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 2011-04-15 11:34 AM in reply to: #3448667 |
Master  1799     Houston |  Subject: RE: Ironman Lottery Tomorrowwannabefaster - 2011-04-15 11:25 AM I GOT IN! Third name on the list. Holy ! New level of training starts today..... Jason
Looking forward to your race report! Good luck! |
| 2011-04-15 11:36 AM in reply to: #3448695 |
Master 3205 ann arbor, michigan | Subject: RE: Ironman Lottery Tomorrow yes on the passport. and no, I have no special interest story. i am about as plain and uninteresting it gets |
| 2011-04-15 11:40 AM in reply to: #3448667 |
Pro 9391 Omaha, NE | Subject: RE: Ironman Lottery Tomorrow wannabefaster - 2011-04-15 11:25 AM I GOT IN! Third name on the list. Holy ! New level of training starts today..... Jason Congrats |
| 2011-04-15 11:49 AM in reply to: #3445965 |
Regular 234 Virginia | Subject: RE: Ironman Lottery Tomorrow Everyone else: Don't worry. The e-bay auction for slots should open soon! According to the Ironman website, the average winning bid for those slots was only $40,000 last year. Maybe start a big fundraiser to get the funds to bid... |
| 2011-04-15 12:24 PM in reply to: #3448729 |
Extreme Veteran 683 Cleveland Area | Subject: RE: Ironman Lottery Tomorrow MCA - 2011-04-15 12:49 PM Everyone else: Don't worry. The e-bay auction for slots should open soon! According to the Ironman website, the average winning bid for those slots was only $40,000 last year. Maybe start a big fundraiser to get the funds to bid...
Time to hit up the gas station to play my PowerBall numbers! |
| 2011-04-15 1:00 PM in reply to: #3445965 |
| Expert 759 | Subject: RE: Ironman Lottery Tomorrow congrats!!! SO EXCITING! |
| 2011-04-15 1:13 PM in reply to: #3448704 |
Master 2356 Westlake Village , Ca. | Subject: RE: Ironman Lottery Tomorrow wannabefaster - 2011-04-15 9:36 AM yes on the passport. and no, I have no special interest story. i am about as plain and uninteresting it gets Not anymore! Congrats! |
| 2011-04-15 1:30 PM in reply to: #3448729 |
Expert 1244 | Subject: RE: Ironman Lottery Tomorrow MCA - 2011-04-15 12:49 PM Are they really allowed to sell the spots? That is kind of sadEveryone else: Don't worry. The e-bay auction for slots should open soon! According to the Ironman website, the average winning bid for those slots was only $40,000 last year. Maybe start a big fundraiser to get the funds to bid... |
| 2011-04-15 1:30 PM in reply to: #3445965 |
Veteran 513 | Subject: RE: Ironman Lottery Tomorrow Congrats to everyone on the winning bids. Do BT proud and kick some butt on the Queen K!! Unfortunately, my brother did not make it this year either. He has applied the last 4 years and has never been chosen. |
| 2011-04-15 1:33 PM in reply to: #3448961 |
| Subject: RE: Ironman Lottery Tomorrow ajusf16 - 2011-04-15 11:30 AM MCA - 2011-04-15 12:49 PM Are they really allowed to sell the spots? That is kind of sadEveryone else: Don't worry. The e-bay auction for slots should open soon! According to the Ironman website, the average winning bid for those slots was only $40,000 last year. Maybe start a big fundraiser to get the funds to bid... As I understnad it, the race sells slots for charity. Individuals are not selling their spots, lottery or otherwise (I might be wrong, but don't think so) |
| 2011-04-15 1:35 PM in reply to: #3448973 |
Expert 1244 | Subject: RE: Ironman Lottery Tomorrow ChrisM - 2011-04-15 2:33 PM You are correct, I just looked it up, opposite of sad, apparently a great thing ajusf16 - 2011-04-15 11:30 AM MCA - 2011-04-15 12:49 PM Are they really allowed to sell the spots? That is kind of sadEveryone else: Don't worry. The e-bay auction for slots should open soon! According to the Ironman website, the average winning bid for those slots was only $40,000 last year. Maybe start a big fundraiser to get the funds to bid... As I understnad it, the race sells slots for charity. Individuals are not selling their spots, lottery or otherwise (I might be wrong, but don't think so)  |
| 2011-04-15 1:38 PM in reply to: #3448667 |
