devashish_paul wrote:
On the ironman website they are saying the qualifiers from Ottawa go to worlds 2025 now. But at the press conf they said the cut off date for 2026 is still in flux. Honestly I hope it stays a qualifier for current year worlds vs next year worlds because it just makes it easier to qualify for everyone. Travel is more complex, but in my view travel is the easy part to figure out as there are always flights and always accommodations and you can always quit your job if your employer is an asshole and says you can't go to Kona 2.5 months later or nice 6 weeks later. Few ever got to their grave saying they wished they slaved for the corporation more rather than go to worlds (of sorts)I'd much prefer if it was 16 months vs 2. My employer isn't going to give me much grief, but part of this is also planning family vacations and having supporters with you - which becomes harder if its last minute. At 2 months, it would just be me going. At 16 months, I'd likely have people coming with me. The race may not care if its just me, but the local venue would certainly care if I'm bringing a few people with me.
Though the website is saying that Ottawa 2024 goes to the WCs for 2025, which is clearly a typo.
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The 2024 IRONMAN Canada event offers Age Group Qualifying slots to the 2025 VinFast IRONMAN World Championship.