Qualified for Kona? Trying to qualify for Kona? Let us know!

@jamie245100

4 жыл бұрын

T-3 days to Ironman Chattanooga! My 3rd Ironman, and the first where my main goal is getting myself a Kona slot!

@gtn

4 жыл бұрын

@@jamie245100 Best of luck!

@ludodelmelle1747

4 жыл бұрын

I'm 35 at the moment. Looking at this year's results I'll be trying to get to Kona in the 65-70 age group. Let's hope that I age well. If you ever hand out a wildcard I will make you very proud.

@1dree1

4 жыл бұрын

one day I'll go ... I know it! :-) someday!

@Aniara64

4 жыл бұрын

As a ITU Technical official and Ironman Race Referee, how do I qualify to become a Race Referee at Ironman Kona? Can't find any information of the selection process on the Ironman website.

For those who are playing this video mainly to see Mark's famous Kona Balcony Beer Toast, it's at 7:55. But watch the whole thing!

@dcfan40

Жыл бұрын

The funny thing is the two people standing next to him are my friends. I did a double take and had to rewind it.

Every year I start the triathlon season with one goal: don't get fat. 😂

Brilliant. Well done guys putting that together. 👍

Great video and all useful information (infos that I hope to be useful to me one day haha). Thanks guys! Just love this channel 😀

That was really good 😊👍

Here is a tip, white helmet vs black helmet doesn’t matter. The EPS foam prevents the minimally extra heat transfer from a black helmet from getting to your head. Wear what looks best (or has the best deal for sale).

guys why don't you make a video about how expensive is KONA. How much do you need to get there despite the race entry and the whole year training budget?

@heatherfell_oly

4 жыл бұрын

That's a good question and it would be a scary amount for sure!

@alvaredu218

Жыл бұрын

Great topic to talk about

I love new GTN Kona T shirts, shame it's not available yet would be great to have it in Kona. Qualified in Cork this year by winning AG45 I can't wait to race in Kona for first time.

@markthrelfall3577

4 жыл бұрын

Roman Lacko we will have some out in Kona. There will be a chance to get them out there....

@romanlacko_tri

4 жыл бұрын

@@markthrelfall3577 Excellent, save one for me than ;)

I always struggle with training in far North Queensland cairns Australia with 30-40 degrees & 90+ humidity during long summer 🤪

@LukasD89

3 жыл бұрын

Well, it’s rather similar to Kona though, not only an disadvantage. But I do feel your pain

"Thats a good question mark" finally beats all the Heather fell puns

@heatherfell_oly

4 жыл бұрын

🤣

Thanks for the information guys! Any idea how many Legacy applicants there are every year for the 175 slots?

yet another gr8 video but the two helmets hanging behind mark make him look like mickey mouse from time to time as he turns his head lol

I'd tell you all the secret to qualifying, but then you might end up getting my spot....:0)

Can you stock some more 'Small' Kona tshirts on the website please guys? Just tried to grab one and they've all gone, cheers!

My goal is to qualify when I am in the 75 year old category :)

@Microbit0

4 жыл бұрын

I’m super confident you’ll get there!

How much prize money for completion?

I recently wrote to Ironman to suggest they have a Legacy style program for the Ironman 70.3 World Championships. Let’s see if they reply?

You know what that other World Championships also for the Sprint, Olympic, and half iron distances. How about videos on some of those?

@jeromeibanez2891

2 жыл бұрын

Hi. The qualification process for the 70.3 (Half Ironman) is the same but you obviously need to win in the 70.3 race instead. A lot of pros race both because a 70.3 is usually part of a pro's preparation for the full Ironman. The WTC (the company that owns the Ironman brand) has a 5150 variation (Olympic distance) but this one has no world championships yet as far as I know. The ITU (another entity and is more of a governing body than a company) organizes the world championships for the Olympic distance. It's a point based system and the ITU is the basis for Olympic qualification. Most pros will race at all levels (maybe except for the sprint) since the Olympic prepares them for the 70.3, and the 70.3 prepares them for the Ironman, and so on.

@lexington476

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeromeibanez2891 I thought there was a Sprint tri or du World Championship, or at least was there one at some time in the past?

@jeromeibanez2891

2 жыл бұрын

@@lexington476 I just looked it up - Yes, indeed there was an ITU Sprint WC but this has been discontinued.

@lexington476

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeromeibanez2891 ah, i thought i remember seeing that a few years ago... It must not have been a popular event.

@jeromeibanez2891

2 жыл бұрын

@@lexington476 Sprints are great but i think there is alao a business reason behind it. Hard to sponsor an event that lasts just under an hour especially considering that triathlon doesnt have a big support base to start with.

