Kona Lottery Deadline - Missed it? That's OK, unlike the 17 hour cutoff it's flexible

Glad you finally figured that out. 

Yet all their races sell out in minutes. They are a corporation, they could give a rats patootie about you and your race, all they care about is the shareholder profits they get from all the people that "have" to do an IM branded race, because 70.3 or 140.6 is not good enough if you cant get the tattoo.

they can keep em, i will never do one of their races.

I didn't expect a backlash...but I guess I was wrong.

You ought to see their FB post about this, currently over 50 comments from alot of pissed off people! 

And all that the backlash is doing is giving the extension publicity so that people (like me) who didn't know it was extended now know and could sign up today.

If they had just kept their mouths shut and didn't spout off all those lazy people would never have known.

Thanks for posting this and giving me the heads up to go sign up today!

That's cold.

Agreed...  Initially I decided not to register for it because I am doing my first 70.3 in June, but honestly I'm offended by the OP so now I figure I might as well register.  Hell if I get a slot, I've got an extra 4 months to ramp up to the distance and I will be over training on the bike for the 70.3 due to a few other events so why not.  With a 12-14 hour bike ride planned in July, I just need to sort out the swim and run and I should be prepared, even if it is a 15-16 hour finish.  I've always thought completing the IM was about giving everyone a opportunity to demonstrate they can compete if they put their mind to it...  Not just those who registered by a certain date.

Yes, but in the time allowed...

Note, I am all for the lottery, and the ONLY way I would ever get to Kona and if this extension gives people more time to register to accomplish their dreams, then so be it.  Just not like WTC to extend a cutoff is all I'm saying..

Really?  Wow.

Meh...people whine about lots of things.  If I were the WTC...I would say it's par for the course.

I wonder if it's because you put the words "lazy people" in your initial post.

But true.  I signed up today thanks to this post!

Oh god.....50 people...and they're pissed off? 

This is scary.

Any idea how many enter the lotto and how many get selected? How many total participants are there?

I’m new, so don’t worry I won’t enter! I actually get out of the pool, or off my bike completely whipped thinking how in f%*#  could I ever finish an Ironman?!

Seems like a “Bucket List” race. In my other life there a few similar events, the Baja 1000, 24 hours of Daytona, Le Mans that bring out people just for the finisher pin, snap shot for their office or impressive cocktail party stories.  The difference in auto racing is you have enough money for an endurance race, you can hire a couple fast guys to run the race, then drive across the finish line for the photo’s.  

I guess if you finish in Kona it likely has little to do with your bank account and everything to do with dedication and perseverance. I'm starting to understand...

Thanks for posting.  I can't believe I missed this.  I mean, I come in work 15 minutes late, go through back door so my boss doesn't see me, space out for about an hour, I probably only do about 15 minutes of real solid work in a day, the rest of the time I post on BT and play Tetris.

I just hope my lazy a$$ gets in.

Happy Friday everyone

Very simple, A lot of race organizations have a great product, WTC is predatory, they target local races and try to directly compete to monopolize the market, so they can overcharge for a race and reap the profits for the shareholder.  While it may be good practice to have a profitable company, and i do not begrudge them for wanting to make a profit, as i do understand it is a business, I chose to not support them. I chose to support the smaller local RD's and races, as i can have as great a race experience as you.

I merely voice my opinion, and we all know about opinions, they are like butt holes everyone has one and they all stink.

so you are welcome, enjoy the spot and race, and great job at the WC last year.

Couldn't agree with you more.  Considering most of their races completely sell out in minutes, they could obviously jack their entry fees WAAAAAY up and still sell out, perhaps it would just take months instead of minutes.  I for one am glad they charge what they charge, I can still manage to barely afford it. And I couldn't be happier that I spent double the price after seeing and feeling the electricity in the atmosphere the entire week I was in Tempe.  I don't know what other full distance races feel like, but just can't imagine they draw the 10's of thousands of spectators that Arizona drew.  It just raised the adrenaline that much more. 

Its not like we're talking about a commodity required for life, like food or water, it's an optional expense.  For profit companies can charge whatever the market will bear.  Especially with something that's as much of a luxury as Ironman.  Like you said, I hope they ignore these posts!