of the roll down at Los Cabos, I think only one AG went to 10 most staying on the podium. To be honest I was a bit surprised but I guess I shouldn't have, if you have the money to go to Los Cabos for a race you probably have the money to go to NZ for Worlds and its still early in the qualifying window. I'd expect most NA based races next year will have deep roll downs.

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Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [Doctor_J] [ In reply to ]

Nov 11, 19 7:49

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Don't you think it is the other way around? It is basically, off season for most part of the triathlon community in the US, with virtually no rolldowns on most races. Don't you think that, as the 2020's heats up it shouldn't become any easier to nag a spot? Also, i'm not sure about the money factor regarding racing in los cabos. I'm from Houston and travelling to Los Cabos wouldn't be much more expensive than taking my bike on a plane to race in California, for example.

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [rcb.tri] [ In reply to ]

Nov 11, 19 8:05

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rcb.tri wrote:

Don't you think it is the other way around? It is basically, off season for most part of the triathlon community in the US, with virtually no rolldowns on most races. Don't you think that, as the 2020's heats up it shouldn't become any easier to nag a spot? Also, i'm not sure about the money factor regarding racing in los cabos. I'm from Houston and travelling to Los Cabos wouldn't be much more expensive than taking my bike on a plane to race in California, for example.

I'm not sure I quite follow you???? Historically as you get closer to the race the roll down goes deeper and deeper regardless of the 70.3 WC location, logistics become more and more challenging. My point about traveling and Los Cabos is that nearly everyone at the race was there on "vacation" very few athletes there live there, I could be wrong but I generally feel people typically don't travel as far for the average 70.3 than they do for a 140.6

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Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [salmonsteve] [ In reply to ]

Nov 13, 19 17:05

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From 70.3 Xiamen:
(Split to show the 30 Kona / 50 Taupo slots)

M70-74: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 1 Taupo slot taken by 3rd
M65-69: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 1 Taupo slot taken by 5th
M60-64: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 1 Taupo slot taken by 3rd
M55-59: 1 Kona slot taken by 2nd / 2 Taupo slots taken by 1st, 4th
M50-54: 2 Kona slots taken by 4th, 5th / 4 Taupo slots taken by 6th, 8th, 10th, 13th
M45-49: 3 Kona slots taken by 1st, 2nd, 3rd / 7 Taupo slots taken by 6th then opened to all finishers of the AG (believe 17th got the last slot)
M40-44: 3 Kona slots taken by 1st, 2nd, 3rd / 7 Taupo slots taken by 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 15th, 16th
M35-39: 3 Kona slots taken by 2nd, 4th, 6th / 7 Taupo slots taken by 1st, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th
M30-34: 3 Kona slots taken by 1st, 2nd, 4th / 5 Taupo slots taken by 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th
M25-29: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 2 Taupo slots taken by 2nd, 3rd
M18-24: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 1 Taupo slot taken by 2nd

F65-69: 1 Kona slot rolled to F35-39 / 1 Taupo slot rolled to F45-49
F60-64: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 1 Taupo slot taken by 2nd
F55-59: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 1 Taupo slot taken by 2nd
F50-54: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 1 Taupo slot taken by 2nd
F45-49: 1 Kona slot taken by 2nd / 1+1 Taupo slots taken by 5th, 6th
F40-44: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 2 Taupo slots taken by 2nd, 3rd
F35-39: 1+1 Kona slots taken by 1st, 2nd / 2 Taupo slots taken by 4th, 5th
F30-34: 1 Kona slot taken by 2nd / 1 Taupo slot taken by 1st
F25-29: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 1 Taupo slot taken by 5th
F18-24: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 1 Taupo slot taken by 4th

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [Mattmouse12] [ In reply to ]

Nov 21, 19 4:17

Post #50 of 61 Views: 3419

Mattmouse12 wrote:

From 70.3 Xiamen:
(Split to show the 30 Kona / 50 Taupo slots)

