Kona World Championships Journey
IM'S/Qualifiers
Jun 07-Buffalo Springs 70.3 = 4:54- first qualifier
Aug 07 IM Louisville= 10:35 1st IM -9 slots away
Apr 08 IM Arizona= 10:26 96 degrees 25 mph winds-5 slots away
Jun 08 IM CDA= 10:18 missed KONA by 1 slot-almost perfect day
Aug 08 IM Louiville= 11:24 HOT!! cooked
Nov 08 IM FL= 10:32 flatted but fought hard to make up lost(10-15 min)
Jun 09 IM CDA= 10:13 PR, not fast enough
Nov 09 IM FL= DNF after half mary- flu, Clearwater 70.3 following weekend
Jun 10 Hawaii 70.3=
Jun 10 IMCDA
Aug 10 IMLOU
If you are a triathlete, there is no bigger day in this sport than the Ford Ironman World Championship. It is the race that defined our sport as it came of age, and continues to be the defining race in our sport for any avid triathlete.
To get to the starting line in Kona, you must either be very lucky and get yourself a spot through the lottery, or very talented, and win yourself a qualifying spot at one of the qualifying events held around the world.
Tens-of-thousands of triathletes try to get one of those coveted Ironman spots every year. Only 1,700 succeeded.
That means 1,700 "lucky" people get to test themselves on one of the biggest challenges the sports world has to offer ... 2.4-miles of swimming, 112-miles of biking, and a 26.2-mile marathon run through tough ocean waves, and challenging lava-covered terrain.
While there are thousands of triathlons around the world, it is this one that truly defines the sport. It was this race, first run in 1978 as a dare by a bunch of Navy Seals that put triathlon on the world's sporting map. It is triathlon's Super Bowl, Wimbledon, World Series, World Cup, and Tour de France all rolled into one. What makes this event so unique is that "average" people get to compete alongside the best in the world.
