Ironman Lottery......
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brittda posted 5 weeks ago.
You have to pay to enter the lottery, then if your name is drawn you pay what ever the entry fee is --not sure what it is but IMC was just $575 so I would assume in that range.
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PJT posted 5 weeks ago.
I have not entered it. A friend from my tri club had his name drawn this year after several years of trying. In addition to the lottery fee and the race entry fee, he also had to finish a half-ironman within a certain amount of time (I think it's 7.5 or 8 hours, very doable) this year to validate his Kona spot. He could pick any half-iron race, not just the $$$ Ironman 70.3 series.
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jsk85 posted 5 weeks ago.
+1, and I know macker got a lottery slot this year, still waiting for a RR though, hopefully they're still relaxing in Hawaii at the moment. So it is possible to win one.
It's like $200 for the lottery entry and then the entry fee if you get chosen
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TriSooner posted 5 weeks ago.
jsk85 wrote:
It's like
$200for the lottery entry and then the entry fee if you get chosen
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beads1985 posted 5 weeks ago.
You can also opt to pay $50 and get in the Passport club.
U.S. APPLICANTS
There will be 150 lottery slots available to the U.S. applicants. ONLY U.S. CITIZENS WILL BE ENTERED. 100 names will be drawn from the Passport Club. 50 names will be drawn from the U.S applicants and any unselected Passport Club members. Lottery selections will be available on April 15, 2007 at 12:00pm EST on Ironman.com.
Nothing to it, but to do it
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beads1985 posted 5 weeks ago.
beads1985 wrote:
You can also opt to pay $50 and get in the Passport club.As part of the lottery process, Ironman in 1990 established the Passport Club in the United States. This year the Passport Club has been opened to all athletes worldwide. The Passport Club offers many benefits including increasing your chances to be selected through the lottery.
U.S. APPLICANTS
There will be 150 lottery slots available to the U.S. applicants. ONLY U.S. CITIZENS WILL BE ENTERED. 100 names will be drawn from the Passport Club. 50 names will be drawn from the U.S applicants and any unselected Passport Club members. Lottery selections will be available on April 15, 2007 at 12:00pm EST on Ironman.com.
Nothing to it, but to do it
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beads1985 posted 5 weeks ago.
Since I am not fast for SBR I am going to start trying the lottery.
Good Luck!!
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kylie posted 5 weeks ago.
I tried it for the year we were hoping to be there for the race (as Mike was looking at qualifying). I didn't get it, but I figured it was worth trying. We were there, so it wasn't like I'd have to pay for a whole Hawaii trip just to race.
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macker posted 5 weeks ago.
The cost to enter the lottery is relatively small..but what adds up is if you do get in....but after just doing it, I would say its all worth it! Posted a race report (a long one) a few minutes ago.
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TriSooner posted 5 weeks ago.
kylie wrote:
Yeah, I wouldn't want to pay for a trip to Hawaii to just race The Ironman :) I know that's not what you meant. I had to go back and read your post a few times ("Oh, she was already in Hawaii . . ."). I'd be tickled pink to fly in Friday and fly out Monday. I wouldn't care less if I saw or did anything else.
so it wasn't like I'd have to pay for a whole Hawaii trip just to race.
And BTW, does anyone know what the odds are for a lottery pick? Even approximate odds? I know how many are chosen, but how many apply?
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kylie posted 5 weeks ago.
TriSooner wrote:
kylie wrote:Yeah, I wouldn't want to pay for a trip to Hawaii to just race The Ironman :) I know that's not what you meant. I had to go back and read your post a few times ("Oh, she was already in Hawaii . . ."). I'd be tickled pink to fly in Friday and fly out Monday. I wouldn't care less if I saw or did anything else.so it wasn't like I'd have to pay for a whole Hawaii trip just to race.
Actually, I am torn on if I'd make the trip "just" to race if I didn't qualify. I don't care what other people do, but for me to have not qualified makes it just like any other IM sorta, and then I'm not sure it would be worth how $$ that trip can be (if that makes any sense) :)
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brittda posted 5 weeks ago.
Well I would do it "just to race". Since I have -0- interest in Hawaii it would be the only time I go :)
I won't however enter the lottery---want to earn it but that is a different topic all on it's own. In the mean time I will spend my "sunny" vacations at our place in Belize.
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silverchair posted 5 weeks ago.
rough odds from what i read from last years lottery (from google dont know how accurate any of these figures are, and i would have thought that there were more so this maybe totally wrong)
So i have a 1 in 140 chance at getting in....
last seasons odds:
3000 apply from US
3000-4000 apply from the rest of the world
U.S. APPLICANTS
There will be 150 lottery slots available to the U.S. applicants. ONLY U.S. CITIZENS WILL BE ENTERED. 100 names will be drawn from the Passport Club. 50 names will be drawn from the U.S applicants and any unselected Passport Club members.
INTERNATIONAL ATHLETES
There are 50 lottery slots available to International applicants. CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES WILL NOT BE ENTERED. 25 names will be drawn from the Passport Club. 25 names will be drawn from the International Applicants and any unselected Passport Club members.
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silverchair posted 5 weeks ago.
What webpage do i register for the Hawaii Lottery?
this page http://ironman.com/events/ironman/worldchampionship/applications-now-bei...
sent me to this page
http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1487599&assetId=43...
but from here i could not see where to register??
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xman posted 5 weeks ago.
macker wrote:
The cost to enter the lottery is relatively small..but what adds up is if you do get in....but after just doing it, I would say its all worth it! Posted a race report (a long one) a few minutes ago.
Thanks macker and congrats.
I new about the reasonable fee of the lottery, just wasn't sure about the entry fee for the IMWC which others answered. Sounds like your race was a success. Thanks for all the great replies......
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stewarba posted 5 weeks ago.
You know what would be cool macker is an actual rundown of expenses for winning a spot via the lottery. Something that included the lottery fee, cost of admission, cost of another qualifying event, airfare to the island, hotel for 3-4 days, that must have T-shirt, etc... I bet it adds up in a hurry!
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xman posted 5 weeks ago.
stewarba wrote:
You know what would be cool macker is an actual rundown of expenses for winning a spot via the lottery. Something that included the lottery fee, cost of admission, cost of another qualifying event, airfare to the island, hotel for 3-4 days, that must have T-shirt, etc... I bet it adds up in a hurry!
Great idea, I second it....... :)
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sbrstlouis posted 4 weeks ago.
There is a fee. Good luck with your entry....
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