Not every female that does an Ironman can get a slot. My mind is boggled by this attitude.
I got a slot this morning from IMCA. I finished 9th in my age group and needed 2 roll downs to get the slot. I didn’t know if it would get to me or not.
When I was at St. George last spring (a world championship, that had Kona slots), the whole “if you want a slot come to the stage” process happened in at least three age groups - ON THE MEN’S SIDE. 40-44, 45-49, and 50-54, all rolled at least to 40 (and then went off mic) and 30-34 and 35-39 both rolled to 30ish.
I’m not trying to take my frustration out on you for this comment, but I am just at a total loss for why there is such disdain for women’s fields suddenly having the same number of slots that *MEN’S *fields used to have all the time. All the time! The sense I get is that the guys don’t like suddenly feeling like the women have felt for years.
I am psyched for Nice. I am so excited to race everyone that goes. Because I know that with those four pathways, I know that deserving, FAST competition will be there. Including women who haven’t raced an Ironman before but are fast enough to crush a field in a competitive 70.3. I don’t know if you’ve looked at the 70.3s on the qualification list, but the first three in the US are Oceanside, Texas, and St. George. Those are competitive races!
The sexism is palpable