to the prize purse. Does it role down to the next pro or just not get paid? I am sure this has happened before, an age grouper finishing “in the money”. How does WTC work it? Does anyone know? If this hasn’t come up before, WTC better develop a rule now.
I’m pretty sure that the purse is for the first 10 pros across the line, regardless of where they are in the overall standings.
I’ll just go really really fast in Wisconsin next month, and then tell you for sure!!
-Colin
all the best to steve, and more power to him, but i think i’d be upset if i were a pro and lost my money to an age-grouper. if for no other reason than the old adage: ‘you have to race as a pro to be eligible for the pro prizes.’ (or an age-grouper to get age-grouper prizes, or a woman to get the women’s prizes, etc.)
-mike
but i think i’d be upset if i were a pro and lost my money to an age-grouper.
Then you should race faster.
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The money rolls down to the next pro and Steve gets a nice Top Ten finishers jacket (at least thats what happened at IMC a few years ago.)
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If SL wins Hawaii, we will throw a SlowTwitch party celebrating the age grouper.
I’ll bring the toga’s.
The money rolls down to the next pro and Steve gets a nice Top Ten finishers jacket (at least thats what happened at IMC a few years ago.)
That is what I would expect as they are, in some ways, two separate races but i would also bet Steve would get the “you can come back any year without qualifying” designation if he were to win it overall.
I must be out of it today…which SL are we referring to?
Thanks,
If SL wins Hawaii, we will throw a SlowTwitch party celebrating the age grouper.
I’ll bring the toga’s.
So, if Steve wins it this year, perhaps that would stimulate Lance to do it the next year and age-groupers could be 1-2.
Is there apossibility that he could get a pro card before then?
And if he does, would he lose his Hawaii slot?
Steve Larson.
Thanks - that’s what I figured…I didn’t know if something was up with Simon Lessing. You know, you leave for a couple hours and you get so far behind that you never catch up…plus I’m still worried about posting any names without “ironclad” evidence after yesterday ;-).
OK…I’ll be the first A-hole.
I like Steve don’t get me wrong. But, the WTC won’t have anything to worry about this year.
Is there a possibility that he could get a pro card before then?
And if he does, would he lose his Hawaii slot?
I’m fairly certain that he has to qualify as a pro to race as a pro in Kona.
-C
I think Larsen can finish in the money, but won’t get a cent racing as an age grouper. He’ll have a 112 mile pseudo draft as he weaves through the age group pack and past the women pros. Totally different dynamic from the pro race. Similar to when Udo Bolts raced Kona
Frank…you gotta be serious…if Steve Larsen thought he had a chance this year at a top 3, considering the extra cash he could make, he’d be racing pro.
He has a reasonable chance at bottom of top 10 considering his race at Vineman but that’s it. Even if he outbikes everyone by 15’, he would still need to run 2h50’ to win after losing about 5’ in the water.
You can probably get away with little training in a half IM, in Kona…no way.
Frank…you gotta be serious…if Steve Larsen thought he had a chance this year at a top 3, considering the extra cash he could make, he’d be racing pro.
He has a reasonable chance at bottom of top 10 considering his race at Vineman but that’s it. Even if he outbikes everyone by 15’, he would still need to run 2h50’ to win after losing about 5’ in the water.
You can probably get away with little training in a half IM, in Kona…no way.
I don’t know what Steve thinks. However, I would be surprised if he was going because he wanted a vacation and just wanted to drink it up with old friends and a finishers medal. If Steve had done 4:15 and taken that slot I would perhaps think differently.
Steve has run 2:50ish in the past at Lake Placid on less than 20 miles per week running so I am not so sure a good placing is totally out of the question even though he may not be training quite as hard as in the past. Maybe he is training smarter (in fact, I would wager he is). And, he does have a pretty good base from which to draw.
Francois is correct…you can certainly fake a half Ironman off years of base training. Not so for Ironman. Based on that I revise my earlier predictions. I say he goes 60, 4:30, 3:25, which will bring him in at sub 9 assuming of course he is being truthful about his lack of training. If he is going on the 25 hour per week plan starting tomorrow, the man can go sub 8:30 on a good day on the island.
I think Larsen can finish in the money, but won’t get a cent racing as an age grouper. He’ll have a 112 mile pseudo draft as he weaves through the age group pack and past the women pros. Totally different dynamic from the pro race. Similar to when Udo Bolts raced Kona
I wonder why more pros don’t take that approach if there is such an advantage. In fact, next race Dev why don’t you give everyone a 5 or 10 minute head start and see how it works? I look forward to the report.
Maybe it is like the advantage someone gets from a drafting penalty, rejuvenating the body in the sin bin. Didn’t DeBoom use that old rope a dope trick one year on his way to victory?