Actually just read and email from a friend, 1 x 140.6 in 2020, then you can do a 5150, 70.3 or 140.6 per year from 2021 to 2025. That is pretty flexible to me!

I did Kona through legacy about 5 yrs ago. Finished in top 30%. I thoroughly enjoyed running by a guy in my age group who qualified the same year that we both raced CDA. Just because you qualified doesn't mean the conditions in Kona will meet your strengths.

Everyone loves to put down "Legacy" participants.

Seems like a possible solution to this should be a second Kona IM on a different weekend. One Kona for legacy, foundation, celebrities, etc. and one day for pros and those amateurs that meet the qualification standards.

Ok, to allow choice of races may be "flexible" to you, but to me it is just bad form to delay someone from their earned reward for 6 years and then add new purchase requirements in order for them to cash in their earned reward.

What is the real point? Let's look at the big picture. A VIP customer has earned an award for his dedication to your company. But you push back the redemption of this reward 6 years and force him to buy more of your product every year in the meantime. Why? It just seems so tacky. And it can't be about the money because the money is nothing (we're talking a few hundred people forced to race one race a year, most of whom probably would do the race anyway). So why do it? If you can't fulfill your end of the Kona Legacy agreement without putting someone on a wait for 6 years, why also force them to race once a year. Just waitlist them and be done. It's just bad corporate form. Maybe you're hoping you can disqualify on a technicality some of these dedicated customers of yours. But even that desire just seems tacky.

Again, it makes no sense. The whole validation requirement for legacy winners is just bad form.

Thanks for getting your sandwich card stamped 12 times. You can come back in 3 weeks to get your free sandwich, but only if you buy a coffee every morning also for the next 3 weeks. Oh, didn't know that when you bought your 12 sandwiches with us? Too bad.

Bad form.

I get what you are saying but I think they have to do something to ensure that you are still active in the sport before they say this is the year you are going to KONA. I would rather they give it to someone who has done 12 IM and then validates it every year with a 5150 (or whatever) than someone who does 12 and then doesn't do another triathlon until their number comes up. Other than increasing the number of legacy spots every year I'm not sure what else they can do.

Seems like a possible solution to this should be a second Kona IM on a different weekend. One Kona for legacy, foundation, celebrities, etc. and one day for pros and those amateurs that meet the qualification standards.

Can you really complain about how long it takes when you’re not really supposed to be at Kona anyway?

I really have no skin in this game but:

Why don't they just run a "B" race the next week, charge $2000 for 2500 spots, charge sponsors for another week of advertising and take home another 5 million in entries for a race that's already set up?

Plus all the extra fees from the hotels and merchandise?

Can you really complain about how long it takes when you’re not really supposed to be at Kona anyway?

Same as was mentioned when someone asked why not run a 'B' race the next day for legacy.......because no one would be interested. Its all about being there on THAT day. Lots of folks have stated in the past that there is really nothing special about the course itself, you go bake in a lava field. Its all about being part of the frenzy of the world championships on that one day.

. Is it a prerequisite you have to be a dick to post on this forum?

So... who's interested in the recent email offering the possibility of moving up 2020 Kona?