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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
