If you're racing Ironman Kansas 70.3 just over and above Kansas City and seeking a change to race in Kona in October, you're out if luck.
Slots for the prestigious Ironman World Championships in Kona can be found only through full distance Ironman events as well as a select few half events. Ironman Kansas 70.3 just isn't one of those events.
You could race inside the full ironman distance races and train 30 hours week to qualify, or you may play the lottery.
No, you simply can't buy your means by if you win the lottery, though the Ironman Lottery is usually a way of entering your business for a chance to acquire 1 of 100 spots for all those age groupers which do not qualify in the full ironman event.
This past Sunday, the 2012 winners were announced on and just one person was from Kansas or Missouri.
Seiichi Noda, 48 from Missouri won the Ironman Lottery and definately will get a chance to race in Kona.
Ironman is rolling out a few other avenues such as Legacy Program for all those that have raced several full Ironman events and possess yet to generate the Kona cut. They offer 100 spots that go to your most qualified racers first.
Ironman also developed the Kona Inspired program where individuals have been maing videos about why they ought to get to race. These videos should go through a group of votes to discover the winner.
As you will notice, there are lots of ways to obtain to Kona, but none turn out easy.
For an entire list of Ironman Lottery winners, click HERE.
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