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jrjo
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 Posted: 10/19/05 - 11:25 Post subject: Which is more impressive...
...to have on your athletic achievements before you die?
Kona Ironman
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Western States 100
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speedbump
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Posted: 10/19/05 - 11:26 Post subject:
Pike's Peak Marathon.
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crazyfrog
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Posted: 10/19/05 - 11:28 Post subject:
yes, all of the above.
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purple hayes
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Posted: 10/19/05 - 11:32 Post subject:
Kona because you earned your slot in the M40-44 AG or Kona because of the lottery?
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jrjo
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Posted: 10/19/05 - 11:35 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | | Kona because you earned your slot in the M40-44 AG or Kona because of the lottery? |
 ...I saw that thread.
Okay, for sake of argument.. you earned the slot in the AG.
And for the WS100, you'd have to 'earn' the slot too because of pre-qualification races, so neither is a cake-walk entry.
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wanttorun100
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Posted: 10/19/05 - 11:47 Post subject:
Western States as if
plus consider
how many people finish an iron man lenght triathlon in a year vs how many people finish a 100
% of starters who finish an iron man vs finish a 100
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Posted: 10/19/05 - 12:31 Post subject:
For me, the greater challenge would be Kona.
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Posted: 10/19/05 - 12:34 Post subject:
Kona.
You have to be good enough to qualify (forgetting lottery), and then be good enough on three sports in nastier conditions.
WTR: More people attempt an Ironman in a year compared to a 100, so I wouldn't count finishing numbers. Percentage is interesting. Do you have those numbers?
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Posted: 10/19/05 - 12:48 Post subject:
| Pug wrote: | Kona.
You have to be good enough to qualify (forgetting lottery), and then be good enough on three sports in nastier conditions.
WTR: More people attempt an Ironman in a year compared to a 100, so I wouldn't count finishing numbers. Percentage is interesting. Do you have those numbers? |
Most 100's have a finish rate of 50 - 70%
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Posted: 10/19/05 - 13:05 Post subject:
| wanttorun100 wrote: | | Pug wrote: | Kona.
You have to be good enough to qualify (forgetting lottery), and then be good enough on three sports in nastier conditions.
WTR: More people attempt an Ironman in a year compared to a 100, so I wouldn't count finishing numbers. Percentage is interesting. Do you have those numbers? |
Most 100's have a finish rate of 50 - 70% |
Wow, ultra running is full of quitters.
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wanttorun100
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Posted: 10/19/05 - 13:17 Post subject:
nope in a ultra DNF = did nothing fatal
in an event 24 to maybe 30 or 36 hours long there is just so much that can go wrong
Plus most of iron man is on a bike - how hard can that be?
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Posted: 10/19/05 - 13:20 Post subject:
| wanttorun100 wrote: | nope in a ultra DNF = did nothing fatal
in an event 24 to maybe 30 or 36 hours long there is just so much that can go wrong
Plus most of iron man is on a bike - how hard can that be? |
100 miles, 36 hours... that's walkable.
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Posted: 10/19/05 - 13:22 Post subject:
| MechEngDropout wrote: | | wanttorun100 wrote: | nope in a ultra DNF = did nothing fatal
in an event 24 to maybe 30 or 36 hours long there is just so much that can go wrong
Plus most of iron man is on a bike - how hard can that be? |
100 miles, 36 hours... that's walkable. |
sure it is try it one day
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Posted: 10/19/05 - 13:34 Post subject:
| wanttorun100 wrote: | nope in a ultra DNF = did nothing fatal
in an event 24 to maybe 30 or 36 hours long there is just so much that can go wrong
Plus most of iron man is on a bike - how hard can that be? |
Sure, but you have to swim a couple of miles first and then go run a marathon after 6-7 hours of bike.
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Posted: 10/19/05 - 13:42 Post subject:
I think surviving 25 years of work for the state of Texas is quite an endurance feat...... 
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