Master 3195 Just South of Boston | Subject: RE: Ironman Lottery Tomorrow wannabefaster - 2011-04-15 11:25 AM I GOT IN! Third name on the list. Holy ! New level of training starts today..... Jason Congrats!! Will be fun watching your progress leading up to and during the race! All of BT will be living vicariously through you!! No pressure, though Mike |
| 2011-04-15 1:41 PM in reply to: #3448986 |
Expert 1087 Portland | Subject: RE: Ironman Lottery Tomorrow Mike_D - 2011-04-15 1:38 PM wannabefaster - 2011-04-15 11:25 AM I GOT IN! Third name on the list. Holy ! New level of training starts today..... Jason Congrats!! Will be fun watching your progress leading up to and during the race! All of BT will be living vicariously through you!! No pressure, though Mike Reminds me of quote from Chevy Chase in Caddyshack (please correct me if I'm wrong): "no pressure, but if you miss, its no big deal. We just..... lose" Congrats! anytime you spend on BT you should really be out training! now go! |
| 2011-04-15 1:42 PM in reply to: #3448617 |
Elite 2645 Phoenix, AZ | Subject: RE: Ironman Lottery Tomorrow MCA - 2011-04-15 9:09 AM Any idea how many entries there were in the lottery? I've wondered this for a while. I managed to get time with a race director for an Ironman race, and asked him. He told me he didn't know, but he'd check into it. I emailed him later, but I've never heard back. I wonder if that sort of info is confidential. On the same topic, I've tried to ballpark the number, and my best guess is between 2000-5000 entries. What is your estimate, BT? |
| 2011-04-15 2:02 PM in reply to: #3445965 |
| Master 5557 , California | Subject: RE: Ironman Lottery Tomorrow I found it interesting that even though they changed the lottery this year to be one big pool of 200 people regardless of nationality, the breakdown of winners stayed about the same (150 U.S. : 50 non-U.S.) |
| 2011-04-15 2:04 PM in reply to: #3448993 |
| Extreme Veteran 368 | Subject: RE: Ironman Lottery Tomorrow Slidell4life - 2011-04-15 1:42 PM MCA - 2011-04-15 9:09 AM Any idea how many entries there were in the lottery? I've wondered this for a while. I managed to get time with a race director for an Ironman race, and asked him. He told me he didn't know, but he'd check into it. I emailed him later, but I've never heard back. I wonder if that sort of info is confidential. On the same topic, I've tried to ballpark the number, and my best guess is between 2000-5000 entries. What is your estimate, BT? if you trust wikipedia: "Another way of qualifying is the Ironman lottery. Two-hundred spots are reserved for athletes that enter the lottery, 50 of them being international spots, the other 150 being U.S. spots. The lottery entries are then drawn out of a pool of about 30,000 entries."
unfortunately, that portion of the entry has no reference, so who knows where that number comes from. I checked the lottery results (I didnt enter), and saw that one person from my town won a lottery spot. Quick google search shows that she's done a couple of stand alone mary's as fundraisers (~5 hours), and is doing boston this weekend. Wish her all the best in finishing. |
| 2011-04-15 2:09 PM in reply to: #3449036 |
Expert 1244 | Subject: RE: Ironman Lottery Tomorrow Cavemann - 2011-04-15 3:04 PM Thats comical, I also check to see if anyone from my area made it!Slidell4life - 2011-04-15 1:42 PM MCA - 2011-04-15 9:09 AM Any idea how many entries there were in the lottery? I've wondered this for a while. I managed to get time with a race director for an Ironman race, and asked him. He told me he didn't know, but he'd check into it. I emailed him later, but I've never heard back. I wonder if that sort of info is confidential. On the same topic, I've tried to ballpark the number, and my best guess is between 2000-5000 entries. What is your estimate, BT? if you trust wikipedia: "Another way of qualifying is the Ironman lottery. Two-hundred spots are reserved for athletes that enter the lottery, 50 of them being international spots, the other 150 being U.S. spots. The lottery entries are then drawn out of a pool of about 30,000 entries."