If they drug tested every age grouper then that would probably open up half the field for the clean athletes to get a shot at kona.

@matthewgilster4035

4 жыл бұрын

God, I hate this argument! “They’re doing better than me, so they must be cheating” As someone who races/trains on a national championship collegiate team, I can confirm that there are some people who just have inhuman physiologies. I train my ass off, and they’re still people that are head and shoulders above me. The thing that really gets to me is this doesn’t happen in any other sport. You don’t see the people bemoaning pro footballers for taking PEDs even though, no matter how much you train, you wouldn’t be able to play as well as them.

@benb2426

4 жыл бұрын

Joshua Barkey I take steroids. Helps so much it’s crazy. I should quality next year. Very person I know does it.

@kevinaud6461

3 жыл бұрын

@@matthewgilster4035 that's because NFL athletes are tested for PEDs...

How to qualify for kona, don’t be fat, have great genes, be a great swimmer, use epo, most of all have fun....

@wargor

4 жыл бұрын

@J K You are absolutely right!!! The last 1/2 ironman I did cost close to 1k just to enter. I haven't done another one since. While I was satisfied that I completed it, the thought of spending even more just to race just didn't make sense. The cost of TRYING to qualify for Kona is astronomical!!! Let's not forget getting there and staying there. The amount of time, money, and effort to just do one of these is amazing. It's definitely a mental and physical push to complete it and athletes should be proud that they finished no matter what.

@1dree1

4 жыл бұрын

I think you're right about that. I mean you can take part in triathlon and enjoy it and have fun even on a budget without the best gear and the best training, but regarding Kona and thus getting the best results out of yourself in qualification-races it's to a high degree also about money: gear, coaching, travelling. It's actually one(!) of the things that drive me education- and jobwise: I wanna enjoy my job and stuff but if it pays enough to one day fulfill my triathlon-goals I'd be really happy. If not life goes on still, but yeah: with a certain amount of money triathlon gets to the fullest. Worst case there's still my passion for marathons which doesn't cost that much at all. :-)

@toshman696969

4 жыл бұрын

@@wargor I bet if you put analysis together, it's probably 100 to 150k. I am including bike, coaching, other races etc.

@thesaint8400

4 жыл бұрын

@@toshman696969 who the hell is spending 100-150k on the road to Kona? 10 grand max. if you're not a plonker.

Doping

Show us pics of presenters in there " Hay day."..were did Mark finish?

We forgot the lottery spots! About how celebrities qualify?

@nightsfalling

4 жыл бұрын

I believe there aren't any lottery spots anymore.

@lord1999ful

4 жыл бұрын

@@nightsfallingwas this year!! I signed in for it. And they have the results.

@nightsfalling

4 жыл бұрын

lord vass do you have a link?

@lord1999ful

4 жыл бұрын

@@nightsfalling ironmanfoundation.org/road-to-kona-annual-kona-drawing/

@nightsfalling

4 жыл бұрын

lord vass I always try to find it and they hide it well. Good luck!

I like the system of the Boston marathon organizers, where you can qualify via any official marathon race. When it comes to this, the Ironman corporation is quite pathetic. Qualify via an Ironman branded race or not at all. No true athletic spirit.

@Tri_Ing_Guy

4 жыл бұрын

AdvEx and Boston does? Boston is a joke, everyone crying about having to be faster and faster to qualify.

@advex4428

4 жыл бұрын

@@Tri_Ing_Guy I don't know about the crybaby thing. Wouldn't it be the point of a world championship with the best athletes that it is very hard to qualify? Leaving amazing athletes out, because they've put their A-races onto Challenge-Family events or independent ones does not make the championship better. The spirit behind it is not athletic,but economic, but they definitely found a great way to syphon lots of money off athletes' and volunteers' passion.

humidity....haaaaa come to richmond virginia usa from june to october.. its always 90+ F and 95% humidity.

@thesaint8400

4 жыл бұрын

No-one wants to go to Richmond Virginia

My math teacher qualified 😂lol

@rogger55

4 жыл бұрын

congrats to your math teacher!

ONLY Top 3 in every single AG should make it which is like most races top 3 for awards , gold , silver , bronze . Not 6 or 7 deep because of more athletes in lets say 40-44 , that creates a over racing mindset, fast forward 30 yrs 70-74 why should one 71 yr old man make it instead of three ? That is my only complaint after being in the sport since 1985 . And if there is only 2 in the 75-79 , that 1 slot rolls down to the 70-74 and so forth.