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the nerds aren't exactly the good guys in this one. Rape, theft, voeurism, etc.

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I'd be pretty upset too if a group of guys tar & feathered me and force me to have sex with a farm animal. All bets are off!

Is this where I list all the Alice In Chains songs?

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Feel free to disagree...

You're wrong, but feel free.

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1987, it's been scientifically proven on this forum numerous times.

It's not the world championship. It's Ironman World Championship. It's only one brand of the sport. It's not compromised no more than some old timer teeing off at Augusta.

So tell us why it really bothers you? It takes every participant to make this sport. Fast, slow, small, large, etc. It's a lifestyle and Kona is only a celebration of the sport for all. There's a reason the pros are passing out finisher medals at the end. You actually get to race with the pros. Without all types participating, there is no sport. Besides, IM is not the be-all and end-all with the sport.

Let me ask, does it bother for the roll down too? Duh, you only got to Kona because an age grouper couldn't make it to podium awards or someone offers up their position for the next guy? Would that bother you? You didn't really win the right, you just got lucky the fellow didn't show up or gave it to you. It doesn't matter.

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I exchanged info with him and looked him up after the race... 16 hours and 11 minutes. He did the bare minimum. Nearly an 8 hour "run" off the bike.

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So what? You don't know everyone's story. I know a guy who battled cancer and still manage to tackle IM's during treatments. He celebrated remission by going to Kona. Are you really upset with that? That's a cool story.

A guy in our group who guided a blind athlete at IMTX and IMFL. They let him do Kona. Have you ever tried guiding an athlete?

One of my training buddies' mom did IM Chattanooga and qualified for Kona at age 69. He had already done 12 IM's. He is a 9-12hr type finisher, but he was able to do Kona with his mom in 2017. That's a cooler story than you whining about not having enough slots available even when there's a roll down system installed.

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I did Ironman Wisconsin and they only had 20 Kona slots TOTAL for the men. You basically had to win your age group to qualify. Makes me wonder how many 16 hour finishers got to go to Kona in 2024 at the expense of the 2nd place age grouper at Wisconsin.

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Sounds like they need more of those back of the pack "clowns", as you put it, racing so more slots are available at IMWisc. Those qualifying slots are predetermined by WTC or now called Ironman Group. They offer up the lottery slots because even Ironman Group know they need those available to help the sport and to even to put on a Kona or Nice race.

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I got a non-rolldown slot for Nice at IM Florida last year with a 6th place age group finish but its probably going to take a Top 3 to feel safe at Wisconsin.

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Are you going to Nice? So getting to tell people you earned a qualifying slot is not enough for you? If getting a slot is that important, IMTX is the North American Championship and offers more slots. But then again, I could be wrong. I'm not up to date with so many changes over the last few years to IM.

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I've always said the cutoff times should be staggered by age group. A healthy 30 year old male should have a lower cutoff time than a 65 year old.

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You've always said since 2022 or after you realized how good you are at the sport? Nah, don't need to change anything. You should be happy they don't do mass starts anymore if you're concerned about back-of-the-packers.

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