unfortunately, that portion of the entry has no reference, so who knows where that number comes from. I checked the lottery results (I didnt enter), and saw that one person from my town won a lottery spot. Quick google search shows that she's done a couple of stand alone mary's as fundraisers (~5 hours), and is doing boston this weekend. Wish her all the best in finishing. One from St Pete, one from Lakeland and one from Sarasota all pretty close. |
| 2011-04-15 3:14 PM in reply to: #3445965 |
Champion 7347 SRQ, FL | Subject: RE: Ironman Lottery Tomorrow Yeah, my wife and I both did not get in. Oh well, guess I'll have to just qualify at CdA. ajusf16, you from Ruskin? Wow, my old stomping grounds. Grew up in Apollo Beach and went to East Bay. You? Edited by TriRSquared 2011-04-15 3:15 PM |
| 2011-04-15 3:27 PM in reply to: #3448990 |
Master 3205 ann arbor, michigan | Subject: RE: Ironman Lottery Tomorrow menglo - 2011-04-15 2:41 PM Mike_D - 2011-04-15 1:38 PM wannabefaster - 2011-04-15 11:25 AM I GOT IN! Third name on the list. Holy ! New level of training starts today..... Jason Congrats!! Will be fun watching your progress leading up to and during the race! All of BT will be living vicariously through you!! No pressure, though Mike Reminds me of quote from Chevy Chase in Caddyshack (please correct me if I'm wrong): "no pressure, but if you miss, its no big deal. We just..... lose" Congrats! anytime you spend on BT you should really be out training! now go! I am still at work and kind of dazed but I admit I have been searching for training plans. If anyone has an aggressive first time iron man plan that they loved, I would like to hear about it. This will be my first 140.6. Last year I did my first 70.3 in 5:06. I am motivated and want to prove myself worthy of the entry, ie. try to hit two times my HIM time + 1 hour (or better). Realistic? We shall see. My wife is the one who wanted me to do this so she should be on board for the training. Obviously I am readjusting which race is my "A" race and it may even change how hard I run my upcoming marathon so as to not throw off my training for too long (I was planning an attempt at a sub 3 hour marathon but that may cause too long of a recovery penalty.) All advice is welcome. Edited by wannabefaster 2011-04-15 3:41 PM |
| 2011-04-15 3:36 PM in reply to: #3449170 |
Expert 1244 | Subject: RE: Ironman Lottery Tomorrow TriRSquared - 2011-04-15 4:14 PM yep live in Ruskin, went to high school in Bradenton Bayshore, grew up everywhere!Yeah, my wife and I both did not get in. Oh well, guess I'll have to just qualify at CdA. ajusf16, you from Ruskin? Wow, my old stomping grounds. Grew up in Apollo Beach and went to East Bay. You? |
| 2011-04-15 3:43 PM in reply to: #3449248 |
| Master 5557 , California | Subject: RE: Ironman Lottery Tomorrow This will be my first 140.6. Last year I did my first 70.3 in 5:06. I am motivated and want to prove myself worthy of the entry With that kind of time in a 70.3 I'd say you are looking good already. Just continue training smart so you stay injury-free is the important thing. |
| 2011-04-15 7:52 PM in reply to: #3448657 |
Veteran 358 Taoyuan, Taiwan | Subject: RE: Ironman Lottery Tomorrow zed707 - 2011-04-16 12:22 AM DuncanQH - 2011-04-15 11:11 AM I haven't even done my first Olympic yet, so this is purely curiosity... What's it cost to enter the draw? $40 http://ironmanworldchampionship.com/qualification/
That's not bad... I can see entering every year if you're at that level. |
| 2011-04-23 1:28 AM in reply to: #3445965 |
| New user 4 Cody | Subject: RE: Ironman Lottery Tomorrow I also got in. Very excited and training hard. |
| 2011-04-23 4:54 AM in reply to: #3461920 |
Extreme Veteran 572 | Subject: RE: Ironman Lottery Tomorrow MaggieKirkham - 2011-04-23 1:28 AM I also got in. Very excited and training hard.
Congrats Maggie! That is awesome, although I am definitely jealous |
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