New start wave Kukui for Legacy and Wild Card participants. Designed to alleviate some course congestion or something. Anyone know if racers that start in the Kukui wave are eligible for awards? I ask because it looks like Greg Taylor could win M65-69 from there today.
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Re: Kona Kukui Swim Wave [mjlrun]
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Page 14 of the Athlete Guide says nope.
“Athletes within the Kukui Division will not be eligible for awards“
I miss you "Sports Night"
“Athletes within the Kukui Division will not be eligible for awards“
I miss you "Sports Night"
Re: Kona Kukui Swim Wave [Quo Vadimus]
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Quo Vadimus wrote:
Page 14 of the Athlete Guide says nope. “Athletes within the Kukui Division will not be eligible for awards“
i don't really like this.
Dan Empfield
aka Slowman
Re: Kona Kukui Swim Wave [Slowman]
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Interesting! FWIW, the tracker shows Taylor finished 5th of 50 in M65-69.
My other question is how does someone who has raced, and won at the IMWC get in on a Legacy slot, or maybe he got a Wild Card?
My other question is how does someone who has raced, and won at the IMWC get in on a Legacy slot, or maybe he got a Wild Card?
Re: Kona Kukui Swim Wave [mjlrun]
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Kukui included legacy, other lotteries (ex: Hawaii resident lottery), people who missed their AG start corral, and probably a few other things. Basically a catch-all.
Re: Kona Kukui Swim Wave [Slowman]
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Slowman wrote:
Quo Vadimus wrote:
Page 14 of the Athlete Guide says nope. “Athletes within the Kukui Division will not be eligible for awards“
i don't really like this.
How written and how applied may be different.
If just look at the event on the day then does feel kind of sucky. But I also appreciate the process and recognition of the World Championships so can see why they would be ineligible. Winning that title should be head to head (you cross the line first) and the philosophy is qualification earns you the opportunity to ‘compete’ for the title, not just the entry. Also, referees, etc. can focus on the race. Any time you have a blended competition with subjectivity you have to look at the process of getting there. First year they did swim waves and I think the intentionality was to let the qualifiers have the best chance to race fairly and earn the win. Again, not there and so only reading the guide but it is a reasonable decision to make.
I miss you "Sports Night"
Re: Kona Kukui Swim Wave [spudone]
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The live announcers said it was a legacy wave. I think the legacy people racing thought it was too. This guy has quite a history in winning races so should have been age group. How did he get in??
https://m.ironman.com/.../gregory-taylor.aspx
https://m.ironman.com/.../gregory-taylor.aspx
spudone wrote:
Kukui included legacy, other lotteries (ex: Hawaii resident lottery), people who missed their AG start corral, and probably a few other things. Basically a catch-all.
Re: Kona Kukui Swim Wave [CP78]
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CP78 wrote:
The live announcers said it was a legacy wave. I think the legacy people racing thought it was too. This guy has quite a history in winning races so should have been age group. How did he get in?? https://m.ironman.com/.../gregory-taylor.aspx
spudone wrote:
Kukui included legacy, other lotteries (ex: Hawaii resident lottery), people who missed their AG start corral, and probably a few other things. Basically a catch-all.He won his age group at IM 70.3 Hawaii, which had qualifying slots this year. But I guess Ironman didn’t treat those qualifying slots like other qualifying slots.
Re: Kona Kukui Swim Wave [craigj532]
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Yes they did. Guy on my team qualified the same way and was in the first wave with me.
Guessing this guy didn’t make it to the corral in time and ended up in the last wave.
Guessing this guy didn’t make it to the corral in time and ended up in the last wave.
Re: Kona Kukui Swim Wave [Sean H]
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Sean H wrote:
Yes they did. Guy on my team qualified the same way and was in the first wave with me. Guessing this guy didn’t make it to the corral in time and ended up in the last wave.
Yes, it also explicitly stated that in the guide - if you missed your wave you were put in Kukui wave.
I miss you "Sports Night"
Re: Kona Kukui Swim Wave [Quo Vadimus]
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Re: Kona Kukui Swim Wave [mjlrun]
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So, he gets no credit in m65-69? At least that is how Tracker has it as of now.
Fair enough by me if you missed your start, but a shame for a talent.
Team Zoot So Cal
Fair enough by me if you missed your start, but a shame for a talent.
Team Zoot So Cal
Re: Kona Kukui Swim Wave [Karl]
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Greg Taylor is a major stud, he won the Olympic USAT 65-69 AG by 10 minutes over second place and then won the Sprint the next day. Since I'm the same age I'm glad he doesn't do Aquabike.
"They know f_ck-all over at Slowtwitch"
- Lionel Sanders
"They know f_ck-all over at Slowtwitch"
- Lionel Sanders
Does anyone know whether the Kukui group had a separate award? I see my result isn't listed in my age group on the app. I'm only under "Overall Kukui Men" and "Kukui [AG]". I booked a flight for Sunday morning so I couldn't make it to the ceremony, only to realize I was top-3 overall in the Kukui wave. On the website results I'm listed under my age group.
PS: I don't think Kukui deserves separate awards, I'm just curious since I didn't make it on Sunday.
PS: I don't think Kukui deserves separate awards, I'm just curious since I didn't make it on Sunday.