M70-74: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 1 Taupo slot taken by 3rd
M65-69: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 1 Taupo slot taken by 5th
M60-64: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 1 Taupo slot taken by 3rd
M55-59: 1 Kona slot taken by 2nd / 2 Taupo slots taken by 1st, 4th
M50-54: 2 Kona slots taken by 4th, 5th / 4 Taupo slots taken by 6th, 8th, 10th, 13th
M45-49: 3 Kona slots taken by 1st, 2nd, 3rd / 7 Taupo slots taken by 6th then opened to all finishers of the AG (believe 17th got the last slot)
M40-44: 3 Kona slots taken by 1st, 2nd, 3rd / 7 Taupo slots taken by 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 15th, 16th
M35-39: 3 Kona slots taken by 2nd, 4th, 6th / 7 Taupo slots taken by 1st, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th
M30-34: 3 Kona slots taken by 1st, 2nd, 4th / 5 Taupo slots taken by 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th
M25-29: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 2 Taupo slots taken by 2nd, 3rd
M18-24: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 1 Taupo slot taken by 2nd

F65-69: 1 Kona slot rolled to F35-39 / 1 Taupo slot rolled to F45-49
F60-64: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 1 Taupo slot taken by 2nd
F55-59: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 1 Taupo slot taken by 2nd
F50-54: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 1 Taupo slot taken by 2nd
F45-49: 1 Kona slot taken by 2nd / 1+1 Taupo slots taken by 5th, 6th
F40-44: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 2 Taupo slots taken by 2nd, 3rd
F35-39: 1+1 Kona slots taken by 1st, 2nd / 2 Taupo slots taken by 4th, 5th
F30-34: 1 Kona slot taken by 2nd / 1 Taupo slot taken by 1st
F25-29: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 1 Taupo slot taken by 5th
F18-24: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 1 Taupo slot taken by 4th

Any reason Xiamen was so much slower this year? 2018 35-39 4:18 was the last Kona slot and this year the top five went 4:34-4:40.

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [vanchize] [ In reply to ]

Nov 21, 19 11:20

Post #51 of 61 Views: 3279

The largest reason that Xiamen was slower in 2019 was the change in the swim from point to point (with a current) to a triangle. Swim times were 5-8 ins slower depending on abilities.

I think the bike was faster even though conditions were windier... we didn't have the rain we had in 2018.

The run may have been slightly slower since it was dry and sunny so much warmer than in 2018.

vanchize wrote:

Mattmouse12 wrote:

From 70.3 Xiamen:
(Split to show the 30 Kona / 50 Taupo slots)

M70-74: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 1 Taupo slot taken by 3rd
M65-69: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 1 Taupo slot taken by 5th
M60-64: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 1 Taupo slot taken by 3rd
M55-59: 1 Kona slot taken by 2nd / 2 Taupo slots taken by 1st, 4th
M50-54: 2 Kona slots taken by 4th, 5th / 4 Taupo slots taken by 6th, 8th, 10th, 13th
M45-49: 3 Kona slots taken by 1st, 2nd, 3rd / 7 Taupo slots taken by 6th then opened to all finishers of the AG (believe 17th got the last slot)
M40-44: 3 Kona slots taken by 1st, 2nd, 3rd / 7 Taupo slots taken by 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 15th, 16th
M35-39: 3 Kona slots taken by 2nd, 4th, 6th / 7 Taupo slots taken by 1st, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th
M30-34: 3 Kona slots taken by 1st, 2nd, 4th / 5 Taupo slots taken by 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th
M25-29: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 2 Taupo slots taken by 2nd, 3rd
M18-24: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 1 Taupo slot taken by 2nd

F65-69: 1 Kona slot rolled to F35-39 / 1 Taupo slot rolled to F45-49
F60-64: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 1 Taupo slot taken by 2nd
F55-59: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 1 Taupo slot taken by 2nd
F50-54: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 1 Taupo slot taken by 2nd
F45-49: 1 Kona slot taken by 2nd / 1+1 Taupo slots taken by 5th, 6th
F40-44: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 2 Taupo slots taken by 2nd, 3rd
F35-39: 1+1 Kona slots taken by 1st, 2nd / 2 Taupo slots taken by 4th, 5th
F30-34: 1 Kona slot taken by 2nd / 1 Taupo slot taken by 1st
F25-29: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 1 Taupo slot taken by 5th
F18-24: 1 Kona slot taken by 1st / 1 Taupo slot taken by 4th

Any reason Xiamen was so much slower this year? 2018 35-39 4:18 was the last Kona slot and this year the top five went 4:34-4:40.

