IM World Champ qualifying question
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PrinceofClydes posted 11 weeks ago.
By demographics.
First they allot one slot per age-group for the winner,
then sprinkle the remainder over the age groups with the most entrants, usually the mens 35-39 gets the most slots, but of course it varies.
If there are no W60-64 then that slot gets tossed into the AG with the most entrants, and so on.
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eduard posted 11 weeks ago.
You can check the historical qualifying times per event or per year on http://triresults.com. It will give you a general idea of how many slots per AG there have been in the past. Here's the direct link to the reports page:
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beads1985 posted 11 weeks ago.
I have never even been close so I am not really worrying about it ;-)
Congrats that you have a possible contender to track! ;-)
Nothing to it, but to do it
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Anton posted 11 weeks ago.
An example: This years IMLP had 20 women in the 18-24 AG.
They got one Kona slot. The Kona qualifier finished in 11:08.
IM Canada and IM Wisconsin both had 21 women in that AG, also with one Kona slot... finish times were 10:34 and 11:34(?) respectively.
It looks like your athlete will have to be first in their AG, 11:30 or faster and hope someone faster doesn't show up.
Let us know if she Quals!
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jsk85 posted 11 weeks ago.
I haven't heard the official, but looks like she didn't make it....she went 11:09 (11 minutes faster than last year when she won her AG, in worse conditions from what I can tell). BUT, as you said, someone faster showed up...across the board. Faster swim, bike and run...finished around 10:38.
Oh well, still an impressive performance by any standards
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TryScott posted 11 weeks ago.
Kona is only a few weeks away, so if people are going to pass on their Kona slot, this might be the race with the most passes. Someone I know looks like they finished 6th in the M35-39 AG, and I think he will make the cut.
For IM races in the US...how do they break down the Kona slots by AG, on the page for IMLou, it says 45 AG spots and 5 pro slots...but how do I know how many of the 45 slots goto, say the F18-24 AG?
I am tracking someone and don't know how I'll know if she qualifies.