2012 Ironman XC 70.3 Events

Ironman 70.3 World Championship (Lake Las Vegas, Nevada)

Slot Distribution Procedures

XC Age Division Slot(s)– A minimum of two (2) XC Age Divisions will be established for each Ironman 70.3 XC Series Event in 2012, with the opportunity to win one of multiple Ironman World Championship 70.3 slots outlined below.

 

 

 

• An Age Division consisting of three (3) or more athletes will award two (2) Ironman World Championship 70.3 slots (to 1^st Place and 2nd Place) within that grouping.

• An Age Division consisting of less than three (3) athletes will award one (1) Ironman World Championship 70.3 slot to 1^st Place only.

• Based on the ages of participants in each Ironman XC Series event, Ironman will establish customized age divisions to determine the distribution of Ironman World Championship 70.3 slots.

• The Ironman XC customized age divisions may differ from standard five-year range typical of Ironman events.

PR Challenge Slot- One (1) additional Ironman World Championship 70.3 slot will be awarded at each Ironman 70.3 XC Series Event in 2012 to the athlete with the Most Improved Personal Record.

• In order to be eligible for this slot, athletes must submit documentation of official finish times for at least three (3) Ironman 70.3 events, one of which is their PR.

• Improvements in PR times will be calculated on a percentile basis.

• 70.3 race venues will NOT be handicapped.

• Effective January 1st of 2011, an XC athlete can only win a 70.3 PR Challenge Slot one time.

*Note: Ironman XC Athletes will race head-to-head in an XC swim wave and are therefore removed from age group swim starts and become ineligible for standard Age-Group awards/slots.

*Note: Winners of XC Age Division Slot(s) are ineligible for the PR Challenge slot.

*Note: In the event there is no 70.3 PR Challenge winner, The Ironman World Championship 70.3 slot will be allocated to the Age Division that has the largest grouping of athletes.

*Note: World Championship Slots are non-transferable and may not be deferred to another year. Those athletes who win a slot must participate at the XC Series’ World Championship package and compete for the title of Ironman XC Series’ 70.3 Athlete of the Year.

*Note: Ironman reserves the right to modify the roll-down procedure for XC World Championship slots.