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [Mattmouse12] [ In reply to ]

Nov 21, 19 15:17

Post #52 of 61 Views: 3232

I was there with some of my athletes and was surprised with the rolling in the mens 45-49.

The Hong Kong guy that got the last spot was pretty happy.

Rhymenocerus wrote:

I think everyone should consult ST before they do anything.

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [salmonsteve] [ In reply to ]

Dec 10, 19 10:28

Post #53 of 61 Views: 3061

Steve, any word on who got slots from 70.3 Taupo? Would be great to continue to see the breakdown!

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [jaredhartshorn] [ In reply to ]

Dec 10, 19 10:49

Post #54 of 61 Views: 3048

jaredhartshorn wrote:

Steve, any word on who got slots from 70.3 Taupo? Would be great to continue to see the breakdown!

I can’t believe I’m the one who started this thread & I managed to fall asleep at roll down! It had been a long couple days sorry. I woke up in the car as the last 18-24 female took her slot 🤣

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Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [salmonsteve] [ In reply to ]

Dec 10, 19 12:14

Post #55 of 61 Views: 3008

Love it! I don't suppose the lovely Ms Warriner was taking notes instead of getting her own slot...

Anyone else in here happen to know where roll-downs went at 70.3 Taupo?

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [jaredhartshorn] [ In reply to ]

Dec 10, 19 13:01

Post #56 of 61 Views: 2982

Quote:

Anyone else in here happen to know where roll-downs went at 70.3 Taupo?

I know M45 had 10 slots. 2 already had one from previous races, so rolled to 12th

Sorry didn't pay attention to other age groups, but they generally only rolled if someone already had a slot

Last edited by: enduro50: Dec 10, 19 13:01

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [salmonsteve] [ In reply to ]

Dec 11, 19 13:30

Post #57 of 61 Views: 2850

I'm just back home from doing 2019 Taupo. Great venue, great race. If anyone has questions about the race or travel from USA for next year I'd be happy to try to answer. I will say that was my first international 70.3 and I'm not sure if it was due to the Kiwis but my take away was that everyone was super FAST! I'd love to race there again next year but only if I could be teleported there and back. The 30hr travel day is just too much for this old man.

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [TJ56] [ In reply to ]

Dec 17, 19 17:28

Post #58 of 61 Views: 2675

Hi, I’m currently planning my trip and wouldn’t mind some help. Sent you a PM. Thanks

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [vanchize] [ In reply to ]

Jan 17, 20 15:50

Post #59 of 61 Views: 2454

Anyone have predictions for the remaining US qualifiers?

I'm doing Gulf Coast 70.3. I ended up fourth in my AG a few years ago (M25-29, now M30-34) after a less than desirable showing. I'm confident I can mix it up at the pointy end... but what are my chances of snagging a WC spot? If it doesn't happen for me at GC, I was gunna try at Lubbock, which is one of the last chances for Taupo.

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Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [rcb.tri] [ In reply to ]

Jan 17, 20 23:16

Post #60 of 61 Views: 2394

FYI there is another thread here with quite a bit of info for trip planning from both us locals and others that have been over from elsewhere. As it happens I've done both, doing the IM in 2008 as a holiday from the UK and since emigrating here in 2010.

Re: IM70.3 Taupo 2020 World Champs Qualifiers [cloy] [ In reply to ]

Jan 18, 20 19:43

Post #61 of 61 Views: 2300

cloy wrote:

Anyone have predictions for the remaining US qualifiers?

My guess is some decent roll downs if past years are any indication. I can remember being at an early June U.S. 70.3 for CHOO 70.3 Worlds and watching them roll down 20-30 spots even in some of the most competitive male age groups.

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